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John Koenig

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

A compendium of neologisms written by John Koenig for emotions that have no descriptive words

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  • Caroline Bloom
    Caroline BloomFirst to rec

    “a writer named John Koenig created a whole dictionary of words for ideas and emotions.”

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  • Ginny Branch
    Ginny Branch

    “Delightful collection of words”

    2
  • Ann Marie
    Ann Marie

    “A book that helps us define those emotions that we didn’t have a name for or that we thought no one else experienced. There is also a free digital version.”

    1
  • Julie
    Julie
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