Bloom's Bouquet of Imaginary Words
by Carole Bloom, Jeffrey Bloom, Steven Noble
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Author: Carole Bloom, Jeffrey Bloom, Steven NobleEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01-10
ISBN: 1579124518
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Book Reviews of Bloom's Bouquet of Imaginary Words
Book Review: Weak.
Summary: 3 Stars
The premise of this book is the following:
Step 1: Make up tons of portmanteaux.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Comedy gold!
I don't know about anyone else, but this seems a weak foundation, and I did not find the execution particularly amusing.
On the other hand, I adore the design and typography. That alone yields three stars, because I am an obsessive ęsthete.
Summary of Bloom's Bouquet of Imaginary Words
In Bloom?s Bouquet, words blossom. You know what a pigeon is, but what is a ?pugeon?? An overweight bird, of course. Change one letter of ?destination? and you get a place where dirt ends up: ?dustination.? If you are late to ballet class, you are ?leotardy.? The author of a horror film is a ?scareenwriter.?The 599 new words in Bloom?s Bouquet are organized into such categories as ?Plumpkins & Grimlets? (Food and Drink), ?Froshbite & Frollicles? (Medicine), and ? Fiberals & Reapublicans (Politics). Fun to browse through and hilarious to share aloud, the imaginary but oh-so-meaningful words in Bloom?s Bouquet are a celebration of the endless elasticity of the English language. This elegant little package, featuring witty, original line-art throughout, is an enticing impulse purchase or the perfect ?stocking stuffer? gift for lovers of word games.
Jeffrey Bloom is a writer. Carole Bloom?s early careers in music and television led to her first published book, Musical Houses. A psychotherapist, she is the founder of Power Therapy? and has a private practice in Studio City, California, where she and Jeffrey live. Husband and wife have worked together creatively, but this is their first literary collaboration.
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