Customer Reviews

Bloom's Bouquet of Imaginary Words

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Not expecting much, I picked up this little book while waiting in line at my local Barnes & Noble. By the time I reached the cashier I was laughing so hard I had to step aside to catch my breath. Afterward I bought 10 copies to give to my friends and co-workers, who found the book as clever as I did. Even the drawings are great!

This book is a gem, to be treasured and re-read for years.

Like a bowl of Hershey's kisses, this sweet little book delights with clever verbal bonbons. And they're not fattening.

This is a terrific little book that makes a great gift. The "imaginary" words are inventive and so funny that I was laughing out loud!

Clever and charming, this little book is a must stocking stuffer for your literate friend or relative. I hope they come out with a sequel!

This is hilarious and such fun to read. I gave it to my father and brother for their birthdays (same day!) Both talked about it all DAY! It's the perefct gift and so very clever.

This small book is a delight. Very imaginative. The authors have taken a clever approach to inventing new words. Take an existing word; add, eliminate, or change ONE letter. Then provide a new definition that has some relationship to the original word. As an example, here is one that I invented myself: kinkdom: A geopolitical jurisdiction populated by sexual deviants.

This book is the coolest thing since sliced bread.

I just love the laid-back style of humour that the authors use, especially in their choice of highly colorful words for the definitions.

If you don't find this little book hysterically funny and terrifically clever, you're in trouble. I'm telling my friends about it, trying to invent my own words, too. I love it!

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.