Erin McKean
Författare till The Secret Lives of Dresses
Om författaren
Erin McKean is the founder of Wordnik.com. Previously, she was the editor in chief for American Dictionaries at Oxford University Press, and the editor of the New Oxford American Dictionary, 2E. Her non-fiction books include Weird and Wonderful Words, More Weird and Wonderful Words, Totally Weird visa mer and Wonderful Words, That's Amore, and The Hundred Dresses. Her first novel, The Secret Lives of Dresses, was published in 2011. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Verk av Erin McKean
Verbatim: From the bawdy to the sublime, the best writing on language for word lovers, grammar mavens, and armchair… (2001) — Redaktör — 223 exemplar
Aftercrimes, Geoslavery, and Thermogeddon: Plus 157 More New Words from a Lexicographer's Notebook (TED Books) (2011) 3 exemplar
Not Waving, but Drowning 1 exemplar
Quiero... 1 exemplar
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Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die (2010) — Bidragsgivare — 962 exemplar
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Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1971
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Bostadsorter
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA - Utbildning
- University of Chicago
- Yrken
- Chief Consulting Editor (for American Dictionaries ∙ Oxford University Press)
editor (Verbatim: The Language Quarterly)
lexicographer - Organisationer
- Wordnik
Oxford University Press
Wikimedia Foundation
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The Secret Lives of Dresses av Erin McKean
This felt a little fluffy at times but that didn't stop me from enjoying it! I never really put words to it before reading this book but I have always shared the sentiment that "things" have stories to tell and I really liked the idea of writing a novel around that concept.
A light, heart-warming read without being sappy or overly-emotional. This book found its reader at the right time.
This was a warm-hearted read for lovers of chick lit. While I found the main protagonist a bit weak and wishy-washy, I loved the secondary characters - Mimi (Dora's grandmother and the owner of the vintage dress shop), Gabby (Mimi's close friend) and Maux, who works in the shop. These three women were all slightly eccentric, but were also big-hearted and full of wisdom. The only parts I didn't like were the stories about the secret life of the dresses. Whilst I liked the premise, I found they interrupted the overall flow of the story.… (mer)
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- Verk
- 14
- Även av
- 2
- Medlemmar
- 1,002
- Popularitet
- #25,741
- Betyg
- 3.9
- Recensioner
- 28
- ISBN
- 32
- Språk
- 3