DaveNash3 reviewed Words like loaded pistols by Sam Leith
Review of 'Words like loaded pistols' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
A fun breezy look at a subject we are aware of, but don't spend a lot of thought specifically about. A little reminiscent in that way of Eat, Shoots, and Leaves, but not as good.
Maybe a better work would have stressed funny Greek words for stuff we already know, but don't have a name for less and put them in everyday terms. Also it could looked at other champions of rhetoric besides the obvious. Many of the champions are cult of personalities and its hard to separate their cult from their rhetorical skills.
I am more interested in the subject and will look for other works.
