Customer Reviews
Definitely worth a read - By: Mr. M. G. Robinson, 25 Nov 2008 
as a skint student i felt this book for a start was over priced for its small content,in many cases 1 word per page, however i was intrigued by the title as no boubt you are..
I wasnt quite sure what to expect, dissapointed at first i began to flick through the pages not really paying attention to its content, as i began to read an understand the meanings i found myself fascinated by the simple ideas regardin anagrams, or breaking up words to reveal contradictory words. for a small book, i find it the most picked up & talked about of my collection.
Worth a read.. & worth every penny..
For semantic mavens only - By: Robin Benson, 28 Sep 2007 
The Book Description above will give you a pretty good idea about the contents of this word-play book. Divided into these chapters: Contradictionary, Antigrams, Ambitexterity, Pleonasties, Antagonyms, Oxycretins & (sic)Note. Each gives examples of the (delightful) obfuscation the English language springs on the unwary & will probably take you less than ten minutes to read the 144 pages.
OK, I spent less than ten minutes reading it but surely the visual presentation will keep me occupied for longer? If only. Nearly all of the pages are designedin a very minimalist way, one typeface (17 point Gill Sans I fancy) & mostlyin this size. Because so many of the examples are a word or two on each page there is plenty of empty space throughout the book. As the author is a designer I would have thought this would have been the ideal editorial format to have the contents displayedin a much more creative way. Herb Lubalin would have had such fun!
This is really the kind of item that a trendy ad boutique would give away as a Christmas keepsake to its clients rather than a book to buy.
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A Pocket Full of Treats - By: DAHHEF, 25 Apr 2007 As soon as this delightful little book emerged from its packaging, I delved straight into it & finished itin the same sitting. It's that good. And it's worth several re-reads, probably never getting outdated.
Very similar to 'Watching Words Move' - except that it not only looks at how typography can become imagery (McLuhan's idea that logos are not words but images) - but it also goes a little further & a lot deeper. Monachino explores the hidden ironies found within words that betray the essence of their meaning. (E.g. why do we say that noses 'run' but feet 'smell'? Why does the word 'believe' contain the word 'lie'?) All this is done using a plain font, a blank background, & the basic colours of red, black, & white.
It's too clever for words - just one long "Ah!" session from start to finish.
Should appeal to anyone interestedin graphic design, anyone interestedin language, or anyone with a sense of humour.
