Interesting at times, but not that gripping. I skimmed or skipped through a lot and read my the chapters about my languages of interest. As a wannabe polyglot, I was hoping for more from this book. Still a cool concept, I learned a few things.

Not rating this one.

I was taking notes at first. Then, I was running out of time on my loan from the library and had to get creative with my reading time. This book was interesting and made me appreciate some of these languages more. Though it was entertaining, there were parts where it felt like the author was birdwalking to the point I forgot what language I was reading about. I may read it again at a later date when I finally have a firm grasp on my second (or third) language.

Un libro interesante que me hace reavivar mi amor por las lenguas y entender parte de las complejidades propias de cada una.

Books about lots of languages are right up my alley, so that’s good. But this book is highly uneven. If the chapters had been a little more parallel, it would have been much improved. Still, I did learn a lot and enjoyed it.