Review of Synonyms (2019) by Simon Houpt for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) — 31 Oct 2019
Not everyone is equal, though, if we’re being honest. Synonyms are words that mean similar but ultimately different things. At one point, students in the class are asked to stand individually and recite sections of La Marseillaise.
Who knew the chorus of the French anthem contains the bracing nationalist lyrics, “Let us march! Let us march! So that impure blood irrigates our fields!”?
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This review of Synonyms (2019) was written by Simon Houpt and published by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) on 31 Oct 2019.
Synonyms has generally received positive reviews.
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