Official Review: Why do we quote? by Ruth Finnegan

[Sharill Rasowo]

This is quite an interesting topic of research although I doubt that I would read it. Finding the origins of quotation marks has never been something that I thought about. I really commend the author for putting in so much effort.

[lindsey_flagg]

This book sounds interesting, but it may be a bit too formal for my taste. I may eventually read some of it just to see for myself. In any case, this was a wonderful and thoughtful review!

[Defineboy]

Why do we quote is an interesting and educational beneficial

[Mumanyi]

Interesting review. I'm a student of English and literature myself, and I agree with you, academic material should be moderate and readable for the sake of learners. However, I think this will be a good reference book

[JoyceJob]

I read some part of this book since I was intrigued by the title. I also love quotes generally. Like the above review says, this book is a treasure house of quotes. But other than that I couldn't find much takeaways in the book in the 7% I completed. Obvious facts like 'we sometimes quote without realizing it','we end up quoting the people we like or spend more time with','even narration of a scene or gossip can be quoting' were stated with too much detailing and numerous examples. I might pick up this book again some time later. I don't like shelving my books without finishing it. But for the time sake I'm keeping it aside for more precise and well edited books.

[Arnold rods]

this book is awesome am sure the writer did agreat jobs thanks but i have to jump to..

[abbiejoice]

I think this would be an interesting read. We see many quotes being shared in social media. We use quotes sometimes to emphasize a point. And we often use quotations of memorable lines in a film or a book. This book may unravel more about the psychology of using quotations and teach us the underlying human need in quoting a certain person, whether fictional or not.

[Kgaelsdottir]

This does sound like a fascinating book. For me, being an academic, the topic is deeply relevant. Quotations, if done incorrectly, or there is any question as to authenticity or veracity, can condemn someone to academic purgatory. Coming from a world of information integrity as a whole in aggregation, analysis, dissemination, and reaction--in crisis/conflict--they are important for a more human sense behind any quantitative statistical analysis, but they also act as a conduit or scaffold in terms of connecting to the subject matter more wholly.

It's unfortunate the grammatical errors made this book a little harder to read, but I have the feeling I'll be reading it nevertheless. Perhaps the author can find a copyeditor or will be able to license the work to another publisher who can clean up any issues, especially if the premise and execution are sound!

[bruin]

Thanks for your honest review. It does seem like a reference book for a college student. I most likely would not read this type of book unless it was assigned to me for a course. That is too bad that a textbook has grammatical errors. I wouldn't doubt that lots of research was done and that it is full of useful information. It seems like it should be edited again, especially if it would be best targeted to postgraduate students.

[Siah_Icarus]

Since I started reading this book, I say that I recognise it as a more of a manual or high school textbook than a novel, but either ways its a great book for academics well that's what I think

[Jhazzmagne10]

I love reading quotations. We need to read quotations for our daily life, for us to be inspired. This book needs to publish to the public to know what is the meaning of quotations. As i wakeup before going to work i always shared inspirational quatations for them to be inspired in such a small sentence but big meaning.

Keep up the goodwork.

[Aneke chimdindu]

I think quotes are more impressive when it comes to writing. when we quote it makes the reader want to understand the actual meaning of the topic of the book. Quotes are more like making you have a good sense of topics and when you quote it must be easy to understand. If it's not understood there is no way your readers will love to read that..
So in conclusion quoted gives readers the vibe to read

[Amystl26]

Wow! This book seems highly informative. I'm one of those grammar and punctuation geeks, so I believe I would just love to dive into a researched masterpiece on quotes! Thank you for this thorough review.

[Faithagain]

I’ve been hearing about the word quote but I don’t know it as complex as this informations that are given here. I need to read the book more deeper

[papinjoku]

lol, this isn't just funny but also intriguing. It is relevant that we are acquainted with quotations, but you don't expected the people here expecting suspense action and make-beliefs to read a book on QUOTATION,
Though I have to give the author credit for taking time to do such a work.