Elizabeth K. Joseph

I've been reading "Index, A History of the" and it's so geeky good. Insults in indexes, satirical indexes, people hundreds of years ago who thought indexes would make people lazy because they'd read the index instead of the book.

@clive Have you read it? I think you'd enjoy it!

https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324002543

Index, A History of the

A <em>New York Times</em> Editors' Choice Book and a <em>New Yorker</em> Best Book of 2022 So Far<br /> Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Literary Hub and Goodreads<br /><br /> A playful history of the humble index and its outsized effect on our reading lives., Index, A History of the, A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age, Dennis Duncan, 9781324050513

Dec 4, 2022 at 5:38amWeb
Show threadeinfeldtDec 4, 2022
@pleia2 lol
Show threadClive ThompsonDec 5, 2022

@pleia2

I read a review of it and it sounded amazing and indeed totally up my alley ...

I gotta check it out! Thank you for reminding me

Show threadTengrainDec 5, 2022

@pleia2 @clive

This sounds great - thanks for the tip!

Show threadBill WestermanDec 5, 2022
@pleia2 Ooh! I just read the preview on Kindle. Sounds like it's worth the purchase.
Show threadAswath RaoDec 5, 2022
@pleia2 I remember sometimes using the Index to decide whether to read a book or not.
Show threadzendao42Dec 5, 2022
@pleia2 @clive
I have a friend obsessed with lists that would probably love this
Show threadSarah StankorbDec 6, 2022
@pleia2 @clive this looks amazing!
Show threadClive ThompsonDec 6, 2022

@sarahstankorb @pleia2

Truly, eh?

Show threadSteve MroszczakDec 7, 2022

@pleia2

Just started! Who would have thought learning about how revolutionary the concept of "alphabetical order" was could be so engaging?

Thanks for recommending this!