Roget's II The New Thesaurus

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Summary: Roget's II The New Thesaurus
Review: I was very pleased to have had the time and pleasure to have studied and read this reference book in question, i.e., Roget's II The New Thesaurus by Editors of The American Heritage Dictionaries (Editor). It is well written and is clear and easy to use. The index is well developed and the it is a joy to take it out and use it when one is in doubth whether one should use a word or not. Highly Recommended.

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Summary: very poor
Review: I would have to say that this is the biggest waste of a reference book that I have ever come across. There are very few synonyms and it reads more like a dictionary than a thesaurus.

For example, the word "fear" first gives a long definition and the following synonyms: affright, apprehension, dread, fearfulness, fright, funk, horror, panic, terror, trepidation. That's it, 11 synonyms! My pocket thesaurus, which I had intended to replace with this one, lists more than 60 synonyms!

In addition, many words that I looked up - common words like "novice" don't even have their own entries! As an aspiring writer, I find Roget's New Thesaurus absolutely useless. If you have any concept of the English language, don't buy this book. You'll be sorely disappointed.