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20 July 2009

Monday's Word





Is your book 'unputdownable'?
That's what we writers all aspire to write isn't it? A book that's 'Unputdownable'

But where does the term originate from? It's a fairly recent, 'made up' word, surely. Well according to Michael Quinion, "the earliest example mentioned is usually the one in a letter byRaymond Chandler, dated 5 January 1947, because that's the first citation in the entry in the Oxford English Dictionary."

Apparently, there are earlier examples, though in a slightly different sense, i.e., someone who can resist being 'put down' or 'taken down a peg or two'. However, the modern sense is of a book that's so good you can't stop reading it .

So what books have you read lately that are absolutely 'unputdownable'?



*Thanks to Michael Quinion of WORLD WIDE WORDSWorld Wide Words is copyright (c) Michael Quinion 2009. All rights reserved. The Words Web site is at http://www.worldwidewords.org
Posted by Hywela Lyn at 5:42 pm
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous20 July 2009 at 15:44

    Oh, I like that, "unputdownable"...Can I write that in my next story with no fear an editor will cross it out? :)

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  2. Hywela Lyn20 July 2009 at 15:51

    LOL! That's a good one Miss Mae. Well you read it here, so it has to be right! :)

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  3. Caffey20 July 2009 at 16:15

    I love that word 'unputadowbable' LOL. I can remember typing that and no matter what I did, spell checker told me I was wrong so I ended up using 'treasure shelf' for where it ends up!

    I've been mostly on a historical roll lately! Usually I read one genre, then a different one, etc, But not when I'm on a roll! They're such comfort reads for me, too reads that so pick up my spirits too when they not good! I've read the first 3 books of Mary Balogh's Huxables and all were great but the third one AT LAST COMES LOVE with the oldest sister Margaret was my favorite!

    And too re-reads of a historical will do that but I havent' done a re-read in a long time but I did recently! Called TO SIN WITH A STRANGER by Kathryn Caskie. Its a historical, will be 7 books, because of 7 Deadly Sins. Just that each character has been named one from London Society. See this family of children were so spoiled the father kicked them out of the castle in London. The first book of Grayson was just a delight to read! I then read a Time Travel (TT) from Mari Carr (Liquid Silver Books) and its first in the June Girls series which are best friends that meet each June and this twist with the TT is so neat. its called NO RECOURSE. I can't wait to read the next friends story! Soon I'm going to be reading SOMETHING ABOUT HER by Jeannie Ruesch (historical from Wild Rose) and then another of Mari Carr's TT!

    I'm sorry this is long, but you did ask about what I read and I love chatting about that!

    Too Gmail is good to me and I'm getting your emails about your posts so I can now bother you, I mean visit you often! Hugs.

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  4. Hywela Lyn20 July 2009 at 16:22

    Thanks so much for visiting, Caffey, and please don't apologgise for the length of your post, it's lovely to hear from you and to learn what you enjoy reading. Glad the emails are getting through, I'll look forward to you popping in whenever you feel like it!

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  5. Susan Macatee20 July 2009 at 22:34

    I just finished Susan Grant's The Warlord's Daughter, her sequel to Moonstruck. Although I did have to put it down to work, sleep, etc. I sure didn't want to.

    She just pulled me right through the story to the end.

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  6. Hywela Lyn21 July 2009 at 00:09

    Hi Susan, thanks for popping in.

    Yes Susan Grant is another on my 'tbr pile'!

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