catechism's Reviews > Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive SCRABBLE Players

Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis
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May 24, 12

4 of 5 stars
bookshelves: on-my-shelves, pop-culture, nonfiction
Read from May 13 to 24, 2012

I of all people should know that there is some totally insane subculture around everything ever, but wow. Wow! Turns out the seedy underbelly of Scrabble is kind of a freakshow, and fun to read about. I did get a little lost during some of the long descriptions of the batshit methods people use to learn words, and I mostly didn't follow the Scrabble blow-by-blows because I don't really care, but mostly I'm like -- hmmm. Maybe I should play more Scrabble.

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message 1: by Isis (new) - rated it 4 stars
May 14, 2012 09:14am

Isis Oh, I loved this one. I hope you are enjoying it.


message 2: by catechism (new) - rated it 4 stars
May 14, 2012 09:30am

catechism Isis wrote: "Oh, I loved this one. I hope you are enjoying it."

I am so far! I'm only a few chapters in, but I sort of want to play hooky from work so I can finish it immediately.


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