Prolifically Ubiquitous

Reviewed by Tom Payne

A list of overused book review terms, taken from an essay by Tom Payne published in the Telegraph, a British newspaper, on August 8, 2004.

achingly beautiful
coruscating
darkly comic
deceptively simple
edgy
heady mix
high-octane
icon
laughoutloud
magisterial
overnight sensation
panoramic sweep
searing indictment
tour de force
unputdownable
vibrantly alive
wickedly funny
woefully inadequate