Prolifically Ubiquitous

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.


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