“Zestfully written, this…reviviscent, wordy fun is to be read as well as consulted, and what gonzo joy awaits language lovers as Plotnik serves up high-fiveable hot sauce for the brain.”

“Do you feel…sometimes that you’re stuck on a couple of words, unable to move beyond them? Well then, we have the book for you!”

“Arthur Plotnik is a masterly expert on the use and the writing of the English language…a master of superlatives.”

“Whether you use this book…when stuck for a thwackingly good superlative or…to turbocharge your vocabulary,…you’ll find the…industrial-strength verbal inventiveness that you’re seeking.”

“Well-written, and engaging…All readers will…find it supremely fascinating to learn of the terms…to express greatness.”

“An energetic escape from the literary languor that enwreathes writers and speakers addicted to stale adjectives.”

“It’s difficult to describe how a thesaurus is entertaining, but the author has managed it. From the sheer number of quality adjectives, I imagine I would find one in this terrific—scratch that—frabjous compendium.”

“What could be as fabulous, stupendous, showstopping, socko-boffo, and epiphanic as this neatly organized, humorous yet helpful ‘acclamatory hoard’ of words for praising?”

“Plotnik’s ‘acclamatory hoard’ is every bit as entertaining as it is useful. And (to lift one phrase) that ain’t exactly chopped herring, considering it gives this critic some six thousand substitutes for feeble old amazing and its ilk.”