Play Book Tag discussion

I read this for the Linguistics tag in Steeplechase. It has 20 tags.

This is a very odd book, but I want to keep rereading it. It's very poetic and it fills me with a sense of "sonder," nostalgia, and a deeper appreciation of language. We need more words to describe the common and uncommon feelings and experiences that people have. We all know "deja vu", but do you know "des vu?" "Sorrow" is in the title but I don't see it as a sad book at all. Wistful maybe. Stirring at times. I listened to it on audio a little bit at a time. I finished it yesterday but I didn't write a review because I'm not ready to say I'm done with it. (It's a Steeplechase book, so you know that's hard for me to do!) I'm now reading it on kindle, partly so I can see how the words are spelled and see the derivations. It's a different experience each way. The audio is poetic and relaxing and it's perfect as a bedtime book with a 30 minute timer.

Here's the kicker - This book is a Dictionary! There is no plot, but it's very compelling. Most of the words are not even real (meaning they aren't in other dictionaries), though "Sonder" has caught on in the years since this book was written. It is just such a pleasure to read. The Author's note at the end is a must read. Here are just a few of the words that reflect feelings you might have experienced.

Examples:
Looseleft. adj. feeling a sense of loss upon finishing a good book, sensing the weight of the back cover locking away the lives of characters you’ve gotten to know so well. From looseleaf, a removable sheet of paper + left, departed.

Heartspur n. an unexpected surge of emotion in response to a seemingly innocuous trigger—the distinctive squeal of a rusty fence, a key change in an old pop song, the hint of a certain perfume—which feels all the more intense because you can’t quite pin it down. From heart + spur, a spike on a heel that urges a horse to move forward.

Anemoia ... nostalgia for a time you never experienced

Fool’s guilt n. a pulse of shame you feel even though you’ve done nothing wrong—passing a police car while under the speed limit, being carded after legally ordering a drink, or exiting a store without buying anything. From fool’s gold + guilt.

Nighthawk n. a recurring thought that only seems to strike you late at night—an overdue task, a nagging guilt, a looming future—which you sometimes manage to forget for weeks, only to feel it land on your shoulder once again, quietly building a nest. Nighthawks is a famous painting by Edward Hopper, depicting a lonely corner diner late at night.

Ringlorn adj. the wish that the modern world felt as epic as the one depicted in old stories and folktales—a place of tragedy and transcendence, of oaths and omens and fates, where everyday life felt like a quest for glory, a mythic bond with an ancient past, or a battle for survival against a clear enemy....

Keep n. an important part of your personality that others seldom see—a secret flaw, a hidden talent, trauma that never comes up, dreams you never mention—that remains a vital part of who you are even if nobody knows it’s there, like the sprawling archives in the attics of museums, packed with works far too priceless to risk being displayed for the public. From a keep, the innermost tower of a castle.

Other words/terms I liked:
Justing
Incidental contact high
Heartworm
Hanker sore
Liborosis
Harmonoia
Emodox
Deep gut
McFly Effect
Bye-over
Skidding
Pax Latrina (haha it's so true)
Anaphasia

I hadn't heard of this book before, but I think that 'sonder' came up in a conversation recently. I know I've heard it somewhere. I think I'd enjoy this book.
Thanks!