Review: For the love of language
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 28, 2012
So how interesting can it be to read about a woman learning a new language?  Well, with the expert grammar skills of the author (she is an English professor), it's as interesting as humanly possible.  This novella  length science fiction story started out fairly slow.  Its short length is a positive, as I'm not sure I could handle a novel on this topic.  That said, it was fasinating watch Toni defragment an alien language using skills that linguistics use in a way that a non linguist can understand and enjoy.  Besides the science fiction, there is also a bit of mystery as Toni discovers why her boss is being so difficult and hindering her progress.  If you love anthropology or learning how to decode a language, this would be an awesome novella to check out.  There is some romance, but due to length it isn't too developed.  If you're looking for more of a thriller or paranormal story, then this probably isn't a good choice for you.