Metaphors We Live By

Did not finish.

Why did I pick it?
This book is about metaphors we (subconsciously) use in our language. I find it a very intriguing topic and after I had it recommended multiple times decided to pick it up from the local library.

The book
As I said it's about metaphors that we use in our everyday language. One interesting example is how we use the metaphor of war for arguing: he won the argument, that argument is weak, etc.
Breaking from this specific example means an argument can become a moment to learn from one another, and collectively seek the truth, rather than win a possibly invalid argument.

The book is structured in quite a few short chapters. Maybe on average 6-10 pages. These are structured around a statement the authors want to explain. It's a very structured way of bringing their idea across and easy to skip some info or dive into a certain topic.

My recommendation
As much as I was interested in the topic, I did not really like the book and decided not to finish it. It has a really informational/scientific way of bringing the information, while I had expected (/hoped) for a more entertaining read.
For me each chapter is a small essay/paper on a certain hypothesis that the writers want to argue for. It goes really deep into the matter and the nitty-gritty of language construction.
I would therefore recommend the book for people who use language in their profession to get a deeper/broader understanding of how to construct complex structures.
For the casual reader I would skip to something else...