David Levithan
Hardcover | Pages: 211 pages Rating: 3.88 | 42966 Users | 5258 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Lover's Dictionary |
| Author | : | David Levithan |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 211 pages |
| Published | : | January 4th 2011 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Categories | : | Romance. Fiction. Contemporary. Young Adult. Poetry. Adult. Adult Fiction |
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basis, n.There has to be a moment at the beginning when you wonder whether you're in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself.
If the moment doesn't pass, that's it―you're done. And if the moment does pass, it never goes that far. It stands in the distance, ready for whenever you want it back. Sometimes it's even there when you thought you were searching for something else, like an escape route, or your lover's face.
How does one talk about love? Do we even have the right words to describe something that can be both utterly mundane and completely transcendent, pulling us out of our everyday lives and making us feel a part of something greater than ourselves? Taking a unique approach to this problem, the nameless narrator of David Levithan's The Lover's Dictionary has constructed the story of his relationship as a dictionary. Through these short entries, he provides an intimate window into the great events and quotidian trifles of being within a couple, giving us an indelible and deeply moving portrait of love in our time.
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| Original Title: | The Lover's Dictionary |
| ISBN: | 0374193681 (ISBN13: 9780374193683) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | ALA Alex Award (2012), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2011) |
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"The brief transcript of moments, written on the body, is so deeply satisfying to read." - blemish, n.This is the most sensual book I've read in a long time. Each word is like a caress.It had me at hallo. Whether serious or in jest, displaying teeth of envy, puzzlement, hurt, anger, the wonder of that special other, the peace of contentment, or the giddy feeling of love, this A-Z is sublime. A dictionary of emotions. A lexicon of feelings.There's a line in (the movie) "Love Actually" that goesI read this today, on Valentine's Day ♥, and it was a very interesting read. I love how this book explores the range of all different emotions people could ultimately experience in a relationship. I could really relate to so much of this book. This is not only a lovey-dovey story that will melt your heart. It is far more than that, and it is beautifully written.The format of this book is very clever. Each page starts with a word dictionary style, and that's the format for the whole book which
The lovers dictionary, David LevithanThe Lover's Dictionary is a 2011 novel by the American author David Levithan. It is his first novel for adults. This modern love story is told entirely through dictionary entries which are brief and concise having a very unusual pattern and style. A nameless narrator tells the story of a relationship through dictionary entries. These short entries provide insight into the ups and downs of their romantic relationship, revealing the couple's problems with
**************************A MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXh4QQ...**************************review [ri-vyoo] noun 1. a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation. I really wish I had had the mental energy to review this book back when I finished it, but I just wasnt in the right psychic place to do so at the time. I read it soon after finishing AM/PM, and it fit right in with that sort of flash-fiction vibe
People who get super creative with books are always taking a big risk, you know... writing in verse, two authors writing a POV each, and now this: a novel written like a dictionary. A series of random words from A to Z each representing something about the protagonist's most recent relationship:abstraction, n. Love is one kind of abstraction. And then there are those nights when I sleep alone, when I curl into a pillow that isn't you, when I hear the tiptoe sounds that aren't yours.It's a very
Being a person who is truly, deeply, madly in love, I was bound to love this book. I'm feeling like dancing!
I seriously need a word for my signature squeal.No, really. Sometimes when I read books like Gone With the Wind or Pride and Prejudice, I squeal. Well-written romance tends to do that to me. The Lover's Dictionary did that to me.Allow me to share one of my favorite entries."brash, adj.'I want you to spend the night,' you said. And it was definitely your phrasing that ensured it. If you had said, 'Let's have sex,' or 'Let's go to my place,' or even 'I really want you,' I'm not sure we would have
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