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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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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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Title	:	The Lover's Dictionary
Author	:	David Levithan
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary 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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"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 goes

Trying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary represent life. No matter how many words there are, there will never be enough. The lovers dictionary by David Levithan is a book with great concept and great execution that gives it originality and something unfamiliar. At the same time, it doesnt lack in terms of depths and emotions yet it certainly suffers when it comes to plot and characters development.David Levithan attempts in his novel to delve deep into a

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I really liked how brutally honest the protagonist was in the entries, but the story was too disjointed for me to love it. It was interesting how there were entries about positive things from their relationship, and then suddenly I would get three negative ones in a row. I liked that it was unpredictable, just like an actual relationship. Enjoyable, but I was hoping for a bit more.

I've been trying to construct a review in my head for this book all weekend, having finished reading it on Saturday morning, but no matter what I came up with, I feel that it will not fully represent the feelings I had while reading this book. To say that I loved The Lover's Dictionary would be an understatement. In a nutshell, The Lover's Dictionary is the simple love story of a couple, left unnamed by the author, told in dictionary form. Through carefully-chosen words, their love story

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

I gravitate towards this book quite a lot and this has been my forth year reading it in a row. I suppose it's because Levithan has the same thoughts as I when it comes to certain themes and I just want to check whether my opinion has changed. This time I could actually experience it from the perspective of someone who lived through some of the situations that are described in this book and I found it to be even more relatable. Also, fun fact, since the names of the main characters aren't