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Lover's Dictionary
Lover's Dictionary | David Levithan
How does one talk about love? Is it even possible to describe something at once utterly mundane and wholly transcendent, that has the power to consume our lives completely, while making us feel part of something infinitely larger than ourselves? Taking a unique approach to this age-old problem, the nameless narrator of David Levithan's "The Lover's Dictionary c"onstructs the story of a relationship as a dictionary. Through these sharp entries, he provides an intimate window into the great events and quotidian trifles of coupledom, giving us an indelible and deeply moving portrait of love in our time.
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BarbaraBB
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#BookReport 03/23

An eclectic week again. Loving that!

TrishB Always the best ones 👍🏻 2y
Cinfhen Great photo 😍and fun choices 2y
squirrelbrain Looking forward to My Volcano! 2y
Megabooks Yay!! 🫶🏻 2y
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BarbaraBB
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In 185 super short chapters, all based on a dictionary entrance, we read about the many phases of falling in love and being a couple. Beautiful written, gorgeous quotes, often recognizable. The book made me smile, nod and think. I hope they‘ll stay together forever 💖Thanks so much for sending me this book @KarenUK

#52bookclub23 #BookWithASubtitle

KarenUK I‘m so glad you liked it! It‘s such a unique little book… a favorite of mine 💕 2y
Librarybelle Sounds very intriguing 2y
Cinfhen I was gifted this book wayyy back in the early days of Litsy by @WanderingBookaneer Hi Jamie!!! Hope all is well ♥️It‘s such a great book ❣️ 2y
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triplem80 Loved this one! 2y
squirrelbrain Sounds lovely! ❤️ 2y
britt_brooke This is such a cute read! 2y
Chelsea.Poole I read this years ago and it remains one of my favorites! 2y
CarolynM I thought it was a lovely book❤️ 2y
Megabooks I loved this too! 2y
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AvidReader25
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A unique book that tells the story of a couple through dictionary entries. Each word reveals a little more info about the pair, their struggles, attraction & the story of their romance. It's realistic in the way that cracks can appear over the most minor things & begin to split people apart. It was the author's simple lines which cut deep w/their poignancy.

“This brief transcript of moments, written on the body, is so deeply satisfying to read.”

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Pickpick

This is such a unique representation of a relationship! A little snippet for each letter of the alphabet, Levithan goes through the ups and downs of a relationship (in no particular order). It‘s relatable, sweet, and heart wrenching. I also appreciate that except for using the word ‘boyfriend‘ for the unnamed narrator, gender pronouns are not used for the two in the relationship. No matter who you are, this book could be you.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Pickpick

I loved this book so much!! It was just so different than other books I have read. I loved the way it was written like an actual dictionary telling the story of a relationship. The writing was beautiful and unique and I loved everything about it.

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“That's the dilemma, isn't it? When you're single, there's the sadness and joy of "only me." And when you're paired, there's the sadness and joy of "only you.”

#QuotsyNov20 #dilemma #davidlevithan

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“yarn, n.

Maybe language is kind, giving us these double meanings. Maybe it's trying to teach us a lesson, that we can always be two things at once.
Knit me a sweater out of your best stories. Not the day's petty injustices. Not the glimmer of a seven-eights-forgotten moment from your past. Not something that somebody said to somebody, who then told it to you. No, I want a #yarn. It doesn't have to be true.” #QuotsyOct19

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My bedside table 📚 What bookish treasures are on yours?

Books: The Lover‘s Dictionary (so good), Daily Meditations (not just for those going through the changes in the title), Ellie and the Harpmaker, The Quotable Book Lover and The Hobo Handbook 📚 #booksbrewsandbooze #theloversdictionary #davidlevithan #dailymeditations #ellieandtheharpmaker #thequotablebooklover #thehobohandbook

Chelsea.Poole Love and adore The Lover's Dictionary ♥️ 5y
booksbrewsandbooze I could read that book over and over again! 💖 @Chelsea.Poole (edited) 5y
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#LilithJuly

#Foundations is definitely a song about a relationship going sour, heading for a break-up...
It made me think of this super clever, unique way to tell a story of a relationship from beginning to end, through dictionary entries. (See examples ⬆️)
Told non-sequentially, it goes from heartbreaking to really funny and back again, with such beautiful use of each chosen word.
An all time favorite this one.... 💕💕💕

Cinfhen Clever choice!! I received this book in my first #CupidGoesPostal swap from the amazing @WanderingBookaneer 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 5y
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Pbreezzyyy
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I loved this book

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This is a very quick read. Seriously. If you have two hours to reach your goodreads goal, you can read this.
It is a story about a relationship told in the form of a dictionary. Each page has its own word. Some pages are one sentence. Others go on to the next page. I think it may also switch back and forth between points of view. A few of the words seemed to be from the other‘s perspective.

Wife Welcome to Litsy!🌹 6y
LiterarySloth @Wife thank you! 6y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🤗📚 6y
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J‘adore❣️

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TheBookKeepers 😂❤️ 6y
britt_brooke 😆 6y
LazyDays 👏👏 6y
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CoverToCoverGirl ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
BeansPage Bwahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣 6y
TK-421 ❤️ 6y
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emilyhaldi
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#heylove has me remembering this unique dictionary-format take on love ❣️
#septemberdanes

TrishB I liked this one too! 6y
Cinfhen Nice choice ❣️❣️❣️ 6y
Kalalalatja This seems so cute! 6y
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youneverarrived I loved this ❤️ 6y
Mdargusch Good one! 6y
Reviewsbylola Good pick! 6y
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kgriffith
Lover's Dictionary | David Levithan
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“Oh, that‘s cool, I would be one of my favorite authors.” David Levithan on reading his own books 😂🤓

britt_brooke 😆 6y
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Eelijah What‘s understood doesn‘t have to be explained.😉 6y
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Briget66
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Back for seconds!! Remembering how much I loved this book made me scoop it up when I saw it again at the library. Guess that means it‘s destined for my TBB (to be bought) list don‘t ya think? 🤓

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LiteraryinPA
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With a simplicity that felt at times heart-wrenching or profound, this very fast read was nothing like I was expecting. The back made it sound comedic, but I found it moving and thought-provoking. The development of a romantic relationship is revealed in a non-linear way through dictionary entries. I thought it was very well crafted, though now I feel a bit melancholy.

CatLass007 😻😻😻😻😻 6y
Hannah_Haymond Such a little gem of a book 😊 6y
KarenUK Loved this one.... 💕 6y
BarbaraBB Sounds great! 6y
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Pamwurtzler
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Pickpick

Interesting book - the story is told with these dictionary entries. I knew you would all like this quote!

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youneverarrived
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I loved this book - funny, original and relatable #dinnerfortwo #aprella

Cathythoughts That‘s a funny quote ! I love it.. 👍🏻❤️ 7y
Eyelit Such a good one! 7y
Cinfhen 🙌🏻❣️such a clever book and great pick 7y
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KarenUK Loved this book 💕👍 7y
Reviewsbylola This one was sweet and yet also tragic. 7y
youneverarrived @Cathythoughts it‘s something me and my other half spend so much time talking about.. what to have for tea/dinner 😂 7y
youneverarrived @Reviewsbylola I liked how it showed a break up of a relationship in a different way. 7y
Cathythoughts @youneverarrived us too ! We have fun with it as our tastes have changed over the years. I say : what will we have today ? He says : why do you ask this question every day ?! We laugh.... we don‘t have a freezer , so the shopping is done daily for the dinner .... I love this quote ❤️ 7y
Mdargusch I never ask my husband so he‘s always surprised. 7y
emilyhaldi Very clever!! My husband tries to avoid asking me what I want for dinner bc I can‘t make a decision to save my life 😂 7y
youneverarrived @Cathythoughts haha exact same here! We‘ve only got a tiny freezer so we hardly use it so everyday there‘s a trip to the shop for dinner 😂 7y
youneverarrived @Mdargusch I think my partner would love it if I surprised him lol I‘m not good at making decisions so more often than not it‘s him that decides. 7y
youneverarrived @emilyhaldi 😂 mine always asks me what to have for tea and I usually say I don‘t know lol I‘m not very good at making a decision either. 7y
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This was a nice book to read in between heavier stuff. I needed a break last night so I picked this up and could have easily read it in one sitting had I not been so tired. I loved the concept of Levithan literally writing a dictionary based on a (fictional) relationship. It was sweet but searing. There wasn‘t enough of a plot to get invested in the actual story, but enough to make it realistic and bittersweet. Great readathon choice.

Reviewsbylola Thanks so much for sending this to me! @britt_brooke 7y
MayJasper Adorable pooch🐕 😍 7y
ReadingRover Ooohmaaaahgerrrrrrdddd!!! So cute!!! 7y
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JoScho Puppy cuteness! 7y
Booksnchill Sweet 🐾💖 7y
Pamwurtzler Cute puppy! I‘m waiting on that book from the library- I‘m trying to use it for the #unconventionalromance prompt - I hope it comes in soon. 7y
britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola You are so welcome! Happy you liked it. What a cute pup! 💚🐾 7y
minkyb I love - sweet but searing- 👏🏻👏🏻 7y
emilyhaldi Def good readathon choice 👍🏻 Hi Gertrude 👋🏻 7y
tammysue Adorable! 🐶💗 7y
Melissa_J Your doggo is super sweet 😍 7y
Mdargusch Gertrude! 💕💕💕 7y
Cinfhen Oh!!!! A book we both liked 😊😊 7y
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britt_brooke
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“yearning, n. and adj. - At the core of this desire is the belief that everything can be perfect.”

I thought this book might be a bit cheesy, but it‘s not at all. Its dictionary format is not just clever, but rendered thoughtfully. Even though we only get glimpses of the relationship, it feels very genuine. It‘s not all rainbows and kittens.

CarolynM It really is a beautiful book 7y
bentchbites This is one of my faves from Levithan! 7y
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britt_brooke @bentchbites I‘ve never read any of his other books, but I definitely will. 7y
bentchbites @britt_brooke it‘s been years since i last read his books but How They Met is a good follow-up to this. :) 7y
britt_brooke @bentchbites Thanks! Stacking it. 👍🏻 7y
Reviewsbylola @Cinfhen posted about this awhile ago I think and I‘ve been curious ever since. Now that you loved it too I have to read it!! 7y
britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola If you‘d like, I can send you my copy? I bought it used and was planning to pass it on at some point anyway. 7y
Reviewsbylola That is so sweet! I would love that. 😄😄 7y
Cinfhen This was a sweet and thoughtful read @Reviewsbylola ?lovely review, Britt ❤️ I'm curious about the "follow up" @bentchbites 7y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Thank you! 💚💚💚 (edited) 7y
britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola Hey! I‘m planning to head to the post office tomorrow. If you‘re still interested in this one, shoot me your address: brittany.seibert@gmail.com 😊 7y
Reviewsbylola Oh crap, totally forgot!! Sending now. ♥️♥️ 7y
Reviewsbylola Oh wait, my email says I sent it already. 😂😂 I‘ll try again. Maybe it went to spam. 7y
britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola Got it! 👍🏻 7y
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Loving the creative format so far. The story, too.

hyacinth Yay! I love this book 🤗 7y
britt_brooke @hyacinth It‘s so addicting! Oh, sure I have time for one more “letter.” 7y
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Wife
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Pickpick

Stacked after @WanderingBookaneer recommendation on Litsy. Such a unique little gem! Written as dictionary definitions...a sentence to a couple paragraphs in length. Emotion and/or connection in every letter! Consider me charmed 😍! Getting ready to wrap #CupidGoesPostal and some #LitsyLove Used some of the ribbon in my pic. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

MelissaS I loved this one! 7y
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emilyhaldi
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A photo of last week's #bookoutlet haul in its entirety. So satisfying 😍

blondie Oh my lord 💕 I'm jealous! 7y
Thousand-Lives Wow!! 😍 7y
Rachel.Rencher That's beautiful 😍😍 7y
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ElishaLovesBooks Wow!!😍😍 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
valeriegeary 😵😵😵🤗 7y
Leftcoastzen Nice!😍 7y
ephemeralwaltz Nice stack!😍 7y
swishandflick I've got to jump on this book outlet train!! Haha 7y
emmanoble Beautiful 😍😍 7y
Hollie 😍😍 7y
Redwritinghood Wow! 😍😍 7y
Reviewsbylola I loved Five Days at Memorial and Crooked Letter. 7y
Reviewsbylola Omg you so do. @swishandflick It‘s my favorite place to buy from. 7y
PrincessLibrarian Book Outlet does the heart good. 7y
JenReadsAlot Nice!! 7y
BookMaven407 Wow! That is awesome! 💕 7y
RebelReader Did You Ever Have A Family is very good! 7y
Mdargusch Very! 7y
Kalalalatja Wow! So many books 😮😍 7y
BarbaraBB 😍😍 7y
Cinfhen Oh you've got some real great books there!!! I have a few I still need to read...I can't remember if I read 7y
britt_brooke Nice!! Five Days at Memorial is so good and completely infuriating. The Sound of Gravel, too. 7y
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Wife
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🖤Pysch RN
🖤 Knitting/Crochet/Quilting
🖤Barn Owl (or any 🦉)
🖤Orange🧡
🖤Epic bars with fruit
🖤Iced coffee with almond milk
🖤Lavender 💜
🖤Fall 🍁
🖤Lucille Ball ❤️

Kelican17 @Wife owls? Really? How did I not know this? 7y
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McFarchie
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Swoon, Mr Levithan. Wonderful stuff ❤️ 🤘🏽

TrishB Just read this week too ❤️ 7y
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TrishB
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Pickpick

Quick bed time read last night. Lovely, quirky, clever book with some thoughtful insights.
Thanks @Cinfhen - very different than my usual ❤️

Sweettartlaura If you like this author try 7y
Sweettartlaura It‘s one of my favorites I read this year. (edited) 7y
TrishB @Sweettartlaura I have that stacked so it must have caught my eye at some point! Thanks 7y
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Cinfhen I'm glad u enjoyed ❤️it was a very clever way to tell a story in so few words!! This book is traveling the world, since it was gifted to me last year from @WanderingBookaneer in PR🌎 7y
Sweettartlaura 👍🏻❤️ 7y
Cinfhen I've just stacked @Sweettartlaura I think it would work for #unconventionalromance #booked2018 7y
TrishB @Cinfhen I like the thought of it being read around the Litsy world! 7y
Cinfhen Feel free to #payitforward 😉😍 7y
GatheringBooks “Always” is my favourite word in this dictionary. :) 7y
Sweettartlaura @Cinfhen it sure would! But read it soon - the movie is out in February! 7y
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WanderingBookaneer
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Post 4/6 based on Allison Russell‘s @bookriot post: www.tinyurl.com/bookriotfavebook #FavoriteBooks

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KarenUK
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#bookhaul My BookOutlet Black Friday haul just arrived! Perfect timing, as I‘m planning on re-organizing my shelves today.... I added another unit to my book case yesterday!
Top two are books I read and loved but wanted to own a copy.... rest are for 2018 TBR....

Mdargusch Wow! So much fun! 📚📚📚📚📚 7y
Bambolina_81 I loved Marvellous Ways 😍 7y
Purrfectpages The Hating Game 💕 7y
Eggs Loved sweet girl, everyone brave is forgiven, 10th circle💕 7y
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Cinfhen Beautiful 7y
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TrishB
Lover's Dictionary | David Levithan
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Special Litsy #bookmail from @Cinfhen Thank you Cindy ❤️❤️ what a lovely package. I am currently eating some Milano‘s with a cup of tea and my feet up for the first time today. The books look great 👍🏻
Love my Litsy friends 💕

Kalalalatja Are they good? I can't wait to taste them 😋 7y
Cinfhen Wow!!! That arrived super fast 💨 I‘m shocked! And the cookies aren‘t crushed yay 😀 7y
TrishB @Kalalalatja they‘re awesome 👍🏻 unfortunately everyone had to try them!! 7y
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TrishB @Cinfhen I know - impressed with the posties this time! Our postie said this week that the office is doing us a Christmas card as we keep them in business all year 😁 The cookies were all whole and are mostly just now eaten. 7y
Cinfhen @WanderingBookaneer had gifted Lover‘s Dictionary to me in the #cupidgoespostalexchange And after I shared it with my son, daughter & son‘s girlfriend I wanted to share it with you... hope you love it too 7y
Cinfhen I can always send again....so glad the whole family enjoyed😋especially Mr. TrishB who was such an integral part of #SeptemBowie 😎 7y
LeahBergen Wonderful! 👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Ms_T 😍 7y
emilyhaldi Awesome package!!! I'm looking forward to reading Lover's Dictionary too after all of the praise from @Cinfhen 👍🏻👍🏻 7y
TrishB @emilyhaldi @Cinfhen looks really good 👍🏻 7y
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#TuneIntoNovember So you want to know #TheTruthAboutLove then you MUST READ The Lover's Dictionary❤️❤️❤️Told in vignettes, as dictionary entries every word takes on a new meaning when talking about falling in and out of love! Brilliant, sad, funny, witty, creative! My first Levithan gifted to me from the remarkable @WanderingBookaneer 😘

LeahBergen Now that‘s an attractive book. 👍🏻 7y
Cathythoughts Great title ❤️ 7y
TrishB That sounds interesting 👍 7y
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Kalalalatja Very pretty! 7y
Cinfhen It's a one sitting read! Really enjoyed it @LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @TrishB @Kalalalatja ❤️ 7y
emmaturi quite interesting idea! 7y
emilyhaldi Cool!! Will definitely look into this one ❤️ (edited) 7y
L_auren An all time fave. Read it @emilyhaldi (edited) 7y
KarenUK I read this on your recommendation and absolutely adored it.... 💕 7y
Cinfhen So glad @KarenUK but @WanderingBookaneer gets credit for putting this little gem into my hands!!! 7y
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#day30 #fallintobooks #bestofseptember I loved The Hopefuls, The Lover's Dictionary, The Girl with all the Gifts and Tin Man.... and liked everything else..... Only 8 again this month which is not great for me, but no DNF's and all picks so happy with that! 😊👍💕📚

Ms_T 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Cinfhen Considering you had a hurricane in the mix I'm blown away!!! I loved Hopefuls, maybe I should buy Tin Man @Ms_T 7y
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I'm not sure if I'd agree with this being 'a novel' as the subtitle suggests, but I really loved it none the less.... A non-linear love story (and it's disintegration) told in vignettes and musings relating to dictionary entries.... abstraction, beguile, contiguous etc..... So creative, poignant and beautiful.... 💕

Cinfhen I agree this slim novel is full of heart & heartbreak ❤️loved it! 7y
AmandaL I felt the same too! 7y
BookishMe I recall chuckling at several definitions 😅😅 7y
ReadingEnvy I liked this! 7y
youneverarrived I loved this one too 💕 7y
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The book that first introduced me to David Levithan. I love it! A bunch of dictionary entries telling the story of a couple in nonlinear fashion. Absolutely love it. I wish I had a copy!
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I absolutely loved this book. It's quite short so it's nothing super engaging and time consuming, but gosh it's worth the money.
Sometimes sad, sometimes made me burst out laughing instead and super light and loving. Plus, I photographed lots of pages and they're pure poetry.

Love, love, love.

#davidlevithan #theloversdictionary

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shawnduffy
Pickpick

Very creative account of a relationship.

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This was such a sweet little book that packed a poignant emotional punch for something so light and short. Really enjoyed it.

As you can see it bored Casper though. #dogsoflitsy

DogMomIrene Perhaps Casper is reflecting upon his reading... 8y
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I read this book a couple of years ago and decided it was time for a reread. Still love this entry!

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Cinfhen
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What a beautiful brilliant little book! The dissection of a relationship told not chronologically but alphabetically. I know it sounds gimmicky, but David Levithan masterfully creates a powerful story with very few words. This could easily be a #fastread but I choose to savor it a bit longer. A gift from @WanderingBookaneer that convinced me, I need to read more YA 😍 #SpringFlingReading

RohitSawant This sounds intriguing! Stacked! 8y
WanderingBookaneer Phew! You said you did not enjoy romances so I was scared. 8y
KarenUK I can't wait to read this... it sounds so unique... 8y
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Cinfhen Ha @WanderingBookaneer when I think of romance novels, I picture a voluptuous maiden wearing a satin gown on the book cover....the book you choose was contemporary fiction and I loved it ❤️thanks, now I need to read (edited) 8y
Cinfhen It packs such a punch for so few pages @rohit-sawant @KarenUK I've already passed it on to my 21 year old son, who thought it sounded cool. He also has a thing for increasing his vocabulary 😂 8y
Reviewsbylola This sounds fun! 8y
Dragon You have convinced me , adding to my tbr😀🐉 8y
britt_brooke I saw this at Goodwill yesterday. Wish I'd grabbed it! 8y
Cinfhen Hopefully the book will be there next time u go @britt_brooke it was my first time reading Levithan and I was nervous because I don't usually like YA but this book was really good @Dragon @Reviewsbylola 8y
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For you @MrBook King of proper punctuation 👑

MrBook Yes! 😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👌🏻 Thank you for sharing 😁. 8y
tpixie 😊😊😊😊 8y
Cinfhen My mom always warned me, be careful what you put on paper it could easily be misread...and this passage made me think of that @tpixie 😉 8y
tpixie @Cinfhen yes! Mothers are always right! 8y
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