David Levithan's The Lover's Dictionary is an original new novel with a new twist on love and relationships. Using the format of dictionary definitions; word, part of speech and definition, The Lover's Dictionary offers vignettes and sentiments as perspectives on relationships. The reader gets glimpses into a few different couples and their circumstances. Occasionally elements of one 'definition' will be repeated in a different way in connection with a different word, providing a familiar frame, but a vastly changed outcome. In some instances, the reader can thread together a number of words to illustrate the life of one relationship. As a whole, each piece offers a way of viewing our relationships, partners and lovers. Very enjoyable, quick read that can be returned to over and over.
--KER
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