Book Review: The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel

                                                                                   BOOK INFORMATION:                                                                  

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.

Check it out here.  

                                                                        MY THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK                                                              

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.

This was my first David Levithan novel. I know some disagree that this is a novel but it is in its own way.  I don't recommend starting with this novel if you don't like experiemental fiction. I loved that this was set up in a dictionary format along with being quick and easy to read. When I say quick I really mean quick. It is a small book and some pages only have one sentence on them

“It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.”

There is really raw emotions on these pages. You can see that author David Levithan poured his heart out in this tiny novel as seen by the beautiful quote above. 

“misgivings, n.

Last night, I got up the courage to ask you if you regretted us.
"There are things I miss," you said. "But if I didn't have you, I'd miss more.” 

Overall this is a cute and fun read.