The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

Hardcover, 211 pages

Published January 4th 2011 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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 momentdoes 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.

My rating: 3 stars

“I loved you from that moment on,”

Short read and interesting. I had a hard time trying to understand what the book is all about, but as I reach the Letter C, I started smiling and realize the meaning of each words and situation on the Dictionary

A part of me says that some words and situations could possibly be a message for me from my husband. Message that he couldn't tell me directly because he'd rather keep it to himself because he doesn't wont us clash.