A review by alikazam
The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

5.0

It's a rare occasion I finish a book in a day. It will either mean it was an extraordinary book, or a short book. In this case: both. The first thing I noticed was the lack of names, then lack of physical description, but I didn't realise the lack of gender until about half way through (which was almost unfaltering, asides from maybe twice when the narrator referred to himself as a male - and even then, you barely noticed it). Which is perfect: you become so engrossed with the story and the little complexities of the characters, you forget anything else. Each character just becomes a placeholder you get to see yourself in, or someone else, or everyone else.
It seems unfair that clearly a lot of work and time has gone into crafting this book, yet I could sit and read it through in an afternoon - but I guess (if you /wanted/ to get all poetic and deep and thoughtful), like everything in this book, it all goes back to trying to define and conjure up a sense of what love actually is. And two day's before Valentine's as well - never more timely.