Learning to Love with Levithan

“I want my own books to have their own shelves,” you said, and that's how I knew it would be okay to live together.”
Winter is here. With it come customary steaming cups of tea, extra hours of sleep under the comfort of your blanket and lazier hours snuggling with a good book. Yours truly, is no different and so, when channeling my inner Ned Stark failed, I had to make do with a book. In a chocolate induced haze, I set on a “feels” trip that saw no return and googled books; keywords being “love”, “sappy”, “beautiful” and “all my feels”. 
Hence, I was directed to “The Lover's Dictionary” by David Levithan. An American contemporary writer, Leviathan truly knows how to deliver a story in fashion. The book basically consists of 200 pages of definitions that narrate the love story of a nameless couple in modern times. The play with words walks us through their first encounter with each other, awkward dates, to understating silences and first fights. Levithan does a brilliant job painting a vivid picture of relationships and intimacy in our time. This book is best read if you're in love with somebody, or in love with the idea of love. If none of the preceding applies to you though, prepare to be left behind feeling vulnerable, and possibly with a yearning for the love/life that the story narrates too. 
One possible drawback of the book may be the fact that it does not follow a basic or definitive plotline. Thus, putting one's finger on exactly what is going on is a bit difficult at some parts of the book. However, that leaves the readers with more ideas to play with; more probable incidents. The book, to some extent is an “as you will” one -- where you are allowed to interpret it as you like, due to the lack of details. 
“The Lover's Dictionary” is a book that provides the readers with an opportunity to let the story unfold in their heads. The readers have the freedom to envision the pairing as anyone due to their anonymity; they could be living anywhere, be of any ethnicity, any gender and age. “The Lover's Dictionary” is available as an e-book or in PDA formats on reliable sites on the internet. Or, feel free to make a visit to Nilkhet for a photocopied version. So, grab yourself a blanket, a cup of tea and ensue the feels trip that this book will take you to. 
Interested readers may also like “Why We Broke Up” by Daniel Handler and “Dash & Lily's Book of Dares” by Rachel Cohn.