The Lover's Dictionary is so beautiful to read, and yet is so hard to describe. This slim book can be read in an hour or two -- but I'd recommend slowing down, savoring the gorgeous language, and then flipping back through a time or two before finally putting it down. The title doesn't lie -- this work of adult fiction is written as a dictionary, and tells a love story from A to Z. The story of these two unnamed characters, their 1st date, their romance, their commitment, their pain and healing, and all the stresses of a normal relationship, are told in alphabetical, not chronological order. This results in a sense of dislocation at times -- we never really know what happened first, what's cause and what's effect. We have to sift through the dictionary entries to try to piece it all together, and even then, it's not entirely certain -- which seemed to me to be true about relationships in general. Real life doesn't always provide neatly ordered outlines and character development, after all. 
 If you enjoy lovely writing and an author who delves into the nuances of meaning, please don't miss this unique reading experience! 
 (Full review up at Bookshelf Fantasies)