I have not yet read this book, but have read wildly positive reviews. I have read many, many books by Mr. Leviathan and am a huge fan. He's a great author of YA lit, but this book is more of an adult book, I hear. Hopefully, this does not discourage all of you YA fans from entering this giveaway.
In this book, I am told that Levithan goes through the dictionary and starts each of the 26 segments with a word for love. With this in mind, I'd like you to choose a letter from the (English) alphabet and come up with a love-word for that letter. Then, please write your own definition for that word. This is all you need to do to enter. Oh, please leave your email address so that I can contact you if you win.
In the end, I'll compile my favorite alphabetical list of words/ definitions and arrange an alphabet of love. How fun. And, Happy Valentine's Day to you all!
Devotion.
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Affection.
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nurture - nur·ture /ˈnɜrtʃər/ v. To care for another person and bring out the best in him/her; To satisfy one's craving for another person's love.
ReplyDeleteI hope that is good enough, I'll try to think of more words! Thank you for doing this giveaway, I would really love to read The Lover's Dictionary, David Levithan is also one of my favorite authors. buoyread AT gmail DOT com
Brush Up On Your Reading
support n. 1) the act of showing encouragement 2) Giving aid to one financially
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Empathy: understanding of another's feelings: the ability to identify with and understand somebody else's feelings or difficulties
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Faith: The confident belief or trust in the truth or trustworthiness of a person, concept or thing.
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love v.
ReplyDelete1: willing the absolute good of another and
2: desiring good for yourself in return.
3: a constant exchange of affection and/or support between two people
see also heroic and charity
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R - Respect
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heroic
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charity
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2: the possitive works produced by love
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C-Compassion
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I- Infatuation is an extravagant passion for something
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ReplyDeleteD -- Devotion -- love that is expressed through actions and words
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S - Snookie - (NOT a reference to the Jersey Shore) - an affectionate term of endearment made in reference to a cherished loved one
ReplyDeleteF - Forgiveness - the act of choosing not to hold past wrongs against someone ; is a necessity to stay in a long term relationship
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Trust. :)
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ReplyDeleteBiglove - when you have mad love for someone!
(it's also what my daughter's friends call her)
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Commitment. Realizing your stuck with your partner for life and dealing with it.
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F for forgiveness, as in forgiving them when they do something really stupid like forgetting your birthday or valentines day.
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Friendship;
ReplyDelete1: a solid basis for a long-lasting relationship
2: a primordial pact of kindness and shared joy between two people
3: a supportive relationship which strives to uplift and enliven the spirits of the parties involved
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Fidelity.
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lavish
ReplyDeletedef: you can never have to much much love.
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I - Inspiration: the person who gives you all your best ideas/feelings/encouragements. Your love inspiration.
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D - Devour: As in "I'm going to devour you"
ReplyDelete....that's a little sexy, but still full of love.
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T - Tenderness: loving someone with affection, honesty, and caution to their feelings.
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G) Giggles
ReplyDeleteA side-affect of falling in love
see Shivers, Groans, Gasps and Happy Dances
As in: Ursula found she suffered from the Giggles whenever Thomas was near.
This was FUN!
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s-sweetheart.
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Hi Mrs. DeRaps,
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Commitment- part of love is making a commitment to another person, committing your heart to them, and promising to be there and sticking to it.
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Ardor: passion
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C-Cares
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E-Empathy
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I (the sultan carissa) was sitting with my mom and we came up with some! :D
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passion: A powerful emotion, such as love or joy.
infatuation: A crush. An object of extravagant, short-lived passion.
fond: Having a strong liking, inclination, or affection.
amour: A great love affair, generally a secret or illicit affair.
D-Dedication
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a-adoration - loving someone not despite their faults but because of them.
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Fondness - to like being around someone
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S-Share Giving of oneself to another.
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P-Passion
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C-Comradeship
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F-Friendliness
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K-Kindness
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ReplyDeleteHusband - A man who is loving, honest, fair, generous, empathetic, caring, affectionate, nonjudgemental and respectful of his wife. eg. My husband!
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Rapture - An expression of ecstatic feeling.
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Amour - A love affair, especially an illicit one.
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Cherish - to adore, protect, care for lovingly.
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W- Worship: so much love that you would worship and do anything for the person
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P - Power: having the support of the person allows you to have power and do things that you wouldn't normally
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R- Revere: to honor and respect
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S-Sex- the showing of love between a husband and wife or partners.
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D-Devotion = giving your all for the one you love.
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I: infatuation
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U-unconditional
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A-Adore
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Fearless - To love with all your heart & not be afraid to fall.
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s = squishy - my niece's nickname, because she loves hugs
ReplyDeletez = ziggy - my middle son's nickname, because he reminds me of ziggy and how his days are never just perfect, but I still love him.
ReplyDeleteI - Idolize : to love or admire too much.
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Compassion-Understanding you're mate and what they may be going through at any given time and understanding when they may feel a bit crabby.
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Blessed- To know that there is someone out there that can share my good times, my bad times and all those wonderful moments in between.
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Devoted-Knowing that there is one person out there that will never have me turning my head to look at someone else and thing "I wonder...." and knowing that he feels the same way to.
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Fearless: To be scared out of your mind, but falling in love anyway.
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Faith: Believing that no matter what happens, or how many things don't work out, God always has something better waiting for you.
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Trust: To hand over your heart, the most fragile yet vital part of you body, to a guy, expecting him NOT to break it.
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Oooh, thanks a ton for giving away this book ! I love all of the tweets he tweets inspired with this book and my friend recently picked it up and said it was great!
ReplyDeleteB - Bliss: the feeling of joy that you get sharing amazing moments with those close to you
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love
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a profoundly tender, passionate affection for books.
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compromise - the ability to understand that you aren't always right
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helpful - you aren't the only one that feels like everything is crashing down sometimes. be able to share with the one you love...and then be willing to make sure you do what you can to protect them
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H for Heart - The symbol of love; the mascot. What you give to someone when you love them and trust that they'll treasure it always.
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Z for Zeal - Great warmth and earnest towards a person.
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C for Companionship: To be by someone's side for the rest of your lives.
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I for Intimacy - Being close to your lover. Something that makes a relationship stronger.
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A for Amore - Italian for love
C for Courtship - The act of dating, or before a couple is married.
E for Embrace - An affectionate hug.
Companionship: A feeling of bliss and serenity when you realise that not only do you adore your beloved but you also enjoy sharing every moment of your day with him.
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ReplyDeleteAs I was reading the rules, I had a couple of thoughts. Once I began reading the comments I started to wonder if I was misunderstanding.
ReplyDeleteI hope my entries are acceptable!!
B- Butterflies - the feeling you get in your tummy when you realize you are in love, and hopefully continue to feel for as long as you are in love
C - children- there is no greater love than what you feel for your children
M - Mother/Mom/Mommy - a mother is loved the longest - from the time you are born. Mother will also love you longest, as she likely loved you before you were born!
P- Precious - love is precious. It is valuable, and should be cherished.
A- adore - to love deeply or worship
E- enamored - in love, charmed, captivated
I had more but have to stop at 6! My son just woke up! May be back later!
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E- enchanted: utterly delighted or captivated; fascinated; charmed
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U - Understanding
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F - Family
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Please include me in your giveaway.
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Mother = no love on earth compares to that of a mother for her child.
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I for intimacy, integrity, and interest!
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H-Hopeless Romantic
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P - passion
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M - Move on over Bleep! He's mine!
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