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amotisse's review against another edition
5.0
what i liked most is the structure.
instead of chapters, it's alphabetical,
each letter has selected keywords which are developped in text and slowlt tell the story,
with notes referring to other words, like a dictionary.
i did wonder how the story would unfold itself this way...but it did!
fun and refreshing!
i loved books with a twist, structures, layouts with a difference.
i was immediately inspired to use this book as a creative writing tool and introduced it to be used a bit like an on going list...so much fun!
instead of chapters, it's alphabetical,
each letter has selected keywords which are developped in text and slowlt tell the story,
with notes referring to other words, like a dictionary.
i did wonder how the story would unfold itself this way...but it did!
fun and refreshing!
i loved books with a twist, structures, layouts with a difference.
i was immediately inspired to use this book as a creative writing tool and introduced it to be used a bit like an on going list...so much fun!
angelica_jardinerica's review against another edition
4.0
"Something Beginning With" is a much better title for this book, as "The ABCs of Love" makes it sound like a crappy romantic novel, which it isn't. It's extremely funny, with a humour reminiscent of Kate Atkinson, who I'm a big fan of, so it instantly appealed. I laughed out loud quite a few times - good job I wasn't reading it on the bus.
It's a book you can curl up on the sofa with, and read in a day.
It's a book you can curl up on the sofa with, and read in a day.
mjmoore's review against another edition
4.0
This book was published in the US as The ABCs of Love. Whatever the name, it’s not an easy book to describe. It’s written in an almost diary format, but the entries are alphabetically arranged. So, we have a few thoughts on Ambition, Ants and Attitude, before moving on to Baked Beans, Best Friends.. etc. In this way, Verity tells her story. It sounds odd, but it works.
We find out a little about her past, her feelings about her best friend’s affair with a married man, then also Verity’s own love affair, also with a married man.
On the surface, this appears to be your usual ‘chick lit’ type book, just told in an unusual way. However, Sarah’s skill is the way she writes her narrator.. she has captured a rather naive, easily-lead young girl, along with all her thoughts and feelings. It can be read as a rather straight-forward little tale, or if you look for it, you will find a lot more told between the lines. It’s a book that will make you smile, then make you think.
We find out a little about her past, her feelings about her best friend’s affair with a married man, then also Verity’s own love affair, also with a married man.
On the surface, this appears to be your usual ‘chick lit’ type book, just told in an unusual way. However, Sarah’s skill is the way she writes her narrator.. she has captured a rather naive, easily-lead young girl, along with all her thoughts and feelings. It can be read as a rather straight-forward little tale, or if you look for it, you will find a lot more told between the lines. It’s a book that will make you smile, then make you think.
liseight's review against another edition
2.0
A quirky read with a quirky voice that kept me thinking the narrator was a post-war girl, not a modern day one, so every time there was something about the text that brought me back to today's technology I had to put myself back into that time frame. Unusual set up from its alphabetized layout, like weird diary entries, some of which really spoke to me and really loved, especially the one under the 'Quick' heading... me through and through.
As quirky, fun and generous as its author, you will loose nothing reading this, and maybe come out of it feeling a bit lighter.
As quirky, fun and generous as its author, you will loose nothing reading this, and maybe come out of it feeling a bit lighter.
bookishjade's review against another edition
5.0
I've had this book sat on the bottom of my 'Yet to read' shelf. This shelf generally consists of books I have read the first few pages of and then left for months on end til I bother to return to it.
I wanted something easy to read, and I noticed this so thought I'd actually read it and finish it. I enjoyed it more than I was expecting to. I likes elements of the stories. Some moments I could relate to, and others I'm not sure I'll ever relate to.
The story was good, and I liked the layout. It reminded me of 'The Lover's Dictionary' by David Levithan. I have given this 5 stars, because 5 stars for me means I didn't find anything wrong with it. I read it, enjoyed it for what it is, and will remember the more storytelling parts with joy.
I'd like to have seen certain elements of the story explored in more depth, but I think the layout restricted this slightly, but either way it satisfied my need for an easy read!
I wanted something easy to read, and I noticed this so thought I'd actually read it and finish it. I enjoyed it more than I was expecting to. I likes elements of the stories. Some moments I could relate to, and others I'm not sure I'll ever relate to.
The story was good, and I liked the layout. It reminded me of 'The Lover's Dictionary' by David Levithan. I have given this 5 stars, because 5 stars for me means I didn't find anything wrong with it. I read it, enjoyed it for what it is, and will remember the more storytelling parts with joy.
I'd like to have seen certain elements of the story explored in more depth, but I think the layout restricted this slightly, but either way it satisfied my need for an easy read!
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