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Adverbs
Written by Jessica
by Daniel Handler (Harper Perennial, $13.95)
When not masquerading as Lemony Snicket or sitting in with the Magnetic Fields, Daniel Handler writes quirky, brilliant, dark-humored fiction for grownups. This book is neither a novel nor a short story collection, but more of a concept album about love in all its surreal, painful, and irresistible variety. The track titles are adverbs with which to complete the phrase “I love you ___.” Reading it will leave you with a mouthful of catchphrases and a heartful of feelings which you will probably not be able to describe, except to say that you love Daniel Handler. I do.
D.V.
Written by Joicelyn
by Diana Vreeland (Da Capo Press, $17.00)
Diana Vreeland was born to define fashion. In D.V. she chats up the reader in a fast-paced, whimsical ride through her socially-bred life. Her only formal education being dancing school, there was no pretension in her passion and political correctness was not her forte. She was in all ways inspired, with no apologies. She gives you the tools to imagine both her wild fancies as the editor of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and her talent for discovering icons such as Andy Warhol and Twiggy.
I Think of You
Written by Katie
by Ahdaf Soueif (Knopf, $13.00)
The Map of Love is one of my favorite novels, so I had high expectations of Soueif’s new book. I wasn’t disappointed. Her stories are subtle, beautiful, and sometimes heartbreaking; many of them centering on relationships torn apart by cultural forces. Perhaps not a book to give your romantic interest. Get it as a gift to yourself.
When not masquerading as Lemony Snicket or sitting in with the Magnetic Fields, Daniel Handler writes quirky, brilliant, dark-humored fiction for grownups. This book is neither a novel nor a short story collection, but more of a concept album about love in all its surreal, painful, and irresistible variety. The track titles are adverbs with which to complete the phrase “I love you ___.” Reading it will leave you with a mouthful of catchphrases and a heartful of feelings which you will probably not be able to describe, except to say that you love Daniel Handler. I do.
Diana Vreeland was born to define fashion. In D.V. she chats up the reader in a fast-paced, whimsical ride through her socially-bred life. Her only formal education being dancing school, there was no pretension in her passion and political correctness was not her forte. She was in all ways inspired, with no apologies. She gives you the tools to imagine both her wild fancies as the editor of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and her talent for discovering icons such as Andy Warhol and Twiggy.
The Map of Love is one of my favorite novels, so I had high expectations of Soueif’s new book. I wasn’t disappointed. Her stories are subtle, beautiful, and sometimes heartbreaking; many of them centering on relationships torn apart by cultural forces. Perhaps not a book to give your romantic interest. Get it as a gift to yourself.