false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235413111m/5945354.jpg 5945354 1 From Junot Díaz, Lynda Barry, Gary Shteyngart, and Kate Christensen to popular up-and-comers like Dan Kennedy, Wendy McClure, and Brock Clarke, <I>Love Is a Four-Letter Word</I> is a dead-on contemporary collection of true stories of seduction, heartbreak, and regret. Fearlessly revealing their shattered hearts and crushed egos; their indiscretions and indignities; their delusions, desperation, and disappointments, these talented writers capture the dark side of love in prose ranging from comic to poetic, poignant to cringe-inducing. Also featuring three cartoon/ graphic essays as a sixteen-page color insert, this anthology is perfect for anyone who’s ever loved and lost. 6117876 28 7 2009 Love Is a Four-Letter Word: True Stories of Breakups, Bad Relationships, and Broken Hearts total:78|5:13|4:18|3:30|2:13|1:4| 78 257 326 23 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:45:53 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 12:07:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 09:53:49 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 16:26:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 16:29:53 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 16:37:16 -0700 2009
I'm always interested in anthologies like this, though - many authors, one...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 17:02:27 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 17:18:27 -0700 2009
What I learned is why these relationship essays and the genre are important:"Our current human situatio...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 11:23:25 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 11:35:25 -0800 2009
These stories kept me moderately entertained, but a lot of the authors sounded the same (or suspiciously similar), which made it kind of boring in parts. I did enjoy the way that every author reflected upon an experience that was mont...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 21:36:46 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 08:44:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 11 06:26:18 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 06:29:06 -0700 2009 ]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 11:24:54 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 11:27:18 -0700 2009
A funny, honest, insightful, wrenching collection from some really great writers.
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