Adverbs

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• Puppy love

  Adverbs by Daniel Handler 272pp, Fourth Estate, £16.99 It all begins jauntily enough. On a New York street full of cabs likened alliteratively to an ear of corn, a man has a final spat with his girlfriend, then promptly falls in love with a taxi-driv ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• Adverbs By Daniel Handler

  There are good books and great books. And then there are books like Daniel Handler's Adverbs. Reading it feels like calling in sick when you don't feel sick so you can curl up on the sofa with a mug of hot chocolate and a fluffy blanket and watch the ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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  "Helena's mother told her that you can't live on love, but Helena could not find anything else to live on."

  I ended up just being SMITTEN by this book. When I got to the last chapter, I left it unread for weeks, just so it wouldn't end. It's random and goofy, which may not be for everyone, but ... (continue)

  "Helena's mother told her that you can't live on love, but Helena could not find anything else to live on."

  I ended up just being SMITTEN by this book. When I got to the last chapter, I left it unread for weeks, just so it wouldn't end. It's random and goofy, which may not be for everyone, but it feels so FAMILIAR to me, and I just love it. Love it love it love it. Love it.

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• English Books
• Paperback 352 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0007181280
• ISBN-13: 9780007181285
• Publisher: HarperPerennial
• Pub date: Apr 02, 2007
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD and Others
• In other languages: other languages Libros en Español, Libri Italiani

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