Favorite Literary Love Stories
- Description
- In honor of Valentine's Day 2014, the rest of the staff and I got together and compiled a list of our favorite love stories from literature. Feel free to add yours!
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by Jane Austen
94,582 members
1,515 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 124.5
Added 2014-02-14, 01:47 PM
- 36 Members
- hailelib, ablachly, anglemark, amandameale, rarm, lkmiller, starfishian, Tafadhali, AnnaClaire, norabelle414, uath, iggyjreilly, Miela, amanda4242, cbl_tn, seasonsoflove, merrystar, madeleine71, sturlington, DRHuber, ex--libris, Artymedon, perennialreader, eowynfaramir, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Suzanne_Reed, Clarityz, lorannen, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda, dkarenart,ShelfMonkey ,aulsmith
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- 21 Members
- rarm, starfishian, varielle, AnnaClaire, rainpebble, uath, iggyjreilly, seasonsoflove, madeleine71, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, Tess_W, redheadish, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Clarityz, lorannen, Fjola, dkarenart, tmerp, ,aulsmith ,amanda4242
- Explanations
- : Great book, but doesn't belong on the list of great love stories.sturlington: Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester are one of the great literary couples, who establish a marriage based on mutual respect and equality. "Reader, I married him."
3
12,348 members
115 reviews
4.1
Score 47.53
Added 2014-02-14, 01:49 PM
- 17 Members
- hailelib, ablachly, hipdeep, rarm, foggidawn, Tafadhali, AnnaClaire, Miela, madeleine71, Myyst, thecoroner, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, kjgormley, lorannen, Fjola, dkarenart,aulsmith ,Friederike.Geissler
4
29,459 members
602 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 47.12
Added 2014-02-14, 01:41 PM
- 18 Members
- hailelib, ablachly, hipdeep, SigmundFraud, lkmiller, BookWallah, Tafadhali, uath, amanda4242, seasonsoflove, merrystar, kgodey, Merryann, katemcangus, ahef1963, lorannen, Fjola, KaCatte,casvelyn ,aulsmith ,linlef
5
42,144 members
1,313 reviews
4.1
Score 45.96
Added 2014-02-15, 08:27 AM
- 17 Members
- anglemark, lkmiller, KimarieBee, starfishian, BookWallah, wester, rainpebble, uath, PaperbackPirate, madeleine71, sturlington, EMS_24, perennialreader, srtsrt, gypsysmom, ahef1963, dkarenart,kgodey ,linlef ,tmerp
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- 14 Members
- holly_golightly, starfishian, Tafadhali, AnnaClaire, cbl_tn, merrystar, madeleine71, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda, dkarenart, KaCatte
7
33,058 members
307 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 43.84
Added 2014-02-14, 04:29 PM
- 15 Members
- hailelib, lahochstetler, starfishian, ssiegel, madeleine71, Myyst, eowynfaramir, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, flying_monkeys, Clarityz, Friederike.Geissler, dkarenart
8
- 16 Members
- rarm, iggyjreilly, cbl_tn, seasonsoflove, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Clarityz, lorannen, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda, jessicamateo, KaCatte,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : Mr. Knightly could have done much better.
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- 12 Members
- hailelib, casvelyn, Tafadhali, varielle, aulsmith, cbl_tn, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, jen.e.moore, KaCatte
- Explanations
- sturlington: A proposal in Latin. It doesn't get much more erudite than that.
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- 14 Members
- starfishian, rainpebble, uath, Myyst, DRHuber, thecoroner, tina1969, alex68, vwinsloe, Tess_W, ahef1963, Friederike.Geissler, Rubenwiering, jessicamateo,Tafadhali ,aulsmith ,amanda4242 ,sturlington ,gypsysmom
- Explanations
- gypsysmom : I've never understood why so many people think this is a great love story. Cathy and Heathcliff bordered on insanity in my opinion.
11
83,265 members
1,305 reviews
3.8
Score 31.22
Added 2014-02-14, 04:20 PM
- 13 Members
- rarm, longway, ssiegel, PaperbackPirate, seasonsoflove, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ACComayagua, LLoLaguayasaminaj, Rubenwiering,ShelfMonkey ,aulsmith ,amanda4242
- Explanations
- sturlington: That first love you never get over.
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- 11 Members
- starfishian, uath, seasonsoflove, madeleine71, thecoroner, elkiedee, ahef1963, 0wllight, linlef, libelulla1, Charon07,sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington : Not a favorite
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- 10 Members
- rarm, lahochstetler, BookWallah, rainpebble, Whisper1, perennialreader, eowynfaramir, thecoroner, alex68, Fjola
14
2,873 members
84 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 27.67
Added 2014-02-14, 05:55 PM
- 9 Members
- hailelib, Linkmeister, Nerilka, SigmundFraud, Tafadhali, kgodey, Merryann, jen.e.moore, KaCatte,aulsmith
15
26,136 members
478 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 27.34
Added 2014-02-15, 11:51 AM
- 11 Members
- dara85, varielle, rainpebble, amanda4242, PaperbackPirate, thecoroner, tina1969, Tess_W, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1,
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15,913 members
337 reviews
4
Score 27.26
Added 2014-02-15, 05:56 PM
- 11 Members
- SigmundFraud, holly_golightly, amanda4242, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Fjola
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31,047 members
497 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 26.46
Added 2014-02-15, 11:45 AM
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22,453 members
203 reviews
4
Score 26.31
Added 2014-02-14, 01:54 PM
- 10 Members
- AnnaClaire, aulsmith, uath, Miela, seasonsoflove, thecoroner, ahef1963, matthewmason, Friederike.Geissler, jessicamateo
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- 10 Members
- ablachly, ShelfMonkey, norabelle414, uath, seasonsoflove, sturlington, Luisali, ahef1963, libelulla1, ManWithAnAgenda
20
31,047 members
447 reviews
3.9
Score 25.89
Added 2014-02-14, 01:43 PM
- 10 Members
- ablachly, SqueakyChu, longway, starfishian, varielle, merrystar, Luisali, ahef1963, ACComayagua, lorannen,gypsysmom ,linlef
- Explanations
- gypsysmom : Maybe because of the magical realism cast to the book, it didn't strike me as a great love story.
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- 10 Members
- ablachly, holly_golightly, starfishian, norabelle414, gypsysmom, ahef1963, lorannen, TillyTenchwiggle, Fjola, libelulla1,
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12,671 members
248 reviews
3.9
Score 25.19
Added 2014-02-14, 04:19 PM
- 10 Members
- holly_golightly, BookWallah, amanda4242, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, KaCatte
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- 12 Members
- hailelib, hipdeep, rarm, norabelle414, amanda4242, madeleine71, Myyst, kgodey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda,linlef ,KaCatte
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12,613 members
190 reviews
3.9
Score 24.9
Added 2014-02-16, 10:52 AM
- 10 Members
- ShelfMonkey, rarm, BookWallah, varielle, EMS_24, perennialreader, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, TillyTenchwiggle, Fjola,sturlington
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- 10 Members
- lkmiller, KimarieBee, BookWallah, rainpebble, amanda4242, perennialreader, Tess_W, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Fjola,KaCatte
26
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, rarm, ssiegel, uath, Whisper1, ahef1963, libelulla1, ManWithAnAgenda, KaCatte
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7,270 members
193 reviews
3.9
Score 22.96
Added 2014-02-14, 01:50 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, anglemark, varielle, amanda4242, eowynfaramir, elkiedee, anmaka, katemcangus
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by Jane Austen
44,336 members
581 reviews
4.1
Score 21.75
Added 2014-04-29, 07:52 AM
- 9 Members
- merrystar, EMS_24, perennialreader, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Clarityz, Fjola, jessicamateo, tmerp
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by L.N. Tolstoy
138 members
2 reviews
4.1
Score 21.64
Added 2014-02-14, 01:56 PM
- 8 Members
- thecoroner, anmaka, alex68, matthewmason, ACComayagua, Fjola, libelulla1, KaCatte
31
8,669 members
263 reviews
4.1
Score 20.78
Added 2014-02-20, 01:13 AM
- 8 Members
- SigmundFraud, Tafadhali, iggyjreilly, elkiedee, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1
32
22,632 members
1,358 reviews
4
Score 20.7
Added 2014-02-14, 01:44 PM
- 9 Members
- ablachly, foggidawn, KimarieBee, starfishian, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, TempleCat, lorannen,tmerp
33
26,957 members
1,017 reviews
3.8
Score 20.59
Added 2014-02-14, 01:50 PM
- 10 Members
- holly_golightly, Whisper1, sturlington, srtsrt, katemcangus, gypsysmom, ahef1963, flying_monkeys, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda,ShelfMonkey ,amanda4242 ,linlef ,
34
15,638 members
495 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 20.23
Added 2014-02-27, 09:44 PM
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- 9 Members
- casvelyn, BookWallah, uath, seasonsoflove, katemcangus, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, jessicamateo,
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3,354 members
78 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 19.61
Added 2014-02-14, 02:55 PM
- 6 Members
- Linkmeister, Nerilka, Tafadhali, merrystar, kgodey, Merryann
- Explanations
- Linkmeister: Miles Vorkosigan woos Ekaterin in his own way. The book leans heavily on the form created by Georgette Heyer. It's even DEDICATED to "Jane, Charlotte, Georgette, and Dorothy." A true comedy of manners.kgodey: I don't think this one would be as good if we didn't have tons of books preceding it where Miles fails to acquire his Lady Vorkosigan (and rightly so). But I can't add the whole series to the list, so this will have to do.Merryann: This was the first Bujold book I ever read and I found it delightful in so very many ways. The love story was deeply satisfying to me and the humor just right.
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13,937 members
198 reviews
3.8
Score 19.58
Added 2014-02-21, 10:51 PM
- 8 Members
- KimarieBee, starfishian, BookWallah, ex--libris, ahef1963, TempleCat, Fjola, libelulla1
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by John Green
32,908 members
1,652 reviews
4.2
Score 19.24
Added 2014-02-14, 01:49 PM
- 7 Members
- SigmundFraud, Tafadhali, sduff222, Whisper1, kjgormley, Friederike.Geissler, jessicamateo
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by Ovid
15,380 members
116 reviews
4.1
Score 15.6
Added 2014-02-14, 01:47 PM
- 6 Members
- timspalding, rarm, varielle, aulsmith, alex68, matthewmason
41
6,826 members
217 reviews
4.1
Score 14.47
Added 2014-02-14, 02:49 PM
- 5 Members
- Nerilka, foggidawn, merrystar, Friederike.Geissler, KaCatte
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- 4 Members
- SigmundFraud, PaperbackPirate, Jamz, linlef
- Explanations
- Jamz: There's been a romantic story that's stuck with me through the years like this one has.
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13,303 members
272 reviews
3.8
Score 12.48
Added 2014-02-21, 10:51 PM
- 5 Members
- starfishian, BookWallah, uath, libelulla1, Charon07
48
3,471 members
57 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 12.19
Added 2014-02-21, 10:53 PM
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386 members
4 reviews
3.9
Score 12.17
Added 2014-02-14, 01:53 PM
- 4 Members
- SigmundFraud, ssiegel, alex68, matthewmason
50
8,589 members
102 reviews
4.1
Score 11.93
Added 2015-05-19, 09:28 PM
- 5 Members
- aulsmith, Myyst, thecoroner, alex68, Fjola
51
8,560 members
159 reviews
3.9
Score 11.55
Added 2014-02-21, 10:52 PM
- 5 Members
- starfishian, perennialreader, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, TillyTenchwiggle
53
3,626 members
133 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 11.06
Added 2014-02-14, 02:50 PM
- 5 Members
- foggidawn, merrystar, gypsysmom, ahef1963, libelulla1
54
4,991 members
246 reviews
3.9
Score 10.88
Added 2014-02-14, 09:38 PM
- 4 Members
- hailelib, BookWallah, cbl_tn, gypsysmom
55
7,367 members
106 reviews
4.1
Score 10.62
Added 2014-02-20, 01:16 AM
- 5 Members
- Myyst, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Fjola
57
20,815 members
620 reviews
4.2
Score 10.43
Added 2014-02-14, 01:48 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, rarm, norabelle414, gypsysmom
58
by Sara Gruen
31,620 members
1,219 reviews
4.1
Score 10.09
Added 2014-02-15, 11:54 AM
- 6 Members
- KimarieBee, PaperbackPirate, seasonsoflove, gypsysmom, ahef1963, libelulla1,SigmundFraud ,
59
62
9,911 members
270 reviews
4
Score 9.73
Added 2014-02-15, 07:32 AM
- 4 Members
- BookWallah, aulsmith, Artymedon, ahef1963
64
5,312 members
68 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.45
Added 2014-02-14, 01:54 PM
- 4 Members
- varielle, AnnaClaire, ahef1963, matthewmason
65
by Thomas Hardy
21,760 members
266 reviews
3.8
Score 9.39
Added 2014-02-20, 01:12 AM
- 6 Members
- thecoroner, alex68, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1,elkiedee
- Explanations
- elkiedee : Excellent novel, but see comments on Rebecca above - the same could be said of a few of the novels here really.
66
9,284 members
151 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 9.35
Added 2014-03-05, 04:32 AM
- 4 Members
- longway, thecoroner, alex68, gypsysmom
69
6,254 members
71 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 8.74
Added 2014-02-14, 01:54 PM
- 4 Members
- elkiedee, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, matthewmason
70
by Terry Kay
586 members
24 reviews
4.1
Score 8.57
Added 2014-02-14, 02:40 PM
- 3 Members
- rainpebble, uath, chairless
71
by John Fowles
7,098 members
109 reviews
3.8
Score 8.08
Added 2021-07-01, 08:54 PM
- 4 Members
- perennialreader, elkiedee, alex68, ahef1963
72
- 5 Members
- SigmundFraud, rarm, seasonsoflove, gypsysmom, ahef1963,eowynfaramir
- Explanations
- eowynfaramir : This book is not worth reading. The characters are not believable.
74
17,816 members
392 reviews
3.9
Score 7.74
Added 2014-02-14, 04:24 PM
- 4 Members
- SigmundFraud, gypsysmom, ahef1963, libelulla1
75
- 5 Members
- SigmundFraud, alex68, gypsysmom, Fjola, libelulla1,elkiedee
- Explanations
- elkiedee : See my comments on Tess and another LT member on Rebecca. Love story?
79
892 members
149 reviews
3.8
Score 6.7
Added 2014-02-15, 11:53 AM
- 3 Members
- starfishian, PaperbackPirate, gypsysmom
80
19,282 members
526 reviews
4.2
Score 6.53
Added 2014-02-28, 09:02 AM
81
6,206 members
133 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 6.51
Added 2014-02-20, 01:09 AM
- 4 Members
- seasonsoflove, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1,amanda4242
83
2,776 members
129 reviews
4.2
Score 6.19
Added 2014-02-14, 02:51 PM
84
25,757 members
282 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6.15
Added 2014-02-14, 07:54 PM
- 4 Members
- varielle, amanda4242, thecoroner, ahef1963,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : I never really felt he loved her, just that she was convenient.
88
7,289 members
112 reviews
½ 3.3
Score 5.95
Added 2014-02-28, 06:07 PM
89
17,959 members
296 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 5.93
Added 2014-04-06, 02:53 PM
- 3 Members
- uath, iggyjreilly, ahef1963
90
by Ted Chiang
59 members
2 reviews
4.1
Score 5.87
Added 2021-09-30, 11:09 AM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, tmerp
94
6,505 members
332 reviews
4.1
Score 5.5
Added 2014-02-14, 04:23 PM
95
15,416 members
242 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 5.25
Added 2015-05-20, 05:19 AM
- 3 Members
- amanda4242, thecoroner, ahef1963
96
2,274 members
144 reviews
4.2
Score 5.21
Added 2014-03-01, 07:18 AM
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100
6,401 members
218 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 4.7
Added 2021-09-30, 11:07 AM
- 2 Members
- gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda