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
80,477 members
1,365 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 120.5
Added 2014-02-14, 01:47 PM
- 35 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, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Suzanne_Reed, Clarityz, lorannen, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda, dkarenart,ShelfMonkey ,aulsmith
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- 20 Members
- rarm, starfishian, varielle, AnnaClaire, rainpebble, uath, iggyjreilly, seasonsoflove, madeleine71, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, Tess_W, redheadish, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Clarityz, lorannen, Fjola, dkarenart, ,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
10,634 members
98 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
28,481 members
279 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
5
24,777 members
530 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 43.75
Added 2014-02-14, 01:41 PM
- 17 Members
- hailelib, ablachly, hipdeep, SigmundFraud, lkmiller, BookWallah, Tafadhali, uath, amanda4242, seasonsoflove, merrystar, kgodey, Merryann, katemcangus, ahef1963, lorannen, Fjola,casvelyn ,aulsmith ,linlef
6
39,442 members
1,271 reviews
4.1
Score 40.59
Added 2014-02-15, 08:27 AM
- 15 Members
- anglemark, lkmiller, KimarieBee, starfishian, BookWallah, wester, rainpebble, uath, PaperbackPirate, madeleine71, sturlington, perennialreader, srtsrt, ahef1963, dkarenart,kgodey ,linlef
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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
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- 12 Members
- holly_golightly, starfishian, Tafadhali, AnnaClaire, cbl_tn, merrystar, madeleine71, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda, dkarenart
9
- 14 Members
- rarm, iggyjreilly, cbl_tn, seasonsoflove, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Clarityz, lorannen, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda, jessicamateo,aulsmith
- Explanations
- aulsmith : Mr. Knightly could have done much better.
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- 11 Members
- hailelib, casvelyn, Tafadhali, varielle, aulsmith, cbl_tn, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, jen.e.moore
- Explanations
- sturlington: A proposal in Latin. It doesn't get much more erudite than that.
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- 11 Members
- starfishian, uath, seasonsoflove, madeleine71, thecoroner, elkiedee, ahef1963, 0wllight, linlef, libelulla1, Charon07,sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington : Not a favorite
12
- 10 Members
- rarm, lahochstetler, BookWallah, rainpebble, Whisper1, perennialreader, eowynfaramir, thecoroner, alex68, Fjola
13
72,014 members
1,163 reviews
3.8
Score 28.54
Added 2014-02-14, 04:20 PM
- 12 Members
- rarm, longway, ssiegel, PaperbackPirate, seasonsoflove, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, ACComayagua, LLoLaguayasaminaj, Rubenwiering,ShelfMonkey ,aulsmith ,amanda4242
- Explanations
- sturlington: That first love you never get over.
14
27,766 members
407 reviews
4
Score 27.89
Added 2014-02-14, 01:43 PM
- 10 Members
- ablachly, SqueakyChu, longway, starfishian, varielle, merrystar, Luisali, ahef1963, ACComayagua, lorannen,linlef
15
25,446 members
431 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 26.46
Added 2014-02-15, 11:45 AM
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19,773 members
177 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
17
23,411 members
440 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 25.81
Added 2014-02-15, 11:51 AM
- 10 Members
- dara85, varielle, rainpebble, amanda4242, PaperbackPirate, thecoroner, tina1969, Tess_W, Fjola, libelulla1,
18
13,891 members
300 reviews
4
Score 25.73
Added 2014-02-15, 05:56 PM
- 10 Members
- SigmundFraud, holly_golightly, amanda4242, merrystar, sturlington, thecoroner, elkiedee, alex68, Diane-bpcb, Fjola
19
- 9 Members
- ablachly, ShelfMonkey, norabelle414, uath, seasonsoflove, sturlington, Luisali, libelulla1, ManWithAnAgenda
20
- 11 Members
- hailelib, hipdeep, rarm, norabelle414, amanda4242, madeleine71, Myyst, kgodey, ahef1963, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda,linlef
21
2,710 members
78 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 23.67
Added 2014-02-14, 05:55 PM
- 8 Members
- hailelib, Linkmeister, Nerilka, SigmundFraud, Tafadhali, kgodey, Merryann, jen.e.moore,aulsmith
22
- 9 Members
- lkmiller, KimarieBee, BookWallah, rainpebble, amanda4242, perennialreader, Tess_W, ahef1963, Fjola
23
6,514 members
171 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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- 9 Members
- ablachly, holly_golightly, starfishian, norabelle414, ahef1963, lorannen, TillyTenchwiggle, Fjola, libelulla1,
25
11,164 members
222 reviews
3.9
Score 22.64
Added 2014-02-14, 04:19 PM
- 9 Members
- holly_golightly, BookWallah, amanda4242, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963
27
11,545 members
174 reviews
3.9
Score 21.86
Added 2014-02-16, 10:52 AM
- 9 Members
- ShelfMonkey, rarm, BookWallah, varielle, perennialreader, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, TillyTenchwiggle, Fjola,sturlington
28
13,417 members
248 reviews
3.9
Score 20.87
Added 2014-02-14, 04:22 PM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, rarm, ssiegel, uath, Whisper1, ahef1963, libelulla1, ManWithAnAgenda
29
18,370 members
1,262 reviews
4.1
Score 20.39
Added 2014-02-14, 01:44 PM
- 8 Members
- ablachly, foggidawn, KimarieBee, starfishian, sturlington, ahef1963, TempleCat, lorannen
30
3,106 members
67 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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12,959 members
190 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 L.N. Tolstoy
134 members
2 reviews
4.1
Score 19.26
Added 2014-02-14, 01:56 PM
- 7 Members
- thecoroner, anmaka, alex68, matthewmason, ACComayagua, Fjola, libelulla1
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by John Green
26,812 members
1,548 reviews
4.2
Score 19.24
Added 2014-02-14, 01:49 PM
- 7 Members
- SigmundFraud, Tafadhali, sduff222, Whisper1, kjgormley, Friederike.Geissler, jessicamateo
34
7,408 members
245 reviews
4.1
Score 18.53
Added 2014-02-20, 01:13 AM
- 7 Members
- SigmundFraud, Tafadhali, iggyjreilly, elkiedee, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1
35
- 9 Members
- holly_golightly, Whisper1, sturlington, srtsrt, katemcangus, ahef1963, flying_monkeys, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda,ShelfMonkey ,amanda4242 ,linlef ,
36
12,204 members
439 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 17.92
Added 2014-02-27, 09:44 PM
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- 8 Members
- casvelyn, BookWallah, uath, seasonsoflove, katemcangus, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, jessicamateo,
39
by Ovid
13,164 members
102 reviews
4.1
Score 15.6
Added 2014-02-14, 01:47 PM
- 6 Members
- timspalding, rarm, varielle, aulsmith, alex68, matthewmason
41
- 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.
42
11,868 members
255 reviews
3.8
Score 12.48
Added 2014-02-21, 10:51 PM
- 5 Members
- starfishian, BookWallah, uath, libelulla1, Charon07
44
340 members
4 reviews
3.9
Score 12.17
Added 2014-02-14, 01:53 PM
- 4 Members
- SigmundFraud, ssiegel, alex68, matthewmason
47
7,993 members
155 reviews
3.9
Score 11.55
Added 2014-02-21, 10:52 PM
- 5 Members
- starfishian, perennialreader, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, TillyTenchwiggle
48
by Jane Austen
38,046 members
524 reviews
4.1
Score 11.45
Added 2014-04-29, 07:52 AM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, perennialreader, Clarityz, Fjola, jessicamateo
50
3,156 members
51 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 10.19
Added 2014-02-21, 10:53 PM
- 5 Members
- starfishian, uath, merrystar, elkiedee, Fjola
51
53
8,590 members
239 reviews
4
Score 9.72
Added 2014-02-15, 07:32 AM
- 4 Members
- BookWallah, aulsmith, Artymedon, ahef1963
55
4,756 members
59 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.45
Added 2014-02-14, 01:54 PM
- 4 Members
- varielle, AnnaClaire, ahef1963, matthewmason
56
6,462 members
86 reviews
4.1
Score 9.13
Added 2014-02-20, 01:16 AM
- 4 Members
- Myyst, thecoroner, alex68, Fjola
59
4,575 members
225 reviews
3.9
Score 8.93
Added 2014-02-14, 09:38 PM
- 3 Members
- hailelib, BookWallah, cbl_tn
61
5,483 members
61 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 8.74
Added 2014-02-14, 01:54 PM
- 4 Members
- elkiedee, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, matthewmason
62
by Terry Kay
531 members
20 reviews
4.1
Score 8.57
Added 2014-02-14, 02:40 PM
- 3 Members
- rainpebble, uath, chairless
63
12,992 members
505 reviews
4.2
Score 8.54
Added 2014-02-14, 01:48 PM
- 3 Members
- ablachly, rarm, norabelle414
66
by Thomas Hardy
19,142 members
243 reviews
3.8
Score 7.52
Added 2014-02-20, 01:12 AM
- 5 Members
- thecoroner, alex68, 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.
67
8,054 members
127 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 7.52
Added 2014-03-05, 04:32 AM
- 3 Members
- longway, thecoroner, alex68
71
by John Fowles
6,531 members
108 reviews
3.8
Score 6.61
Added 2021-07-01, 08:54 PM
- 3 Members
- perennialreader, elkiedee, alex68
72
5,376 members
132 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 6.5
Added 2014-02-20, 01:09 AM
- 4 Members
- seasonsoflove, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1,amanda4242
74
2,397 members
116 reviews
4.2
Score 6.19
Added 2014-02-14, 02:51 PM
75
- 4 Members
- SigmundFraud, rarm, seasonsoflove, ahef1963,eowynfaramir
- Explanations
- eowynfaramir : This book is not worth reading. The characters are not believable.
76
22,368 members
243 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.
80
16,466 members
384 reviews
3.9
Score 5.99
Added 2014-02-14, 04:24 PM
- 3 Members
- SigmundFraud, ahef1963, libelulla1
82
6,448 members
101 reviews
½ 3.3
Score 5.95
Added 2014-02-28, 06:07 PM
83
- 4 Members
- SigmundFraud, alex68, Fjola, libelulla1,elkiedee
- Explanations
- elkiedee : See my comments on Tess and another LT member on Rebecca. Love story?
88
5,900 members
312 reviews
4.1
Score 5.5
Added 2014-02-14, 04:23 PM
90
91
860 members
147 reviews
3.8
Score 5.01
Added 2014-02-15, 11:53 AM
- 2 Members
- starfishian, PaperbackPirate
93
16,323 members
475 reviews
4.2
Score 4.85
Added 2014-02-28, 09:02 AM
97
by Julia Stuart
279 members
34 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 4.3
Added 2014-02-21, 10:52 PM
- 2 Members
- starfishian, perennialreader
98
