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!
- Members
- 95 participating members
ahef1963 ,alex68 ,thecoroner ,Fjola ,uath ,merrystar ,libelulla1 ,starfishian ,sturlington ,perennialreader ,SigmundFraud ,elkiedee ,amanda4242 ,rarm ,seasonsoflove ,varielle ,BookWallah ,Myyst ,Diane-bpcb ,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda ,matthewmason ,PaperbackPirate ,hipdeep ,jessicamateo ,hailelib ,rainpebble ,ablachly ,lorannen ,Tafadhali ,madeleine71 ,anglemark ,ssiegel ,soraki ,foggidawn ,iggyjreilly ,cometahalley ,AnnaClaire ,dkarenart ,eowynfaramir ,Friederike.Geissler ,holly_golightly ,kgodey ,norabelle414 ,Clarityz ,Tess_W ,cbl_tn ,lkmiller ,longway ,KimarieBee ,Nerilka ,katemcangus ,Whisper1 ,Merryann ,ACComayagua ,vwinsloe ,TempleCat ,tina1969 ,kjgormley ,Luisali ,linlef ,dara85 ,casvelyn ,timspalding ,Rubenwiering ,sduff222 ,DRHuber ,srtsrt ,karamazow ,ShelfMonkey ,flying_monkeys ,TillyTenchwiggle ,Miela ,LLoLaguayasaminaj ,Longshanks ,chairless ,ex--libris ,cej1027 ,jen.e.moore ,anmaka ,Artymedon ,lahochstetler ,Linkmeister ,gsc55 ,GwenH ,SqueakyChu ,raknepler ,amandameale ,SSPPLibrary ,redheadish ,Suzanne_Reed ,froxgirl ,Jamz ,wester ,0wllight
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by Jane Austen
75,770 members
1,316 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
10,040 members
91 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
26,867 members
262 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
23,871 members
517 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
38,577 members
1,256 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
8
- 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.
10
- 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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- 10 Members
- rarm, lahochstetler, BookWallah, rainpebble, Whisper1, perennialreader, eowynfaramir, thecoroner, alex68, Fjola
12
68,052 members
1,106 reviews
3.9
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.
13
26,651 members
390 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
14
23,789 members
402 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 26.46
Added 2014-02-15, 11:45 AM
15
18,663 members
172 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
16
22,433 members
432 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,
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13,222 members
296 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
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- 10 Members
- starfishian, uath, seasonsoflove, madeleine71, thecoroner, elkiedee, ahef1963, 0wllight, linlef, libelulla1,sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington : Not a favorite
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
2,659 members
77 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
6,241 members
166 reviews
3.9
Score 22.96
Added 2014-02-14, 01:50 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, anglemark, varielle, amanda4242, eowynfaramir, elkiedee, anmaka, katemcangus
24
- 9 Members
- ablachly, holly_golightly, starfishian, norabelle414, ahef1963, lorannen, TillyTenchwiggle, Fjola, libelulla1,
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10,638 members
211 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
11,210 members
169 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
13,056 members
245 reviews
3.9
Score 20.87
Added 2014-02-14, 04:22 PM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, rarm, ssiegel, uath, Whisper1, ahef1963, libelulla1, ManWithAnAgenda
29
- 9 Members
- holly_golightly, Whisper1, sturlington, srtsrt, katemcangus, ahef1963, flying_monkeys, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda,ShelfMonkey ,amanda4242 ,linlef
30
16,761 members
1,220 reviews
4.1
Score 20.39
Added 2014-02-14, 01:44 PM
- 8 Members
- ablachly, foggidawn, KimarieBee, starfishian, sturlington, ahef1963, TempleCat, lorannen
31
3,010 members
65 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.
32
12,516 members
189 reviews
3.8
Score 19.58
Added 2014-02-21, 10:51 PM
- 8 Members
- KimarieBee, starfishian, BookWallah, ex--libris, ahef1963, TempleCat, Fjola, libelulla1
33
by L.N. Tolstoy
130 members
2 reviews
4.1
Score 19.26
Added 2014-02-14, 01:56 PM
- 7 Members
- thecoroner, anmaka, alex68, matthewmason, ACComayagua, Fjola, libelulla1
34
by John Green
24,512 members
1,522 reviews
4.2
Score 19.24
Added 2014-02-14, 01:49 PM
- 7 Members
- SigmundFraud, Tafadhali, sduff222, Whisper1, kjgormley, Friederike.Geissler, jessicamateo
35
6,994 members
234 reviews
4.1
Score 18.53
Added 2014-02-20, 01:13 AM
- 7 Members
- SigmundFraud, Tafadhali, iggyjreilly, elkiedee, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1
36
11,106 members
424 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 17.92
Added 2014-02-27, 09:44 PM
37
- 8 Members
- casvelyn, BookWallah, uath, seasonsoflove, katemcangus, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, jessicamateo,
39
by Ovid
12,337 members
92 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.
43
294 members
3 reviews
4
Score 12.17
Added 2014-02-14, 01:53 PM
- 4 Members
- SigmundFraud, ssiegel, alex68, matthewmason
46
7,761 members
154 reviews
3.9
Score 11.55
Added 2014-02-21, 10:52 PM
- 5 Members
- starfishian, perennialreader, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, TillyTenchwiggle
47
by Jane Austen
36,008 members
500 reviews
4.1
Score 11.45
Added 2014-04-29, 07:52 AM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, perennialreader, Clarityz, Fjola, jessicamateo
49
3,029 members
50 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 10.19
Added 2014-02-21, 10:53 PM
- 5 Members
- starfishian, uath, merrystar, elkiedee, Fjola
50
52
8,125 members
224 reviews
4
Score 9.72
Added 2014-02-15, 07:32 AM
- 4 Members
- BookWallah, aulsmith, Artymedon, ahef1963
53
11,470 members
249 reviews
3.8
Score 9.65
Added 2014-02-21, 10:51 PM
- 4 Members
- starfishian, BookWallah, uath, libelulla1
55
4,493 members
59 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.45
Added 2014-02-14, 01:54 PM
- 4 Members
- varielle, AnnaClaire, ahef1963, matthewmason
56
6,185 members
83 reviews
4.1
Score 9.13
Added 2014-02-20, 01:16 AM
- 4 Members
- Myyst, thecoroner, alex68, Fjola
59
4,417 members
210 reviews
3.9
Score 8.93
Added 2014-02-14, 09:38 PM
- 3 Members
- hailelib, BookWallah, cbl_tn
61
5,203 members
56 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
516 members
20 reviews
4.1
Score 8.57
Added 2014-02-14, 02:40 PM
- 3 Members
- rainpebble, uath, chairless
63
10,250 members
450 reviews
4.2
Score 8.54
Added 2014-02-14, 01:48 PM
- 3 Members
- ablachly, rarm, norabelle414
65
6,165 members
95 reviews
½ 3.3
Score 7.95
Added 2014-02-28, 06:07 PM
67
by Thomas Hardy
18,283 members
240 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.
68
7,673 members
114 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 7.52
Added 2014-03-05, 04:32 AM
- 3 Members
- longway, thecoroner, alex68
71
15,459 members
453 reviews
4.2
Score 6.85
Added 2014-02-28, 09:02 AM
73
by John Fowles
6,337 members
104 reviews
3.8
Score 6.61
Added 2021-07-01, 08:54 PM
- 3 Members
- perennialreader, elkiedee, alex68
74
5,043 members
126 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 6.5
Added 2014-02-20, 01:09 AM
- 4 Members
- seasonsoflove, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1,amanda4242
76
2,267 members
118 reviews
4.2
Score 6.19
Added 2014-02-14, 02:51 PM
77
- 4 Members
- SigmundFraud, rarm, seasonsoflove, ahef1963,eowynfaramir
- Explanations
- eowynfaramir : This book is not worth reading. The characters are not believable.
78
21,321 members
233 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.
81
82
15,935 members
373 reviews
3.9
Score 5.99
Added 2014-02-14, 04:24 PM
- 3 Members
- SigmundFraud, ahef1963, libelulla1
84
- 4 Members
- SigmundFraud, alex68, Fjola, libelulla1,elkiedee
- Explanations
- elkiedee : See my comments on Tess and another LT member on Rebecca. Love story?
89
5,709 members
302 reviews
4.1
Score 5.5
Added 2014-02-14, 04:23 PM
91
92
853 members
147 reviews
3.8
Score 5.01
Added 2014-02-15, 11:53 AM
- 2 Members
- starfishian, PaperbackPirate
97
by Julia Stuart
273 members
35 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 4.3
Added 2014-02-21, 10:52 PM
- 2 Members
- starfishian, perennialreader
98
