Favorite Literary Love Stories

Descrizione
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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Molto rumore per nulla
di William Shakespeare
10,634 utenti
98 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 3
17 Members
hailelib, ablachly, hipdeep, rarm, foggidawn, Tafadhali, AnnaClaire, Miela, madeleine71, Myyst, thecoroner, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, kjgormley, lorannen, Fjola, dkarenart,aulsmith ,Friederike.Geissler
3
Jane Eyre
di Charlotte Brontë
58,834 utenti
913 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 2
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
Spiegazioni
: 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."
4
La storia fantastica
di William Goldman
24,777 utenti
530 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 5
17 Members
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5
Persuasione
di Jane Austen
28,651 utenti
532 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 8
12 Members
holly_golightly, starfishian, Tafadhali, AnnaClaire, cbl_tn, merrystar, madeleine71, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda, dkarenart
6
La moglie dell'uomo che viaggiava nel tempo
di Audrey Niffenegger
39,442 utenti
1,271 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 6
15 Members
anglemark, lkmiller, KimarieBee, starfishian, BookWallah, wester, rainpebble, uath, PaperbackPirate, madeleine71, sturlington, perennialreader, srtsrt, ahef1963, dkarenart,kgodey ,linlef
7
Romeo e Giulietta
di William Shakespeare
28,481 utenti
279 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 4
15 Members
hailelib, lahochstetler, starfishian, ssiegel, madeleine71, Myyst, eowynfaramir, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, flying_monkeys, Clarityz, Friederike.Geissler, dkarenart
8
Gaudy Night
di Dorothy L. Sayers
5,449 utenti
149 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 10
11 Members
hailelib, casvelyn, Tafadhali, varielle, aulsmith, cbl_tn, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, jen.e.moore
Spiegazioni
sturlington: A proposal in Latin. It doesn't get much more erudite than that.
9
L'amore ai tempi del colera
di Gabriel Garcia Marquez
27,766 utenti
407 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 14
10 Members
ablachly, SqueakyChu, longway, starfishian, varielle, merrystar, Luisali, ahef1963, ACComayagua, lorannen,linlef
10
Emma
di Jane Austen
37,889 utenti
505 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 9
14 Members
rarm, iggyjreilly, cbl_tn, seasonsoflove, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Clarityz, lorannen, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda, jessicamateo,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Mr. Knightly could have done much better.
11
Il grande Gatsby
di F. Scott Fitzgerald
72,013 utenti
1,163 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 13
12 Members
rarm, longway, ssiegel, PaperbackPirate, seasonsoflove, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, ACComayagua, LLoLaguayasaminaj, Rubenwiering,ShelfMonkey ,aulsmith ,amanda4242
Spiegazioni
sturlington: That first love you never get over.
12
Il circo della notte
di Erin Morgenstern
18,370 utenti
1,262 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 29
8 Members
ablachly, foggidawn, KimarieBee, starfishian, sturlington, ahef1963, TempleCat, lorannen
13
Non lasciarmi
di Kazuo Ishiguro
22,780 utenti
937 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 35
9 Members
holly_golightly, Whisper1, sturlington, srtsrt, katemcangus, ahef1963, flying_monkeys, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda,ShelfMonkey ,amanda4242 ,linlef ,
14
Uccelli di rovo - I giovedì della signora Giulia
di Colleen McCullough
7,543 utenti
147 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 22
9 Members
lkmiller, KimarieBee, BookWallah, rainpebble, amanda4242, perennialreader, Tess_W, ahef1963, Fjola
15
Espiazione
di Ian McEwan
26,446 utenti
626 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 24
9 Members
ablachly, holly_golightly, starfishian, norabelle414, ahef1963, lorannen, TillyTenchwiggle, Fjola, libelulla1,
16
Cime tempestose
di Emily Brontë
51,879 utenti
698 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 7
14 Members
starfishian, rainpebble, uath, Myyst, DRHuber, thecoroner, tina1969, alex68, vwinsloe, Tess_W, ahef1963, Friederike.Geissler, Rubenwiering, jessicamateo,Tafadhali ,aulsmith ,amanda4242 ,sturlington
17
Il paziente inglese
di Michael Ondaatje
11,545 utenti
174 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 27
9 Members
ShelfMonkey, rarm, BookWallah, varielle, perennialreader, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, TillyTenchwiggle, Fjola,sturlington
18
Stardust
di Neil Gaiman
21,910 utenti
562 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 20
11 Members
hailelib, hipdeep, rarm, norabelle414, amanda4242, madeleine71, Myyst, kgodey, ahef1963, lorannen, ManWithAnAgenda,linlef
19
Camera con vista
di E. M. Forster
11,164 utenti
222 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 25
9 Members
holly_golightly, BookWallah, amanda4242, merrystar, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963
20
Avviso ai naviganti
di E. Annie Proulx
13,417 utenti
248 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 28
8 Members
ShelfMonkey, rarm, ssiegel, uath, Whisper1, ahef1963, libelulla1, ManWithAnAgenda
21
Sogno di una notte di mezza estate
di William Shakespeare
19,773 utenti
177 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 16
10 Members
AnnaClaire, aulsmith, uath, Miela, seasonsoflove, thecoroner, ahef1963, matthewmason, Friederike.Geissler, jessicamateo
22
La neve cade sui cedri
di David Guterson
12,959 utenti
190 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 31
8 Members
KimarieBee, starfishian, BookWallah, ex--libris, ahef1963, TempleCat, Fjola, libelulla1
23
Possessione. Una storia romantica
di A.S. Byatt
12,947 utenti
288 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 11
11 Members
starfishian, uath, seasonsoflove, madeleine71, thecoroner, elkiedee, ahef1963, 0wllight, linlef, libelulla1, Charon07,sturlington
Spiegazioni
sturlington : Not a favorite
24
Il castello errante di Howl
di Diana Wynne Jones
12,204 utenti
439 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 36
6 Members
casvelyn, merrystar, Myyst, soraki, cej1027, ahef1963
25
La prima moglie
di Daphne Du Maurier
20,697 utenti
609 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 49
5 Members
sduff222, seasonsoflove, perennialreader, tina1969, ahef1963,
Spiegazioni
: If this is a great love story, I'm opting out of relationships for good.
26
Christy
di Catherine Marshall
3,653 utenti
44 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 51
4 Members
varielle, cbl_tn, cej1027, ahef1963
27
Racconto d'inverno
di William Shakespeare
4,756 utenti
59 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 55
4 Members
varielle, AnnaClaire, ahef1963, matthewmason
28
Il mandolino del capitano Corelli
di Louis De Bernières
7,993 utenti
155 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 47
5 Members
starfishian, perennialreader, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, TillyTenchwiggle
29
Piccole donne
di Louisa May Alcott
26,375 utenti
398 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 37
8 Members
casvelyn, BookWallah, uath, seasonsoflove, katemcangus, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, jessicamateo,
30
The Blue Castle
di L. M. Montgomery
2,947 utenti
112 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 58
4 Members
foggidawn, merrystar, ahef1963, libelulla1
31
Quel che resta del giorno
di Kazuo Ishiguro
16,323 utenti
475 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 93
3 Members
anglemark, ahef1963, Fjola,
32
Rose in fiore
di Louisa May Alcott
2,691 utenti
33 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 156
2 Members
foggidawn, ahef1963,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not as good as the first book, Eight Cousins.
33
Antonio e Cleopatra
di William Shakespeare
5,483 utenti
61 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 61
4 Members
elkiedee, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, matthewmason
34
Addio alle armi
di Ernest Hemingway
22,368 utenti
243 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 76
4 Members
varielle, amanda4242, thecoroner, ahef1963,aulsmith
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : I never really felt he loved her, just that she was convenient.
35
La compagnia dell'anello
di J. R. R. Tolkien
54,493 utenti
485 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 158
2 Members
eowynfaramir, ahef1963,merrystar
Spiegazioni
eowynfaramir: Eowyn (a strong woman) and Faramir (a gentle and educated warrior) find love in Gondor while the fate of the West is decided in Mordor. Don't watch the movie! Read the Return of the King and you will appreciate their small love story in the midst of a great war.
36
Nord e Sud
di Elizabeth Gaskell
7,408 utenti
245 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 34
7 Members
SigmundFraud, Tafadhali, iggyjreilly, elkiedee, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1
37
Lasciate fare a Psmith
di P. G. Wodehouse
2,195 utenti
55 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 92
2 Members
Longshanks, ahef1963
38
The Knight's Tale
di Geoffrey Chaucer
138 utenti
4.1
Classifica globale 65
3 Members
aulsmith, ahef1963, matthewmason
39
The Hunger Games Trilogy
di Suzanne Collins
5,376 utenti
132 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 72
4 Members
seasonsoflove, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1,amanda4242
40
A Light in the Window
di Jan Karon
3,927 utenti
35 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 98
2 Members
foggidawn, ahef1963
41
Chéri and The Last of Chéri
di Colette
1,005 utenti
15 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 79
3 Members
hipdeep, alex68, ahef1963
42
L'assassino cieco
di Margaret Atwood
16,466 utenti
384 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 80
3 Members
SigmundFraud, ahef1963, libelulla1
43
Middlemarch
di George Eliot
17,703 utenti
330 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 68
5 Members
thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1,sturlington
44
La spia che venne dal freddo
di John le Carré
8,590 utenti
239 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 53
4 Members
BookWallah, aulsmith, Artymedon, ahef1963
46
Belcanto
di Ann Patchett
13,190 utenti
457 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 75
4 Members
SigmundFraud, rarm, seasonsoflove, ahef1963,eowynfaramir
Spiegazioni
eowynfaramir : This book is not worth reading. The characters are not believable.
47
Tess dei d'Urberville
di Thomas Hardy
19,142 utenti
243 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 66
5 Members
thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, Fjola, libelulla1,elkiedee
Spiegazioni
elkiedee : Excellent novel, but see comments on Rebecca above - the same could be said of a few of the novels here really.