Booknutt Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I wish I was triplets! That way I could get to some of these great I haven't enjoyed yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booknutt Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 What about the Outlander series? True love through time is pretty hard to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bibliophagus Beagle Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 You'd have to go some to beat Dickens' David Copperfield. Perhaps . . The Odyssey by Homer? Husband and wife reunited after years of tumult and tragedy. Punished by the Gods (no deity likes smart people!) for being smarter than your average Grecian, Odysseus just wants to get home to his wife and son after the Trojan war. He does, eventually, and they all live happily ever after - I'd like to think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Duh! Gone With the Wind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirley Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 A love story that I found to be truly amazing is a relative newby called The Notebook, so lovely I could not stop going on about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 A love story that I found to be truly amazing is a relative newby called The Notebook, so lovely I could not stop going on about it. My mom loved the movie and has been after me to read the book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirley Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I have watched the film a few times now, even managed to get hubby to sit through a bit of it with me, as long as he did not talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnajYelrebmik Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 A love story that I found to be truly amazing is a relative newby called The Notebook, so lovely I could not stop going on about it. 100% agree! Allie and Noah are the best, such a beautiful story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 A slightly quirky but nevertheless wonderful story of true love is Eternal on the Water by Joseph Monninger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shades Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Of the books I have read I would have to say "Tale of two Cities", Dickens way of telling a story, his way with words may never come our way again. Although in a more modern time "the Notebook" was a wonderful touching story , but I would have to say the making of the movie did nothing to enhance the story. I kind of wished I never watched the movie. Having recognizable characters play the parts maybe, not sure but something about it spoiled the story a little, for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litwitlou Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Some of my favorite love stories in books, plays, and short stories, in no particular order. The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare Peyton Place - Grace Metalious Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy From Here to Eternity - James Jones Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare The Gift of the Magi - O. Henry The French Lieutenant's Woman - John Fowles An American Tragedy - Theodore Dreiser Beren and Lúthien - J.R.R. Tolkien Tristan and Isolde - inspired by Celtic legend, particularly the stories of Deirdre and Naoise and Diarmuid Ua Duibhne and Gráinne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasireader21 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 While many people would say Romeo and Juliet, that story is more of a satire on young love. For me, Princess Bride is the best romantic story. Not only is there a great romance, but there is action and hilarity - this makes even the people who do not like romances love this book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titus Groan Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I would say either Wuthering Heights or Great Expectations subjectively speaking. They are not perfect love stories and the couples are flawed but I doubt any real couple isn’t. Of course I feel I have never in my life really loved someone romantically as I have never met anyone with whom I feel I can properly connect so I doubt I have much author on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbob40919 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I think Henry James´s book "A Portrait of a Lady" surely should be considered one of the greatest practical love stories ever written. The protagonist stayed faithful to her husband through real hard times. The book is a masterpiece in its own right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munipenny55 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 22/07/2009 at 12:26 PM, frankie said: I would probably say Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. I've never come across such passionate and unselfish love in any other book I've read. Those of you who have read the book must know who I'm talking about. Hi Interesting. I have not tried Dickens yet, apart from at school. That sounds like a good one to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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