Now that I've finally got some time to think here's my list for today.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. This was a favorite summer read of mine and I consider this book to be a magical literary drug/candy. It's not a traditional choice but it gets a spot on my list as the protagonist spends the entire novel falling in and out of love and ultimately meets his end because of his risky affair with some thug's girlfriend. Besides that it's a great display of the intricate love within families.
The Color Purple. Again not a traditional choice I guess but the love and relationships that blossom between the characters throughout the narrative earn it a place on the list. Celie and Shug, Harpo and Sofia (once they work past the domestic abuse) and even Nettie and Samuel.
Le Petit Prince. A dear prince and his dear rose. I love the part where the prince is talking to all the roses he meets on earth after he has tamed the fox and realizes that his rose is distinct from all of their simply because she is his rose.
Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre. Of course! I'd have to be ill not to include these they're just too essential. I loved reading these books in high school and rooted for both heroines to get their guy in the end.
Like Water for Chocolate. I really enjoyed this book and I'm a sucker for dramatic love triangles.
The End of the Affair and Brideshead Revisted. A coincidence that both Maurice and Charles lose out to God in their romances? I think not.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles and The House of Mirth. Because romance is tragic.
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