I am putting down this post after getting inspired by Nitica's recommendation of Acts of Faith as a great read! I don't know how many of you are into books and stuff, but I am completely crazy about Books and just devour them up! Since KYPH is a love-story, in continuation with its theme, I am putting down the names of some of the best love stories / romance based books that I have read (And no I do not include M&B when I talk about books!!!) And btw, the review is not mine, I would have written one for every book that I loved reading, but then I will just go on and on and on!
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LOVE STORY – With this begins one of Erich Segal most celebrated novels where he pens down a saga about two beautiful but totally different characters that fall in love with each other when they know they have nothing in common but love. The blunt and inspiring conversations of Oliver Barrett, a millionaire Harvard ice hockey jock and Jennifer Cavilleri a wise-cracking Radcliff music major are the highlights of this book. They are sure to bring an ear to ear smile on your face and feasibly even make you laugh. I have read this book about a 100 times, but it still evokes the same tears and laughers from me, in every read. Love story is truly a book to die for, a book for all ages, all occasion and a must read for every person who believes in the magic of love!
WUTHERING HEIGHTS - In a series of flashbacks and time shifts, Bront draws a powerful picture of the enigmatic Heathcliff, who is brought to Heights from the streets of Liverpool by Mr Earnshaw. Heathcliff is treated as Earnshaw's own children, Catherine and Hindley. After his death Heathcliff is bullied by Hindley, who loves Catherine, but she marries Edgar Linton. Heathcliff 's destructive force is unleashed, and his first victim is Catherine, who dies giving birth to a girl, another Catherine. Isabella Linton, Edgar's sister, whom he had married, flees to the south. Their son Linton and Catherine are married, but always sickly Linton dies. Hareton, Hindley's son, and the young widow became close. Increasingly isolated and alienated from daily life, Heathcliff experiences visions, and he longs for the death that will reunite him with Catherine. The passion with which Heathcliff loves Catherine can melt even a rock, it is a spine-chilling story of the power of love over human emtions!
LOVE IN THE TIMES OF CHOLERA - While delivering a message to her father, Florentino Ariza spots the barely pubescent Fermina Daza and immediately falls in love. What follows is the story of a passion that extends over 50 years, as Fermina is courted solely by letter, decisively rejects her suitor when he first speaks, and then joins the urbane Dr. Juvenal Urbino, much above her station, in a marriage initially loveless but ultimately remarkable in its strength. Florentino remains faithful in his fashion; paralleling the tale of the marriage is that of his numerous liaisons, all ultimately without the depth of love he again declares at Urbino's death. In substance and style not as fantastical, as mythologizing, as the previous works, this is a compelling exploration of the myths we make of love. One of the best love legends to have been penned, by my current favorite author!
DADDY LONG LEGS - Jerusha Abbott has grown up in the John Grier Home for orphans. As the oldest, she is in charge of the younger children. An anonymous benefactor on the Board, "Mr. Smith," decides to send her to college, as long as she writes to him faithfully detailing her education. Through a series of letters Jerusha writes to "Daddy-Long-Legs," a relationship filled with affection and respect develops, even though she is the only correspondent throughout the years. Jerusha and Mr. Smith are separated by every possible aspect, of age, social barrier, personalities, but still end up falling hopelessly and madly in love with one another! Wonderful read!
THE FAR PAVILIONS - The Far Pavilions is the story of a young boy, Ashton- also called Akbar and in northern India who was actually British and is saved by his Indian Amah (nanny) during one of the Indian uprisings that led to India's independence. Raised as an Indian he happens to meet and become friends with a young girl of royal family. Later as his British heritage becomes known, he is sent away to England to school, but never forgets her. As a British soldier he is sent back to India and is assigned to a group that is escorting a group from the north to a wedding in the south - along the way finding out that the bride is his friend Anjuli. The provice they travel to is very primative and she will not be having a pleasant life there as the newest of several wives, but she does her duty and goes. Not before falling in love with her guard and understanding what real love is. .
LITTLE WOMEN – Definitely not a classic love story, but who can forget the great friendship and deep, secretly hidden love between Jo and Laurie! When I read the sequel for this book, I was shattered to see that Jo and Laurie get married to separate people. Jo and Laurie share a beautiful bonding of friendship and trust, but are always fighting and squabbling with one another, till they get separated and realize what they actually mean for one another!
DOCTORS - One of my all time favorite books...if you love ER you will love this! The main story is about the Harvard medical class of 1962 with emphasis on the two main characters, Barney and Laura. They grew up next to each other and always aspired to be doctors, eventually ending up in medical school together. There is a lot of medical knowledge to be found here and many exciting hospital room scenes. There is also a simmering attraction between Laura and Barney that begs to be consummated and eventually is, though it takes many years filled with scientific celebrity and disappointing relationships to finally get there.
There are many more, will list them down later! I call upon all of you to contribute the names and a short review of some of the best love stories you have read! It can be anything, a novel, a short-story, an M&B novel, an article…..anything!
BTW, I am coming up with another post on the best romantic movies of all times.....its gonna be an English Movie thing, will come up with a Hindi list later!
Cheers,
Chilly
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