Reading is something I have always enjoyed. I would love to share here a list of the best books I have read that concern love, relationships, divorce, etc. They all present love in such interesting and contrasting ways. You will absolutely love them!
1. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert. Gilbert discusses the pain after a divorce, and her search for happiness and self identity in her life.
2. Something Blue, Emily Giffin. This book is the hilarious account of a girl who thinks that looks are everything- she feels her life is perfect and that everything revolves around her. That is, until she loses everything from her fiance to her best friend. Betrayed and broken, Darcy must find happiness for herself for the first time.
3. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins. This is a Young Adult novel, but as a college student I could not put it down and fell in love with this story. Once you start it, be prepared to put the rest of your responsibilities aside. "Twenty-four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death - televised for all of Panem to see. Survival is second nature for sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who struggles to feed her mother and younger sister by secretly hunting and gathering beyond the fences of District 12. When Katniss steps in to take the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, she knows it may be her death sentence. If she is to survive, she must weigh survival against humanity and life against love. " Intertwined in this story is a love triangle.
4. The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks. A great summary of this book can be found on the "The Notebook" link. This story is a testament to the power of love through the roadblocks of age, disease, distance and wealth.
5. Love Story, Erich Segal. This is the best book I have ever read. I absolutely love it and would recommend it to anyone, man or woman. It is written from a man's point of view, about how he meets a woman and falls in love in college. The man and woman turn their back on some of their dreams and expectations in order to be together, but life hands them a card they never expected. A short book, will definitely move you. Most definitely a tear-jerker but completely worth it. A timeless love story you will never forget.
6. The Sunflower, Richard Paul Evans. In the midst of personal tragedy, Christine and Paul enjoy a trip in the jungle confronting their deepest fears and figuring out how to love, trust and live again.
7. Twilight Series, Stephenie Meyer. Some love this series, others hate it. I happen to have enjoyed it very much, and love the relationship set up between Edward and Bella. This book tells the tale of a vampire fallen in love with an average girl, and their trek to be together.
8. The Pact, Jodi Piccoult. This book, although it recounts the anguish of two families being ripped apart from one another because of an extreme tragedy, has a love story intertwined. Two couples are friends and neighbors, and when one couple has a boy the other happens to have a girl. The two children grow up together and end up dating. However, when the girl ends up dead at 17 from a gunshot wound to the head, the boy describes a suicide pact the two had together. This is a more emotional read, but it is excellent. Once you start, you cannot put it down!
9. This Lullaby, Sarah Dessen. Main character Remy is raised by a mother who has had five husbands. She is cynical about love and does not believe in the power of relationships until she meets Dexter, a musician. Dessen's books are relatively quick reads and have always been page turners for me.
No comments:
Post a Comment