Books

Happy Valentine's Day, book-loving friends! Let's talk love stories, however you define it. 

What's your favorite? Or if you're bad at favorites (me), what's your most recent favorite?

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But also it's a story about desperation and how helpless we are in the face of love. I can totally relate to the hypervigilance and fear that can get tangled up in very strong feelings, and uncertainty about your place in someone else's life.

And the orginal cover! Since Warpcast is currently in radio mode, I can’t share the image, but google it. It’s the orange one. 

As I understand it, Highsmith was known for her psychological thrillers, and didn't want to be known for writing a love story, especially one between two women. 

Hence "Claire Morgan."

Mine is The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith. This quote, for one thing:

"I feel I am in love with you...and it should be spring. I want the sun throbbing on my head like chords of music. I think of a sun like Beethoven, a wind like Debussy, and birdcalls like Stravinsky. But the tempo is all mine."

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HARD AGREE. It is an excellent love story, so glad you included it here.

Count of monte cristo is my all time fave. 

Although typically regarded as a revenge story, ultimately the motive is a deep love (that's taken from the protagonist).

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YESSSSS. That was such a good one! Absolutely phenomenal. What did you like about it?

I really enjoyed Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
By Gabrielle Zevin

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Love the first two; glad you shared! Amor Towles is new to me. What do you like about his writing?

Favorite story of life and love is probably Gifts of the Magi by O Henry 

Favorite novel is the Alchemist 

Favorite new author is Amor Towles

This one's new to me; what makes it a great love story for you?

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Totally Valentine’s Day material! I like this very specific take on a love story. 

Also these two are new to me, and they sound brilliant, so I’m especially happy.

My favorite love stories are the ones that are disguised as gritty noir. Stories like Michael Farris Smith’s Desperation Road and David Joy’s Where All Light Tends To Go. 

Not exactly Valentine’s Day material I guess 😂

I briefly looked over this book and found it amusing that one of the characters shares my name and is set in the town where I was raised. 😆 It remains on my reading list, pending the completion of some more serious reads.

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this is amazing; must be a sign 😄 also i guess warpcast images are working now?

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Awww…I need a catwoman emoji. I guess 😻 is close enough ❤️

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That is the best kind of book surprise! What in particular did you like about it?

My most recent favourite was November 9 by a Colleen Hoover. It was a book that took me by surprise, I didn’t expect to like it as all but enjoyed it a lot over all. Very easy read. 🥰

Not trivial; classic story! Is there a specific book on the Titanic you really like?

My favorite story is Titanic)) I know, it’s trivial ☺️

Possibly the greatest passage of romance I’ve ever read…

Try to guess the (thankfully fiction) book it’s from!

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The best 
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I haven’t read that one! What do you like about it?

“Arturo Bandini: -What does happiness mean to you Camilla?
Camilla: -That you can fall in love with whoever you want to,
and not feel ashamed of it.”
― John Fante, Ask the Dust

When I have tears in my eyes, that’s the kind of love I want to feel when I end a book. 

Unreasonable Hospitality was the last one I remember that made my feel like that.

I really like "Her", the movie. It's about someone who falls in love with an AI. Highly recommend

Love in the Time of Cholera

Not a rosy picture of love but ultimately a romantic one despite the torture and heart break of it all

This Is How You Lose the Time War is a pretty sweet love story

i don’t usually read love stories but recently read ‘all about love’ by Bell Hooks, and it was really nice and insightful.