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From tear jerkers to the warm fuzzies, the New York Public Library shares...
From tear-jerkers to the warm fuzzies, the New York Public Library shares with YourTango their top 10 picks for the greatest romantic reads of all time. They can melt your heart, make you laugh and leave you longing for a Kleenex. Who can resist the most sought after romantic novels of all time? Whether you are looking for that special someone, or blissfully in love, these ageless classics know just how to pull on those heartstrings. So, jump under the covers, turn down the lights and get flippin'.
1. Wuthering Heights: A total eclipse of the heart.
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Stephanie Meyer's finale will leave fans of the vampire saga disappointed.
Breaking Dawn, the final chapter in Stephanie Meyer's addicting vampire love saga, should have been titled Breaking Rules. In the first three novels of the Twilight series, Meyers clearly outlined the laws of living that made this fantasy world so tangible. In this final book, however, she ignores everything she’s had us believe to create a novel that is filled with unnecessary drama and plot twists. Breaking Dawn speeds toward a climax that ultimately fails to deliver.
I realize that I probably bring a biased eye to the book since I think of the main characters of … Read More
What's it like being married to the President of the United States?
Do you ever think about Laura Bush? May sound like a strange question, but it's really not: Do you ever consider what life must be like for the woman married to the most powerful man in the world?
The author Curtis Sittenfeld is picking up the slack. She has parlayed a deep fascination with Laura into the 558-page novel, American Wife, which imagines the courtship and marriage of a librarian named Alice and her hard-drinking, baseball-team-owning, born-again husband Charlie Blackwell. Through good times and hardship, a doting Alice stands by Charlie's side—all the way to the White … Read More
The Russian leader claims that there is no wedding in his near future.
Last week we mentioned a rumor about that Vladimir Putin (Russian President) may be engaged to ultra-flexible gymnast Alina Kabaeva. And now Putin is addressing those rumors. He said something about there being a great many women that he is linked to and Yahoo quoted him as saying, "There is a private life in which no one should interfere -- I've always had a low opinion of those with snotty noses and erotic fantasies who delve into the lives of others." Although it’s kind of mean and paints a beautiful mental picture, it’s not a denial.
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