Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
This week’s topic is a love freebie. You know why~
Not to dampen your mood or anything…I chose Top Ten Bad Romances for my topic. Probably I should have gone with like top ten literary kisses or something…
1.Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
We all knew it was doomed. Did we still read it? Yes we did.
Did we suffer and cry and read the sequel just because we could not let go. Yes we did.
Do we have this weird desire to read the third book. Yes we do.
Why do we do this to ourselves…
2. Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Rhett and Scarlett. Or mostly Scarlett. Scarlett is just something else. Despite my denial, this is pretty epic.
3. Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
Hugo got this. It’s like…madness. Everyone loves the wrong people and they all end up alone. If they’re lucky. And poor girl is 16 in original version. I’ll just stick to Disney version thank you very much.
4. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Eponine ❤ Marius ❤Cosette. Let me tell you. It does not play well for poor Eponine.
“Promise to give me a kiss on my brow when I am dead. –I shall feel it.”
She dropped her head again on Marius’ knees, and her eyelids closed. He thought the poor soul had departed. Eponine remained motionless. All at once, at the very moment when Marius fancied her asleep forever, she slowly opened her eyes in which appeared the sombre profundity of death, and said to him in a tone whose sweetness seemed already to proceed from another world:–
“And by the way, Monsieur Marius, I believe that I was a little bit in love with you.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
5. Anna Karenina by Lev Tolstoy
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
…Unhappy indeed.
6. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
We all knew it was doomed.. Did we still read it? Yes we did.
Those who haven’t read this, don’t.
7. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Seriously so much epic level of shit happens to our favorite characters, to our favorite couple (not so much to everyone else) and we still adore this series??
8. Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov
Maybe romance is the wrong word for it. Obsession more like.
“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
9. Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Do not fall in love with the lion. I repeat. Do not… …oh…okay. Oh you poor lamb. Damn it all then.
10. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
When it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work…And the number of miscarriages. I was traumatized by those.
What books do you think had horrible romances?
Happy TTT! & Happy valentines sweethearts :)
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Ooh I like what you did with this one- bad romances! Nice. Scarlett was a trip, for sure. And the Fault In Our Stars, I’ll just… avoid. :)
Yeah…actually better to avoid them all :o
Ahahahaha Twilight was, to be sure, a bad romance. I loved your unique take on the prompt :)
Real bad hahaha, thank you!
Great list! I totally agree with what you said about Me Before You! The micarriages in Time Traveler’s Wife were so depressing. When I initially read your title, I thought you were going to write about romances that you hated or something but now I get it haha
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They were and sort of disgusting too. I mean it was a good book but why :o Yeah well I don’t hate them all but mostly they ended badly
Me Before You made my list this week too. I can’t deny it’s a wonderful but heartbreaking read! :-)
Yeah I can’t stand unhappy endings :o
Lol, I can’t think of any bad romances off hand at the moment!!
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week:
https://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2018/02/top-ten-tuesday-ten-very-hot-steamy.html
Haha maybe better not, spoils the mood
Ooh I like what you did with this one- bad romances! Nice. Scarlett was a trip, for sure. And the Fault In Our Stars, I’ll just… avoid. :)
Yeah…actually better to avoid them all :o
Ahahahaha Twilight was, to be sure, a bad romance. I loved your unique take on the prompt :)
Real bad hahaha, thank you!
Great list! I totally agree with what you said about Me Before You! The micarriages in Time Traveler’s Wife were so depressing. When I initially read your title, I thought you were going to write about romances that you hated or something but now I get it haha
Check out our blog’s list if you want @ Love thy Shelf
They were and sort of disgusting too. I mean it was a good book but why :o Yeah well I don’t hate them all but mostly they ended badly
Me Before You made my list this week too. I can’t deny it’s a wonderful but heartbreaking read! :-)
Yeah I can’t stand unhappy endings :o
Lol, I can’t think of any bad romances off hand at the moment!!
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week:
https://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2018/02/top-ten-tuesday-ten-very-hot-steamy.html
Haha maybe better not, spoils the mood
Ugh I hated The Fault In Our Stars!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/top-ten-tuesday-146/
No wonder!
:)
Nice take on the theme – I think that there are enough bad or poorly written relationships out there that a heads up is a helpful thing! I agree with Bella and Edward though. It was so weird.
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Definitely, or not even always bad but just plain wrong :o
Poor Eponine :( My heart broke for her when I read that book
Indeed :(
Ugh I hated The Fault In Our Stars!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/top-ten-tuesday-146/
No wonder!
:)
Nice take on the theme – I think that there are enough bad or poorly written relationships out there that a heads up is a helpful thing! I agree with Bella and Edward though. It was so weird.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thanks!
Definitely, or not even always bad but just plain wrong :o
Poor Eponine :( My heart broke for her when I read that book
Indeed :(
Though I haven’t read all of these, I have to say I do like the French novels. Hugo’s (and other French writers have a completely different idea of what a ‘romance’ should be, and it’s not at all like the classical English comedic (HEA) ending. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t dislike HEA! But sometimes, you know ……..
I adore his books too but romances are mostly very hopeless :) And then there’s always Cosette and Marius for those who want HEA.
Though I haven’t read all of these, I have to say I do like the French novels. Hugo’s (and other French writers have a completely different idea of what a ‘romance’ should be, and it’s not at all like the classical English comedic (HEA) ending. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t dislike HEA! But sometimes, you know ……..
I adore his books too but romances are mostly very hopeless :) And then there’s always Cosette and Marius for those who want HEA.
The Time Traveler’s Wife is still one of my favorites, though. :)
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The Time Traveler’s Wife is still one of my favorites, though. :)
Lauren @ Always Me