What are some of your favourite book characters relationships??

JamilBinAbu

Dear book lovers,
Share sikit your fav book characters relationships
tak kisahlah samada sebagai love interest, enemies, friends, franemies, bromance, girlcrush etc

JamilBinAbu

One of my fav book characters relationships:
the enemies-turned-friends between Aziraphale (an angel) and Crowley (a demon) in Good Omens.

aku suka their dry-humour dialogues, jokes & puns.

missinpiece

Huhu salah satu i minat karakter musuh jadik lover,
then watak si Prof Snape (Harry Porter) pon mmg klako n me ingat sentiasa,

karakter abang2 dlm novel Lisa Kleypas yg mana protective giler ngan adik pompuan mereka but turn out jadik bestfriend adik ipar dieorg.

Banyak lagila tapi seriously xbleh nak hadam karakter novel2 melayu skarang

bukanartis

Watak sirius black dalam harry potter and the order of phoenix. Ada story pasal zaman sekolah dia n ayah harry. Reminds me of my school days jugak. I was crying so hard lepas baca buku tu masa dia mati kena bunuh dengan bellatrix. My brother was like "duh, watak dalam buku kotttt" zzzzzz

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Lord Perfect by LorettaChase                    

  
  

Loretta Chase is one of the best romance novelists — and this book is one of her best. BenedictCarsington, Viscount Rathbourne is aloof, reserved,perfectly controlled until it comes to Bathsheba Wingate, a smart, sharp andstubbornly independent woman. They both know nothing can come of their insane attraction. But when her daughterand his nephew go missing, their obvious course of action is to chase afterthem, and surrender to lust and love along the way.
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Hot Head by Damon Suede                    

  
  

Asweet and raunchy male-male romance about two best buds and Brooklyn firefighters whoare surprised and confused to find themselves falling in love. This is truebromance.
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Again, My LordbyKatharine Ashe                    

  
  

CalistaHolland and the Marquess of Dare almost wed years ago but a series ofmisunderstandings kept them apart. Trapped at an inn together and destined tomake the same mistakes again, Calista now has a second chance... and third andfourth to make things right in this novel that is best described as Jane Austenmeets Groundhog Day.
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R is for Rebel by MeganMulry                    

  
  

Rebel heiress Abigail Heyworth has spent thepast ten years in a relationship (with a woman!) and traveling the world doinggood. Eliot Cranbrooke is a warm, funny and sophisticated American businessman.As they keep meeting through family and friends from Paris to middle America,their relationship gets oh-so intimate and oh-so complicated. This is a sexy,flirty, humorous, emotional and epic contemporary romance.
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Shannaby Kathleen E. Woodiwiss                    

  
  

Shanna needs a husband in name only,so she weds RuarkBeauchamp, a prisoner in Newgate. As one does. What follows is a sweeping and epicromance that takes place in England, the Caribbean and America. This is a true classic, by the author thatlaunched the romance novel as we know it.
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A Bollywood AffairbySonali Dev                    

  
  

Thiscontemporary romance features mistaken identities, a twist on the classicarranged marriage plot, and mouthwatering descriptions of Indian food. MiliRathod is waiting for the man she believes to be her husband. His brother,Samir Rathod, hopes to get her signature on divorce papers. Of course, it’s notthat simple — love and lust never is — but they all live happily ever after in this wonderful romance.
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The Secret History ofthe Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig                    

  
  

Thisromance — often described as “historical chick lit” — features a story within astory. Modern day grad student Eloise Kelly is researching spies of theNapoleonic era and stumbles upon a great mystery and even greater love story. Thisnovel is smart, romantic and laugh out loud funny.
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Dark Lover by J.R. Ward                    

  
  

Thisnovel kicks off the dark and powerful black dagger brotherhood series about afamily of vampires battling the evil “lessers.” In upstate New York. Naturally.In Dark Lover, Wrath must chose between the woman he loves and the woman he’sordered to be with.
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Captured by BeverlyJenkins                    

  
  

Hunkypirate rescues captive damsel on the high seas. But of course, a love storyensues — though not without complications. Clare Sullivan may have escapedslavery but her children haven’t, and it’s no happy ever after without them.Dominic and Clare risk their freedom to rescue her children in this sweeping love story.
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At Any Price by BrennaAubrey                    

  
  

MiaStrong is a young med student with a passion for gaming, loads of debt and adetermination to remain single. The obvious solution is to auction off hervirginity (she’s 22. It’s time.) Enter Adam Drake, the hot young CEO andfounder of a gaming company. Their relationship should be quick and loveshouldn’t be a factor — ha! This is an angsty, absorbing geek-romance set in stunninglocales around the world.
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Gentle Rogueby JohannaLindsey                    

  
  

Hello,Old School romance! Domineering ship captain? Check. Heroine disguised as boy?Check. Insane sexual tension between two people trapped in a confined space?Hell yes. Add boisterous and meddling families and two impossibly stubborn loversand you have the makings of a very fine romance.
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Devil in Winterby LisaKleypas                    

  
  

The hero of this historical romance is a total rake (and villain in a previous book!). Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent, embarks on amarriage of convenience with a wallflower of the first order. Evangeline Jenneris shy, has a terrible stutter, and stands to inherit a fortune if she canescape her unscrupulous relatives. Like the very best wallflower stories,this one is about one who finds strength and confidence from love — and whomanages to reform an unrepentant rogue.
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Pride And Prejudice byJane Austen                    

  
  

It’shate at first sight for Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett but the story of howthey fall in love is widely regarded as the first romance novel — and the best.

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Giving It Up by Audra North
        Like 50 Shades of Grey in reverse, this story follows a SWAT officer who eventually becomes the submissive partner of a woman who's not yet sure how to dominate. Sarah Lyons, editorial director of Riptide Publishing, says that although Giving It Up is erotic fiction, the author's sweet voice "makes you want to say 'aww' in ways that are just so unexpected."
Heat Exchange by Shannon Stacey
        
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        Each book in Stacey's Boston Fire Series explores a relationship between a firefighter and a woman who catches his eye. If you're looking for something hot (pun intended), Lyons says these are the books for you: "Great female characters, hot male characters, and a writer who really nails an authentic Boston voice." (Here are 3 tips to jump-start your libido.)At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
        
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        Set in World War II–era Scotland, this novel follows the journey of society woman Madeline Hyde and her husband, who sets out to find proof of the Loch Ness monster. When Madeline is left trapped in a small town inn for days, she slowly gets to know the villagers and forms beautiful new relationships. Romance writer Lauren Willig calls it "a wonderful dovetailing of coming of age story and love story, where the character has to learn to love herself before she can love truly." Moonlight Over Paris by Jennifer Robson
        
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        Tired of her aristocratic life, Lady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr flees to Paris, sheds her title, and becomes simply "Ms. Parr." As she pursues her dream to become an artist, Ms. Parr connects with a crowd of American expatriates and falls for the "dangerously attractive and deeply scarred" Chicago Tribune reporter Sam Howard. Although the story is enthralling on its own, Willig says Moonlight Over Paris is worth a read just for the depictions of Paris. "The city really comes to life, and you feel like you're living there with the characters." MORE: Try A New Sex Position Tonight
Anything for You by Kristan Higgins
        
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        The fifth book in Higgins's Blue Heron Series, Anything for You follows the life of on-again-off-again couple Connor and Jessica. When Connor decides it's time to settle down and get married, he has to convince Jessica, who thinks she isn't worthy of marriage. Willig says this is the one to pick up if you want a laugh. "No one writes incredibly down to earth, funny characters like Kristan Higgins," she says. Luck Be a Lady by Meredith Duran
        
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        Luck Be a Lady is the fourth installment of Duran's Rules for the Reckless series, and chronicles a business deal turned unexpected romance between a high-class heiress and an infamous crime lord. It's historical fiction that'll keep you intrigued. "Duran writes some of the best historical romance that's out there today," says Willig. The Forgotten Room by Lauren Willig, Karen White, and Beatriz Williams
        
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        This collaborative novel from three New York Times best-selling authors, including Willig, presents a multigenerational story of love and loss that spans 50 years. While caring for wounded Captain Cooper Ravenal at a Manhattan hospital in 1945, Dr. Kate Schuyler finds a portrait in the captain's things of a mysterious woman who looks just like her, wearing a pendant like one her mother had given her years before. The photo sends Kate and Cooper deep into a mystery that connects three generations of her family to one beautiful room. Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins
        
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        Set in the Old West, this book explores the relationship between a black man who passes for white and a black woman who doesn't. Their "forbidden" relationship might cost him everything. "The conflict is a conflict I don't think I've ever seen before in a romance," says Lyons. "Beverly Jenkins writes historical romance in a way that makes the history come to life." Blueberry Boys by Vanessa North
        
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        When his uncle's unexpected death brings famous New York photographer Connor Graham back to the family blueberry farm, he plans to sell the land and quickly get back to his life in the city—until he meets the farmer, Jed Jones. "It's a city mouse, country mouse kind of book about a romance between two men," Lyons says.Everything I Left Unsaid and The Truth About Him by M. O'Keefe
        
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        When she answers a stranger's cell phone, Annie McKay is led into a dark, secret world by the enigmatic man on the other end. The two-book series follows their growing relationship. "Both of these novels are emotional, powerful, and very sexy," says Sarah Wendell, co-founder of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. (Here are 8 tips for mind-blowing sex.)MORE: 10 Little Things Connected Couples Do
         
        Act Like It by Lucy Parker
        Set in the world of the London theater, Act Like It follows two actors who agree to a fake relationship to promote their play. Lainie and her cranky but talented co-star Richard are equally appalled by the idea—until they start spending time together. "It's just terrific," Wendell says.
         
        Serving Pleasure by Alisha Rai
        
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        When Rana Malik spots Mr. Right Now through her apartment window, she can't keep her eyes—or her fantasies—off him. Turns out, he knows she's been watching. Once they finally make it into the same room, Wendell says, "it's explosive—and explicit. Do not read while operating heavy machinery." (Interested in bringing toys to the bedroom? Try one of these 9 new sex toys.)
         
        Off the Clock by Roni Loren
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        Marin Rush is a researcher at a high-end, experimental sexual therapy institute. The only problem? She doesn't actually enjoy sex. But Dr. Donovan West, her new hotshot (and just plain hot) colleague, might change all that. "Dr. West did his dissertation on the effects of explicit sex talk," Wendell says. "Expect demonstrations."
         
        Falling Under by Lauren Dane
        Carmella Rossi has been secretly lusting after her neighbor, Duke, who owns a motorcycle repair shop. When a job opportunity opens up at his business, she jumps at the chance to work with him. "He offers her the position, and, well, they explore several other positions, too," Wendell says.

JamilBinAbu

seribulan replied at 21-7-2017 11:47 AM
Lord Perfect by LorettaChase                    

  

woww banyaknya sis punya fav characters relationships

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JamilBinAbu replied at 24-7-2017 08:32 AM
woww banyaknya sis punya fav characters relationships

tolong list je...kot ada yg kena refresh @ baru nak berjinak membaca

miss_curious

one of my favourite relationships is this mother-adoptive daughter relationship in My Best Friend's girl.
a (black) mother and white daughter.



The book is based around a woman called Kamryn Matika, who finds out her best friend, Adele, is dying of cancer. Adele wants Kamryn to adopt her five-year-old daughter, Tegan after she dies.On her birthday,she receives a card—not a birthday card—from her former best friend, Adele Brannon, which says that she is in hospital and she is dying. Kamryn is reluctant to see her. Two years previously, she discovered that her partner and her best friend conceived a child together three years earlier. Kamryn had vowed never to speak to them again. However, she visits London anyway but when at the hospital she discovers that Adele has terminal cancer and is going to die soon. She is shocked when Adele says that she wants Kamryn to adopt her daughter Tegan.


Being a (black) woman who is left with no choice but to adopt her (ex)best friend's daughter ( <- which also will always remind her of her ex boyfriend..
not only she's reminded of her past, but these duo (kamryn & tegan) also couldnt escape the stares from people who often think Kamryn is Tegan's nanny I like it so much since the book deals with themes of death and grief, innocence and forgiveness.

i've so much praise for Dorothy Koomson i think my friends pun dah get bored of it.

SPACENUT

Elizabeth Bennet dan Mr. William Darcy - Pride and Prejudice.....baca buku dan tengok movie lebih 10 kali....

Wakefield

Jess and Kika Jordan (sisters relationship) in Almost, by Anne Eliot.

"Jess Jordanwasalmostraped.Almost. Verynearly. Not quite. Three years later, Jess has fooled everyone into believing she's better."

Usually older sister yang looking out for the younger sister. Ni terbalik. In this book, the older sister (Jess) suffers from rape-related PTSD, and her younger sister (Kika) helps Jess to be normal again by creating a list, 'Jess Jordan's How to be Normal Checklist'.

Why need a normal checklist? Sebab Jess x pernah recover pun. Jess pretends to be okay so the parents will stop hovering like a heli n benarkan dia lead a normal life (read: move out from home and sambung study).

Jess ni sejak insident almost raped tu dia avoid tidur waktu malam because tidur malam tu akan trigger the incident. So, Jess curi nap waktu siang, minum red-bull to stay awake. Kika banyak cover untuk Jess, to make sure the parents stay out of the loop.

Walaupun the sisters relationship hanya sekadar subplot tapi I rasa important and meaningful.

Wakefield

miss_curious replied at 25-7-2017 10:37 AM
one of my favourite relationships is this mother-adoptive daughter relationship in My Best Friend's  ...

I've read this book. It's a good book. Ni buku pertama I baca from this author DK. If I recall correctly, watak heroine buku-buku dia semua black women.

sarah_ary2

Favorite book relationships- >stranger turns boss-employee relationship-> lovers, emma corrigan and jack harper ditto! Despite being a chick lit book, "Can u keep a secret?"  is however suprisingly funny and quirky. I love how cute emma corrigan is with her ways of relieving herself on the plan by pouring all of her lifetime secrets to a stranger who turns out to be his boss. Wait, not just an usual boss but handsome and charming boss. There are so many crazy and funny ( again ?) incidences that led to unforgettable romance. I believe many girls as well as boys will be hooked up with the book as it is a very funny yet heartwarming novel.

miss_curious

Wakefield replied at 30-7-2017 12:18 PM
I've read this book. It's a good book. Ni buku pertama I baca from this author DK. If I recall c ...

Yess! So far memang all heroine in her books are black women!
she's one of my favourite authors

JamilBinAbu

Wakefield replied at 30-7-2017 12:10 PM
Jess and Kika Jordan (sisters relationship) in Almost, by Anne Eliot.

"Jess Jordanwasalmost ...

agak gritty jugak novel-novel yang sis baca ehh
sexually abused, mentally abused... rape...
aku kalau baca buku macam ni mau kesuraman seminggu

Wakefield

JamilBinAbu replied at 31-7-2017 09:33 AM
agak gritty jugak novel-novel yang sis baca ehh
sexually abused, mentally abused... rape...
aku ...

Eh eh eh, kebetulan je kot ni abg jamil. Manada suka buku-buku sexually n mentally abused ni. Tidak! Buku-buku tu buat I depresi adalah. Kena baca buku mushy HEA untuk betulkan emosi balik. Macam I cakap sbelum ni, 2 buku yg twisted tu I terbaca sebab sinopsis buku tu agak vague.

Tapi buku almost ni x berat. Serious topic, yes, but not a very serious book, the author injectsa littlehumor here n there. I suka sebab certain part memang funnehhh.

separasedar

My favorite still goes to Ramli Awang Murshid. The best are Tombiruo and Ranggau.
Sorry. Too old to share

redapple10

I suka buku shopaholic series by sophie kinsella.
At one point of my life, keje i shop til im broke. Nasib baik sedar diri x apply kredit card mcm becky ni.. kalo x, habis la kene kejar ngan bank officer.. dari situ i belajar camne nak manage impluse buying ni.. so skrg ni tabiat tu dah kurang sikit la.. eventho gatal je tangan nak scroll zalora,lazada etc tu.. and instead of lepak kat shopping mall,i lepak kat park ala healthy lifestyle gitu (when im broke).. time gaji im back to the malls

Pumpkeen

Im not sure if this is legit, but Im loving the relationship between Lady Diana and Prince Charles as I read recently in Diana: Her Own Words book.

The whole world knows who she is, but very little know how bad her life was during her marriage with the prince. To sum up, Lady Di kahwin with Prince Charles masa umur dia 19 tahun and the Prince was 13 years older- 32 tahun. Sebelum dia kahwin she was aware that he had a lover and never really love Lady Di, tp dia just tabah and berharap yg one day dia berubah.

Before dorang kahwin, Prince Charles tegur yg Lady Di chubby and she instantly became bulimic for years sampai la anak kedua (Prince Harry) lahir, which is tahun 84. 3 tahun bulimic, mengandung dua kali, laki ada perempuan lain, and still smiling in public like nothings going on? Wow.

Masa dia mengandung Prince William, dia pernah dengan sengaja jatuhkan diri dia dari tangga with hope to die sbb Prince Charles just biar dia and not be on her side masa tu. Bear in mind, dia dah la mengandung, bulimic lg. This is not the first time she tried to kill herself. Even after 3 bulan dorang kahwin (they were married in July, so in Oct) dia dah seriously trying to cut her wrist. And throughout dorang punya marriage (1981-1996), laki dia ada perempuan lain tapi Lady Di still manage to raise her sons well and as normal as possible, buat thousands of charity that she is still called the Face of Charity.

So I guess what I really like is Lady Diana herself, and her relationship with Prince Charles. Their fight after the divorce was  really bad (search 'War of The Waleses', epic bhai) and I know he was a pig to her but after she died, he himself went to recognize her dead body (even Lady Di ada adik beradik lain and dia boleh je suruh sape2 dia nak sbb shes not under his responsibility anyways), he took full responsible to their children and made sure to raise them according to their late mother's wish they will, and went on to continue everything she worked on until Prince William is big enough to replace him. Its love, but a different kind of love.

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17 Most Screwed Up Relationships In Books






We’ve all had a bad breakup...or four. But we don’t really think relationships get any crazier in real life than they have in some classic and contemporary literature.
Take “Gone Girl”‘s Amy and Nick. Would you want to date either of them? We didn’t think so.
From Oedipus and Jocasta to Anastasia and Christian Grey, here are the most dysfunctional book couples. Trust us, these people will make you feel good about your worst relationship.
Who are your favorite dysfunctional literary couples? Let us know in the comments!

Charles Ryder + Sebastian Flyte (“Brideshead Revisited”)
Some people don’t think Ryder and Flyte were romantically involved (we think those people are stupid). Flyte was a crazy alcoholic, Ryder was an obsessive social climber. Flyte also never seems to reconcile his strict Catholicism with his sexuality. He is extremely depressed and reclusive. And then throw in the fact that it wasn’t socially acceptable to be gay back then: a relationship doomed before it even began.

Heathcliff + Catherine (“Wuthering Heights”)
Well, this starts out really great. They’re childhood friends who can’t bear to spend any time apart. But then Catherine becomes super genteel and Heathcliff is, well, not. And then Catherine gets married to someone else because Heathlciff is not good enough (status-wise) for her. Heathcliff is devastated, and runs away. He ALSO marries someone else , and comes back to Wuthering Heights (probably to spite Catherine. Who knows?). Then Catherine DIES. But don’t worry; she’s not totally gone. She’s just a ghost now.

Mr. Rochester +Antoinette (“Wide Sargasso Sea”)
“Wide Sargasso Sea” gives us a very different perspective of the crazy woman in the attic that tries to set Mr. Rochester on fire. It makes Rochester seem like a heartless man, and Antoinette seem like a girl who wants to make it work but is, unfortunately, a little unhinged. Rochester ends up married to another and Antoinette ends up dead.

Jake Barnes + Brett Ashley (“The Sun Also Rises”)
Trust Hemingway to write a f*cked up relationship. Jake is impotent, Brett doesn’t love anything more than she loves sex. He is hopelessly devoted to her, but she can’t help flirting and bedding every handsome man she sees.

Humbert Humbert + Lolita (“Lolita”)
Um, do we need to mention anything more than the age difference and the fact that he’s technically her guardian?

Macbeth + Lady Macbeth (“Macbeth”)
You know what they say: the couple that murders together...oh, wait. No one says that. The Macbeths have one thing in common: they sure are power hungry. Unfortunately, that doesn’t keep them together. After they kill the king, Macbeth is killed and Lady Macbeth goes crazy.

Jaime + Cersei (“Song of Ice and Fire” series)
Well, they ARE brother and sister, so there’s that. But also, they’re both super evil. They push a child out a window so he doesn’t confess that he saw them having sex. That’s pretty messed up (we realize that Jaime is a pretty dynamic character and changes a lot to be not-so-evil, but he sure is a “bad boy” at the beginning).

Anastasia + Christian Grey (“Fifty Shades of Grey”)
There is S&M, and there’s abuse. It’s difficult to categorize the “Fifty Shades” relationship, but since Anastasia admits that she’s afraid of the guy, and ends up leaving him eventually, and he seems like a creepy, gross stalker for most of the books, we’re leaning towards the latter for this. When someone is young and immature enough to say “Geez” constantly and they’ve never even kissed a boy before, they’re probably not ready to make the decision of entering into a dom/sub relationship.

Howard Roark+Dominique Francon (“The Fountainhead”)
Well, he does rape her, even though it’s sort of not rape, but it really actually is rape. Also, they are both totally in love with each other, yet they never date and they both marry other people, and just constantly f*ck with each other until the end of the book.

Victor Frankenstein + Elizabeth (“Frankenstein”)
Please don’t be confused. Frankenstein is not the literal monster in Shelley’s classic (well, not literally, any way). Frankenstein is the doctor who creates the monster. So, we’re not talking necrophilia or anything here. Despite getting married, Frankenstein is way more obsessed with the monster in a lot of ways than he is with Elizabeth. The monster ends up murdering her. We are going to go ahead and blame this one on Frankenstein.

Raskolnikov + Sonya (“Crime and Punishment”)
While their relationship is, in fact, chaste, Raskolnikov remains a murderer and Sonya is a prostitute. We don’t really see that working out. Though they are extremely close, Raskolnikov hides the fact that he’s a murderer from Sonya for a long time. In a way, this story ends up with a happy ending sort of (Sonya follows Raskolnikov to Siberia where is imprisoned and begins to heal him with her love), but we still think it starts off pretty messed up (but we do give them props for working things out).

Hester Prynn + Arthur Dimmesdale (“The Scarlet Letter”)
Arthur knocks Hester up. However, he’s a priest and they’re unmarried (actually, Hester is married to someone else entirely, but he’s not in town). Hester is forced to bear the shame of having someone else’s child out of wedlock, and doesn’t turn Dimmesdale in. Dimmesdale doesn’t confess until the very end of the book, after which he dies in Hester’s arms.

Oedipus + Jocasta (“Oedipus”)
Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother. Upon learning that they have done this, Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus gouges his eyes out. Yikes.

Odysseus + Penelope (“The Odyssey”)
We know that misogyny used to be a lot more in fashion, but we still have difficulty with some of the stuff in this classic epic. Odysseus bangs just about every woman he meets on his journey (a man has his NEEDS), but upon finding out that there are all these suitors at his home, he freaks out, wondering if his wife has been faithful (dude has been gone for about a million years). We think Penelope could have done better (although Odysseus pretty much killed all the competition, so there wouldn’t have really been anyone left for her to date).

Nick + Amy (“Gone Girl”)
SPOILER ALERT (DO NOT READ ON IF YOU HAVE NOT YET READ “GONE GIRL”): Amy is a deranged psycho (oh, also a heartless killer) and Nick is a womanizing, cheating, jerk. It’s hard to say which of these characters is worse.

Dorothea + Edward Casaubon (“Middlemarch”)
He is way older than her, but she thinks he’s an intellectual and hopes to be stimulated by how smart he is, so she marries him. She soon finds out that he doesn’t think too much of her ambitions. She realizes he isn’t all that smart, and he’s also a super jealous guy. When she forms a close friendship with his cousin, Casaubon forbids the cousin from entering the house. When Casaubon eventually dies, his will states that Dorothea loses her inheritance should she marry the cousin.

Anna + Karenin (“Anna Karenina”)
When a book begins with “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” you know you’re going to have a lot of dysfunction going on.The book is about Anna’s loud, public affair with Vronsky. She tells her husband openly that she doesn’t love him close to the beginning of the book. She is pretty much a train wreck (pardon our metaphor), and things do not end well for the couple (or for Anna).


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