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📖 June Andersen inherits the legendary Blue Bird bookstore from Aunt Ruby. She soon discovers unique letters among the books - evidence of a long friendship between Ruby and the famous writer Margaret Wise Brown. Since the store is on the verge of collapse, June decides to save it with the help of her discovery. She turns to Gavin, the owner of the restaurant next door to the Blue Bird, for help. It seems like they have a chance together, but June has a lot of secrets, and trusting Gavin is not so easy.

📖 Coelho's new book is dedicated to the personality of the famous courtesan and dancer, whose execution became the reason for civil unrest in Paris in 1917. What is her true story? Isn't execution a fatal mistake? The writer is not afraid to draw clear conclusions. Its evidence base is documentary materials from the security services of Holland, Great Britain and Germany in those years. Coelho is convinced: Mata Hari did not die because of political intrigue, betrayal or promiscuity. Being ahead of your time is a terrible curse. The spy Hari was one of the first feminists who was not afraid to speak up. To live your time in the sun not according to the traditional “household” pattern, to challenge men, to choose an independent position - these are the principles that destroyed Mata Hari.
📖 Wonderful, wonderful book! I read it all evening until the morning!This is the kind of spring book when you need to wake up from winter hibernation and stop living a life that is not your own. If you feel like your life is like sitting in a swamp to please others, then this book will shake you up.A love story, irresistible and unpredictable.Paul publishes his first novel and leaves San Francisco for Paris. He writes, meets with readers - and feels immensely lonely. Mia flees London, leaving her husband who betrayed her, and finds refuge with a French friend. Mia accidentally goes on a dating site and makes an appointment with Paul...
📖 Faye O'Neill, a single mother with two children, forgot what it was like to dream and believe in fairy tales. But as soon as she moved into an old Victorian mansion, mysterious events began to happen. At night, Faye sees strange lights outside the window, and in the apartment Above her lives an eccentric old woman, Wendy, who considers herself a friend of the famous fairy-tale character Peter Pan. At first, Fay did not take this seriously, but meeting another neighbor, Jack Graham, made her take a different look at what was happening. Jack does not remember anything about his childhood , and the only clue he finds leads him to... Wendy?
📖 A soulful book in the style of good old England, but with a modern twist. Cozy and warm.A wonderful story from a modern English writer.An amazingly kind, touching novel that will give everyone a feeling of celebration and a real New Year's mood. Five not very happy people, due to circumstances, find themselves in the same house in the north of Scotland. Rosamund Pilcher talks about her characters with a warm, kind smile, and the reader begins to believe that the approaching Christmas will definitely bring wonderful changes to their lives. The novel by the famous English writer is distinguished by lyricism, gentle humor and unexpected plot twists.
📖 A wonderful Christmas story for the soul, when you don’t want serious books, but want only one thing - to rest your heart and get a lost, unique feeling of an approaching miracle. This magical story, designed to become a real antidepressant, is thoroughly saturated with the smells of delicious baked goods, replete with atmospheric New Year's lights and felt with the romantic emotions of the main characters.

📖 Every woman is a little Bridget, even if she doesn't admit it. The continuation of the adventures of the unsinkable optimist Bridget Jones is a novel in the heroine of which many women can recognize themselves, and many men will gain invaluable information about the mysterious soul, tricks and weaknesses of the fair half of humanity.A continuation of the novel "Bridget Jones's Diary" about how jealousy and prison (wherever you end up for stupidity!) almost drove Bridget to madness. But it was when she lost hope of marriage to the irresistible bore Mark Darcy that she had a real chance to change her life.
📖 Helen Fielding continues the story of touching Bridget Jones. Bridget's diary is for those unfortunate and tireless seekers of happiness like herself. In pursuit of happiness, friends and dating sites come to her aid, but true love awaits Bridget in a completely different place. Have you ever allowed yourself to eat a third cake, drink too much, or for no reason? Have you ever forgotten to pick up your kids from school? Have you promised yourself that on Monday you will quit smoking and start doing exercises? Have you ever looked stupid and ridiculous? And didn't tweet about the date even though it wasn't over yet? No? Then this book is not for you.
📖 Louise Clarke is ready to start a new life. She arrives in New York and finds herself in another world, in a strange house full of secrets. Rainbow dreams are shattered by cruel reality, but the girl with her characteristic sense of humor does not lose heart. She knows how many miles it is from her home in New York to London, where her new boyfriend Sam lives. She knows that her boss is a good man and that his wife has secrets of her own. But what Lou doesn't know is that she's about to meet Josh, who will turn her life upside down. Just because Josh looks so much like the one who hurt her once. And whatever decision Lou makes, it will change everything. Lou knows for sure that sooner or later he will find a way to find himself. And she will definitely get an answer to the question: who does she really love?.. This novel teaches that you should always remain yourself, just as you are, be brave and move forward, despite various difficulties. This is a book about finding yourself and your place in this world.
📖 Lisa McCullin lives in a quiet town in Australia. However, Mike Dormer appears in it, who wants to turn it into a sparkling fashion resort. The only thing Mike couldn't foresee was that Lisa McCullin would get in his way. And of course, he could not even imagine that love would flare up in his heart...

📖 This shop, uniquely decorated, is filled with a wide variety of rare items, it is full of inexpensive jewelry and the aroma of the mid-20th century is in the air. And its owner brews the best coffee in the city and proudly calls her store “Suzanne Peacock's Emporium.” It is here that Suzanne, who constantly conflicts with her father and stepmother, quarrels with her husband and considers herself guilty of the death of her mother, the eccentric beauty Athena Forster, makes the first real friends in her life, learns the truth about her mother and finds her love...

📖 An old, dilapidated mansion is located on the shore of a lake in a picturesque location near London. And passions flare up around this mansion, which locals call the Spanish House.For Isabella Delancey, a young widow with two children, this is a refuge from the storms and hardships of life that befell her after the unexpected death of her beloved husband. For Matt McCarthy, who is renovating his home while trying to keep Isabella alive by wildly inflating his prices, this is his chance to own the Spanish home. For Nicholas Trent, a developer, this is an opportunity to create a luxury village for the elite on the site of an old house. And Byron Firth is trying to at least temporarily find a roof over his head.
📖 The book includes two stories. “Alone in Paris” is a story about Nell, modest and loving to calculate everything in advance. However, she dreams of spending a romantic weekend with her friend in Paris, and therefore, on her own initiative, organizes such a trip. But her friend does not show up at the station, and Nell goes to Paris alone. “Honeymoon in Paris” - Liv and Sophie are separated by almost a hundred years, but they are both on the threshold of family life, both hope for a happy honeymoon with the man they love...

📖 When 33-year-old Charlotte Graveney realized that Richard had shelved the idea of ​​getting married, her sister Fliss prepared for the worst. What kind of madness will Lottie decide to do in desperation? Quit your job? Will she get an incredible tattoo? Will it radically change its image? Or maybe she will start a serious relationship with the most unsuitable person for her? If only she didn’t make mistakes that she would later bitterly regret...

📖 Emily Wilson, once the luckiest girl in New York, is going through a dark period in her life. A creative crisis, a cool relationship with her family, and then her husband’s betrayal force Emily to leave the metropolis and go to Bainbridge Island to visit her great-aunt Bee, to a house next to which wild violets grow, and the ocean foams right next to the porch.Emily soon discovers the diary of a certain Esther Johnson, dated 1943, whose entries shed light on the strange behavior of local residents and change Emily's view of the island she has adored since childhood.

📖 Working in a fashion magazine... Every woman's dream? Every woman's nightmare! Welcome to hell with a glossy cover! Coffee? Always cold and tasteless! Discounted designer clothes? They went out of fashion the season before last! Working after hours? You can forget about your personal life! But everything would be fine if it weren’t for the boss - the most legendary of the bitches in the world of haute couture, who either sold her soul to the devil for success, or (according to rumors) was expelled from hell for her impossible character!..
📖 Almost fifty years of the life of the main characters fit into this book, consisting of several hundred letters.Young Irish writer Cecelia Ahern's second novel is a story about how long it sometimes takes to find your true love. Especially if she is very close.

📖 “Look at Me” is the third super bestseller by the brilliant Cecilia Ahern, who has conquered almost fifty countries with her novels. Elizabeth, a young female designer whose time is scheduled minute by minute, has once and for all banned herself from dreaming. Burdened with worries about her father, younger sister and her child, several years ago she was forced to part with her beloved and knows from experience how dangerous unrealistic hopes are. However, miracles suddenly begin to happen in her life. A mysterious stranger, handsome, charming, reckless, appears in her house, as if by chance, and Elizabeth gradually thaws next to him. But she doesn't know anything about him. A wonderful love story is born - almost cloudless, almost ideal, if not for one circumstance: Elizabeth's chosen one came from another world.
📖 Sixteen-year-old Tamara Goodwin, the only daughter of wealthy parents, does not know anything to be denied and does not think about the future for a minute. But a tragic event, the suicide of her father, who lost his entire family fortune, including a luxurious house in Dublin, and therefore decided on such an extreme measure, forces the girl, along with her mother, who fell ill from grief, to leave the city and move to the village to live with relatives. Having lost her friends and favorite activities, Tamara is bored in the wilderness, not knowing what to do with herself. But the appearance of a mobile library in the village and meeting its owner, who gave the girl a book with magical properties, helps her not only grow up, but also acquire other values ​​in life.
📖 Brida is a moving story of love, passion, mystery and spiritual quest, in which magic speaks all the languages ​​of the human heart. The main character, Brida, is a beautiful young Irish woman who strives to explore the world. Her view of life will be influenced by two people she meets on her life's journey - a sage who teaches her to overcome her fears, and a woman who tells her how to move to the rhythm of the hidden music of the world. Both mentors see a special gift in Brida, but she must discover it in herself and continue her path without their participation. While Brida is in search of her destiny, her relationships with people come into conflict with the desire to change herself.
📖 Magic came to the quiet American town of Mallaby several centuries ago and since then has become its legal, albeit invisible, owner. For many years now, night lights have been wandering across neighbors' lawns without permission, wallpaper changes its pattern to suit the owner's mood, and the sweet smell of baked goods connects lovers with a subtle thread. Residents of the city have long been accustomed to miracles. But no one warned Emily about them, who came to her mother’s hometown to understand the mysteries of the past... A small town, secrets, love - all this is shrouded in the smell of baking. A magical and beautiful fairy tale that makes your soul feel so comfortable and light that there are not enough words to describe it all. A wonderful, kind, warm, absolutely wonderful book.
📖 Billy is a shock novel, an explosion novel, a revelation novel. There is no romance here in its usual sense, here is a difficult reality and an attempt to get out of it. And yet, this is still a novel about love and friendship, which can transform a person beyond recognition, “raise” him from the deepest bottom... This book is about courage, about friendship, about love.

📖 New collection about Lviv, food and beauty. The beauty of the soul, centuries and nature are now in the spring mood. When nature is reborn, people worry about it: turns of fortune, gifts, disagreements... The trees reveal the weariness of the Brookians, hearing thoughts in the sky, stories written on earth about the incredible chaos, choking in the storm No, they tell us about the evil and vileness. Particular Lviv cherries and seaweeds also tantalize the soul and feel. A miracle creates a stink, consuming human shares. And they feel just like people: laugh and cry, rejoice and scold, and wilt like an undivided farm... The references seem to be on the pages of a new, spring-fresh book!

EROTIC GENRE:
Books about sex

📖 Ivan Bunin - Heinrich (November 10, 1940)(Dark alleys)
📖 Ivan Bunin -Galya Ganskaya (October 28, 1940)(Dark alleys)

Books for those who are experiencing the bitterness of loss and breakup.
Books for those who have lost a loved one:

📖 Seattle, 1933. Single mother Vera Ray kisses her young son good night and leaves for her night job at a local hotel. In the morning, she discovers that the city is buried in snow, and her son has disappeared. Not far from the house, in a snowdrift, Vera finds her beloved teddy bear Daniel, but there are no more traces on the icy road.Seattle, present day. Reporter Claire Aldridge writes a story about the May Day snowstorm that paralyzed the city. It turns out that a similar bad weather happened almost eighty years ago, and a boy disappeared during a snowfall. Claire takes on this case without enthusiasm, but soon discovers that the story of Vera Ray is intertwined with her own destiny in the most unexpected way... Books on the psychology of pleasure.

In "NG - ExLibris" in the issue dated January 31, 2008, under the heading "From the Divine Bottle of Master Francois Rabelais to the scandalous "Blue Lard" by Vladimir Sorokin," a very interesting and controversial list of "100 novels, which, in the opinion of the editorial team of "NG-Ex" libris" shocked the literary world and influenced the entire culture."

“The millennium has just begun, we can take stock. Including literary ones. The year is also at the very beginning, we bring to your attention a list of the 100 best, in the opinion of the NG-EL editors, novels of all times and peoples.
In the end, why are we worse? The British/Americans compile their lists of great novels, including either boring modern English-language fiction, or even more boring, but long-forgotten English-language fiction. Having added “for objectivity” several Russian novels, several things from world literature. We are also biased, we also include only what we know, what we are sure of - after all, this is precisely our choice. We really want to be objective, but absolute objectivity is impossible in such lists. Although we, of course, have much more English-language novels than the English-Russians. We are not touchy. And if we like something, we say we like it.
Of course, the novels of living (or recently deceased) authors are closer and more understandable to us, which is why there are more of them than there should be. If we had written our list 100 years ago, we would probably have included Artsybashev, Veltman, Chernyshevsky, Pisemsky, Krestovsky, Leskov and Merezhkovsky (they would still be worth including now, but their stories and tales, like many others not included, are perhaps all -that’s better) etc. Of course, many did not enter. Those without whom literature is unthinkable. Ivan Bunin, for example. Or Edgar Allan Poe. Or Anton Chekhov. Or Knut Hamsun, author of many excellent novels. But his best work is “Hunger” - a story! A similar story, by the way, is with Yuz Aleshkovsky. He has novels, but his “calling cards” are “Disguise” and “Nikolai Nikolaevich” - stories, damn them!
Others, on the contrary, entered “through connections.” For example, Pushkin’s “Eugene Onegin” is a poem, but the author called his work “a novel in verse.” So it's a novel. On the other hand, both “Dead Souls” by Gogol and “Moscow-Petushki” by Erofeev, according to the authors, are poems. Yes, poems. But if these are not novels, then what are novels? What do Sergei Minaev and Oksana Robski write? So our position is not a contradiction, it is a dialectic, our editorial arbitrariness.
Despite the exceptional prevalence of the novel genre, its boundaries are still not clearly defined. Most literary scholars believe that the genre of large narrative works called the novel arose in Western European literature of the 12th–13th centuries, when the literary creativity of the third estate began to take shape, led by the trading bourgeoisie. As a result, the genre of the novel replaced the heroic epic and legend that dominated ancient and feudal knightly literature. It is not for nothing that Hegel called the novel a “bourgeois epic.” Therefore, you will not find in our list either “The Golden Ass” by Apuleius or “Parsifal” by Wolfram von Eschenbach. An exception is made only for the works of Rabelais and Cervantes, which can be considered embryonic novels, or proto-novels.
Let us repeat: this is solely our choice, subjective and biased. As is customary, we included some in vain, while others, on the contrary, were unfairly ignored. Make up your own version. The one who does nothing makes no mistakes.
You can see the list itself in today's issue of NG-EL. With brief comments. We have arranged the novels in chronological order (either by time of writing or by date of first publication).

“100 novels that, according to the editorial team of NG - Ex libris, shocked the literary world and influenced the entire culture”

1. Francois Rabelais. "Gargantua and Pantagruel" (1532–1553).
An extravaganza of mental health, rude and kind jokes, a parody of parodies, a catalog of everything. How many centuries have passed and nothing has changed.

2. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. “The cunning hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha” (1605–1615).
A parody that has survived the parodied works for many centuries. A comic character who became tragic and a household name.

3. Daniel Defoe. “The life and amazing adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a sailor from York, who lived twenty-eight years all alone on an uninhabited island off the coast of America near the mouth of the Orinoco River, where he was thrown by a shipwreck, during which the entire crew of the ship except him died; with an account of his unexpected liberation by pirates, written by himself" (1719).
An extremely accurate embodiment in artistic form of the ideas of Renaissance humanism. Fictionalized proof that an individual person has independent value.

4. Jonathan Swift. "The Travels of Lemuel Gulliver, first a surgeon, and then a captain of several ships" (1726).
A biography of a man who encountered incredible forms of intelligent life - Lilliputians, giants, intelligent horses - and who found not only a common language with them, but also many common traits with his fellow tribesmen.

5. Abbot Prevost. "The History of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut" (1731).
In fact, “Manon...” is a story, an inserted chapter in the multi-volume novel “Notes of a Noble Man Who Retired from the Light.” But it was this inserted chapter that became the masterpiece of the love story, which amazed not so much his contemporaries as his descendants, a masterpiece that eclipsed everything else written by Prevost.

6. Johann Wolfgang Goethe. “The Sorrows of Young Werther” (1774).
They say that in the 18th century, young people committed suicide after reading this novel. And today the story of a vulnerable person, unable to defend his “I” in the face of hostile reality, leaves no one indifferent.

7. Laurence Stern. "The Life and Beliefs of Tristram Shandy" (1759-1767).
A charming game of nothing and never. Subtle postmodernism, a cheerful and light struggle between the witty and the risky. The entire text is on the edge, from here, from the opinions of the gentleman Shandy, arose not only Sasha Sokolov, not only Bitov, but even Sigismund Krzhizhanovsky, alas, a storyteller, not a novelist.

8. Choderlos de Laclos. "Dangerous Liaisons" (1782).
A moralizing novel in letters from the life of a courtly 18th century. Vice weaves cunning intrigues, causing one to exclaim: “Oh times! Oh morals! However, virtue still triumphs.

9. Marquis de Sade. "120 days of Sodom" (1785).
The first computer game in the history of world literature with cut off parts of the bodies and souls of puppet characters, a multi-level cutter-strangler-burner. Plus black, black humor in a black, black room on a black, black night. It's scary, it's creepy.

10. Jan Potocki. "Manuscript Found at Zaragoza" (1804).
A labyrinth-like novel-box in short stories. The reader gets from one story to another without having time to catch his breath, and there are only 66 of them. Amazing adventures, dramatic events and mysticism of the highest standard.

11. Mary Shelley. "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus" (1818).
A Gothic story that unleashed a whole “brood” of themes and characters, subsequently picked up by many and still exploited to this day. Among them are an artificial man, a creator who is responsible for his work, and a tragically lonely monster.

12. Charles Maturin. "Melmoth the Wanderer" (1820).
A true gothic novel full of mystery and horror. Paraphrase on the theme of the Eternal Jew Agasfer and the Seville Seducer Don Juan. And also a novel of temptations, varied and irresistible.

13. Honore de Balzac. "Shagreen Skin" (1831).
The most terrible novel by Balzac, the first and best author of serials to date. “Shagreen Skin” is also part of his large series, it’s just a smaller and smaller piece; I really don’t want to finish reading it, but it’s already uncontrollably drawing me into the abyss.

14. Victor Hugo. "Notre Dame Cathedral" (1831).
An apology for romance and social justice based on the French Middle Ages, which still has a lot of fans - at least in the form of a musical of the same name.

15. Stendhal. "Red and Black" (1830–1831).
Dostoevsky made from this - from a newspaper crime chronicle - a tendentious accusatory pamphlet with philosophy. Stendhal wrote a love story where everyone is to blame, everyone is pitied, and most importantly - passion!

16. Alexander Pushkin. "Eugene Onegin" (1823–1833).
A novel in verse. The story of love and life of an “extra person” and an encyclopedia of Russian life, which, thanks to the critic Belinsky, we know about from school.

17. Alfred de Musset. “Confession of the Son of the Century” (1836).
“Hero of Our Time,” written by Eduard Limonov, but without the swear words and loving African-Americans. There is plenty of love here, however, there is plenty of melancholy, despair and self-pity, but there is also sober calculation. I’m the last bastard, says the lyrical hero. And he is certainly right.

18. Charles Dickens. "Posthumous Notes of the Pickwick Club" (1837).
A surprisingly funny and positive work by an English classic. All of old England, all the best that was in it, was embodied in the image of a noble, good-natured and optimistic old man - Mr. Pickwick.

19. Mikhail Lermontov. "Hero of Our Time" (1840).
The story of the “superfluous man”, who nevertheless became, or rather, precisely for this reason, an example to follow for many generations of pale young men.

20. Nikolai Gogol. "Dead Souls" (1842).
It is difficult to find a larger picture of Russian life at its deepest, mystical level. Moreover, written with such a combination of humor and tragedy. In her heroes they see both accurate portraits painted from life and images of evil spirits weighing down the nation.

21. Alexandre Dumas. "The Three Musketeers" (1844).
One of the most famous historical adventure novels is an encyclopedia of French life in the era of Louis XIII. Musketeer heroes - romantics, revelers and duelists - still remain the idols of young people of primary school age.

22. William Thackeray. "Vanity Fair" (1846).
Satire, only satire, no humor. Everyone is against everyone, snobs sit on top of snobs and accuse each other of snobbery. Some contemporaries laughed because they did not know that they were laughing at themselves. Now they also laugh, and also because they don’t know that time has changed, not people.

23. Herman Melville. "Moby Dick" (1851).
A novel-parable about American whalers and the consequences of obsession with one single unrealistic desire that completely enslaves a person.

24. Gustave Flaubert. "Madame Bovary" (1856).
A novel that ended up in the dock as a magazine publication - for offending morality. The heroine, who sacrificed family ties and reputation for love, is tempting to be called a French Karenina, but “Madame” was more than twenty years ahead of “Anna.”

25. Ivan Goncharov. "Oblomov" (1859).
The most Russian hero of the most Russian novel about Russian life. There is nothing more beautiful and destructive than Oblomovism.

26. Ivan Turgenev. "Fathers and Sons" (1862).
Anti-nihilistic satire, which became a revolutionary guide to action, then satire again, will soon be a guide again. And so on endlessly. Because Enyusha Bazarov is eternal.

27. Mine Reid. "The Headless Horseman" (1865).
The most tender, the most American, the most romantic of all American novels. Probably because it was written by a Briton who was truly in love with Texas. He scares us, but we are not afraid, for this we love him even more.

28. Fyodor Dostoevsky. "Crime and Punishment" (1866).
A novel of contrasts. Napoleonic plans of Rodya Raskolnikov lead him to the most vulgar crime. No scope, no greatness - just filth, dirt and an unpleasant taste in the mouth. He can't even use stolen goods..

29. Leo Tolstoy. "War and Peace" (1867–1869).
War, peace and the inhabited universe of the human spirit. An epic about any war, about any love, about any society, about any time, about any people.

30. Fyodor Dostoevsky. "The Idiot" (1868–1869).
An attempt to create an image of a positively beautiful person, which can be considered the only successful one. And that Prince Myshkin is an idiot is just normal. As well as the fact that everything ends in failure.

31. Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. "Venus in Furs" (1870).
The work on the eroticization of suffering, begun by Turgenev, was continued by his Austrian admirer. In Russia, where suffering is one of the “most important, most fundamental spiritual needs” (according to Fyodor Dostoevsky), the novel is of undiminished interest.

32. Fyodor Dostoevsky. "Demons" (1871–1872).
About Russian revolutionaries – atheists and nihilists – of the second half of the 19th century. A prophecy and a warning that, alas, was not heeded. And besides, murders, suicides, quirks of love and passion.

33. Mark Twain. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) / "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884).
A novel of two books. A forerunner of postmodernism: the same events are shown through the eyes of two boys - younger (Tom) and older (Huck).

34. Leo Tolstoy. "Anna Karenina" (1878).
A furious love story, a married woman's rebellion, her struggle and defeat. Under the wheels of a train. Even militant feminists are crying.

35. Fyodor Dostoevsky. "The Brothers Karamazov" (1879–1880).
A parricide in which - one way or another - all the sons of Fyodor Karamazov are involved. Freud read and came up with the Oedipus complex. For Russians, the main thing is: is there God and the immortality of the soul? If there is, then not everything is allowed, and if not, then I’m sorry.

36. Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. “Gentlemen Golovlevs” (1880–1883).
The pinnacle of literary activity of the harshest Russian satirist of the 19th century, the final verdict on the serfdom system. An unusually vivid image of an ugly family - people distorted by a combination of physiological and social conditions.

37. Oscar Wilde. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1891).
A magical, fabulous, wonderful, touching and airy story of the rapid transformation of a young scoundrel into an old bastard.

38. Herbert Wells. "The Time Machine" (1895).
One of the pillars of modern social science fiction. He was the first to demonstrate that you can move back and forth in time, and also that a light genre can raise very serious problems.

39. Bram Stoker. "Dracula" (1897).
A bridge between the measured Victorian literature and the energetic adventure prose of the twentieth century. A work that first turned a petty Orthodox prince, balancing between Islamic Turkey and Catholic Germany, into the embodiment of absolute Evil, and then made him a movie star.

40. Jack London. "The Sea Wolf" (1904).
Maritime romance is only the background for the portrait of Captain Larson, an amazing personality combining brute force and philosophical thought. Later, such people became the heroes of Vladimir Vysotsky’s songs.

41. Fedor Sologub. "Little Demon" (1905).
The most realistic thing in all decadent literature. The story is about what envy, anger and extreme selfishness can lead to.

42. Andrey Bely. "Petersburg" (1913–1914).
A novel in verse, written in prose. Moreover, about terrorists and Russian statehood.

43. Gustav Meyrink. "Golem" (1914).
A fascinating occult novel, the action of which takes place on the verge of reality and sleep, the dark streets of the Prague ghetto and the intricate labyrinths of the author's consciousness.

44. Evgeny Zamyatin. "We" (1921).
An ideal totalitarian state seen through the eyes of a mathematician. Literary proof that social harmony cannot be verified by algebra.

45. James Joyce. "Ulysses" (1922).
The novel is a labyrinth from which no one has yet managed to escape alive. Not a single literary Theseus, not a single literary Minotaur, not a single literary Daedalus.

46. ​​Ilya Ehrenburg. "The Extraordinary Adventures of Julio Jurenito" (1922).
A satire in which the 20th century is depicted as the main character, Julio Jurenito. A book, some pages of which turned out to be prophetic.

47. Jaroslav Hasek. “The adventures of the good soldier Schweik during the World War” (1921–1923).
Common sense in times of plague. A hero who is declared an idiot for being the only normal one. The funniest book about war.

48. Mikhail Bulgakov. "The White Guard" (1924).
Nothing and no one can save the sinking ship of the past. All the more tempting is a toy house where real soldiers who lost the war against their people will be truly killed.

49. Thomas Mann. "The Magic Mountain" (1924).
Tomorrow there was a war. Only the First World War. And indeed – the Magic Mountain. Up there, where the mountains are, you want to sit out and escape from the plague (any kind, it is approximately the same at all times and in all countries), but you just can’t. The magic doesn’t work, they’re already waiting downstairs, and they have very good arguments.

50. Franz Kafka. "The Trial" (1925).
One of the most complex and multifaceted novels of the 20th century, giving rise to hundreds of mutually exclusive interpretations ranging from an entertainingly told dream to an allegory of the metaphysical search for God.

51. Francis Scott Fitzgerald. "The Great Gatsby" (1925).
A novel from the American Jazz Age. Literary scholars are still arguing: either the author buried the great American dream in it, or simply regrets the eternal delay of today, sandwiched between the memory of the past and the romantic promise of the future.

52. Alexander Green. "Running on the Waves" (1928).
A beautifully romantic extravaganza that has helped many generations of young people and girls survive puberty and gain faith in Good and Light and in their own higher destiny.

53. Ilya Ilf, Evgeny Petrov. "Twelve Chairs" (1928).
A picaresque novel from the era of building socialism with the main character-adventurer Ostap Bender. A satire on Soviet society of the 1920s - on the verge of anti-Sovietism, fortunately, almost unnoticed by the censors of those years.

54. Andrey Platonov. "Chevengur" (1927–1929).
The history of the construction of communism in a single village. Perhaps the most disturbing novel is about the explosion of messianic and eschatological sentiments in the first post-revolutionary years.

55. William Faulkner. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929).
The humble charm of the magical American South. Legends, fairy tales, myths. They don’t let go, they still haunt the Americans, because they have to be afraid of the past. Faulkner comes up with the American Zurbagan, the only way to escape there.

56. Ernest Hemingway. "A Farewell to Arms!" (1929).
Military prose, overseas military prose. War without war, peace without peace, people without faces and eyes, but with glasses. The glasses are full, but they drink from them slowly, because the dead do not get drunk.

57. Louis Ferdinand Celine. "Journey to the End of Night" (1932).
Stylish and sophisticated chernukha. Without hope. Slums, poverty, war, dirt, and no light, no ray, just a dark kingdom. You can't even see the corpses. But they are, the journey must continue as long as Charon is having fun. Especially for tolerant optimists.

58. Aldous Huxley. "Brave New World" (1932).
Interpreters argue: is it a utopia or a dystopia? Be that as it may, Huxley managed to anticipate the benefits and ills of the modern “consumer society.”

59. Lao She. “Notes about Cat City” (1933).
Cats have nothing to do with it. Even foxes, traditional for the Chinese, have nothing to do with it either. This is the government, these are the readers in civilian clothes who have come and knocked on the door. It starts out fun and allegorical and ends with a Chinese torture chamber. Very beautiful, very exotic, you just want to howl and growl, and not meow.

60. Henry Miller. "Tropic of Cancer" (1934).
The moan and howl of the male, longing for cities and years. The most physiologically crude poem in prose.

61. Maxim Gorky. "The Life of Klim Samgin" (1925–1936).
Almost an epic, a political leaflet written almost in verse, the agony of the intelligentsia of the beginning of the century - relevant both at the end and in the middle.

62. Margaret Mitchell. "Gone with the Wind" (1936).
A harmonious combination of women's prose with an epic picture of American life during the Civil War of the North and South; deservedly became a bestseller.

63. Erich Maria Remarque. "Three Comrades" (1936–1937).
One of the most famous novels on the theme of the “lost generation”. People who have gone through the crucible of war cannot escape the ghosts of the past, but it was the military brotherhood that united the three comrades.

64. Vladimir Nabokov. "The Gift" (1938–1939).
A poignant theme of exile: a Russian emigrant lives in Berlin, writes poetry and loves Zina, and Zina loves him. The famous Chapter IV is the biography of Chernyshevsky, the best of all existing ones. The author himself said: “The Gift” is not about Zina, but about Russian literature.

65. Mikhail Bulgakov. "The Master and Margarita" (1929–1940).
A unique synthesis of satire, mystery and love story, created from a dualistic perspective. A hymn to free creativity, for which it will certainly be rewarded - even after death.

66. Mikhail Sholokhov. "Quiet Don" (1927–1940).
Cossack "War and Peace". War during the Civil War and a world that we will destroy to the ground, so that later we will never build anything again. The novel dies towards the end of the novel, an amazing incident in literature.

67. Robert Musil. "The Man Without Qualities" (1930–1943).
For many years, Musil matched extremely polished lines to one another. It is not surprising that the filigree novel remained unfinished.

68. Hermann Hesse. "The Glass Bead Game" (1943).
A philosophical utopia, written in the midst of the most terrible war of the 20th century. Anticipated all the main features and theoretical constructs of the postmodern era.

69. Veniamin Kaverin. "Two Captains" (1938–1944).
A book that called on Soviet youth to “fight and search, find and not give up.” However, the romance of distant travels and scientific research captivates and attracts to this day.

70. Boris Vian. "Foam of Days" (1946).
The elegant French Kharms, an ironist and postmodernist, covered the entire contemporary culture with feathers and diamonds. Culture still cannot be washed away.

71. Thomas Mann. "Doctor Faustus" (1947).
Composer Adrian Leverkühn sold his soul to the devil. And he began to compose magnificent, but terrifying music, where hellish laughter and a pure children's choir sound. His fate reflects the fate of the German nation, which succumbed to the temptation of Nazism.

72. Albert Camus. "The Plague" (1947).
A metaphorical novel about the “plague of the 20th century” and the role that the invasion of evil plays in the existential awakening of man.

73. George Orwell. "1984" (1949).
A dystopia imbued with Western society's deep-seated fear of the Soviet state and pessimism about human ability to resist social evil.

74. Jerome D. Salinger. "The Catcher in the Rye" (1951).
Touching teenager Holden Caulfield, who does not want (and cannot) be like everyone else. This is why everyone immediately fell in love with him. Both in America and in Russia.

75. Ray Bradbury. "Fahrenheit 451" (1953).
A dystopia that has long come true. Books are not burned now, they are simply not read. We switched to other storage media. Bradbury, who always wrote about a village (well, maybe a Martian one or something else, but still a village), is especially furious here. And he is absolutely right in his rage.

76. John R. R. Tolkien. "The Lord of the Rings" (1954–1955).
A three-volume saga-fairy tale about the struggle between Good and Evil in a fictional world, which accurately reflected the aspirations of people of the twentieth century. Made millions of readers worry about the fate of gnomes, elves and hairy-footed hobbits, as if they were their fellow tribesmen. It shaped the fantasy genre and spawned many imitators.

77. Vladimir Nabokov. "Lolita" (1955; 1967, Russian version).
A shocking, but literary sophisticated story about the criminal passion of an adult man for a young girl. However, lust here strangely turns into love and tenderness. Lots of touching and funny stuff.

78. Boris Pasternak. Doctor Zhivago (1945–1955).
A novel by a brilliant poet, a novel that won the Nobel Prize in Literature, a novel that killed the poet - killed him physically.

79. Jack Kerouac. "On the Road" (1957).
One of the cult works of the beatnik culture. The poetry of the American highway in all its rugged charm. Chasing a hipster that ends in nothing. But it's fun to chase.

80. William Burroughs. "Naked Lunch" (1959).
Another cult work of the beatnik culture. Homosexuality, perversion, glitches and other horrors. An interzone populated by secret agents, mad doctors and all kinds of mutants. But overall, it’s a hysterical rhapsode, repulsive and fascinating.

81. Witold Gombrowicz. "Pornography" (1960).
Despite the fact that the provocative title does not correspond to the content, none of those who mastered this sensual-metaphysical novel were left disappointed.

82. Kobo Abe. "Woman in the Sands" (1962).
Russian melancholy without Russian open spaces. Vertical escape. From skyscrapers to sand pit. Escape without the right to return, without the right to stop, without the right to rest, without any rights whatsoever. A woman can only cover it with sand, only fall asleep. Which is what she does. The escape is considered successful: the fugitive was not found.

83. Julio Cortazar. "Hopscotch" (1963).
A novel woven from novels. Interactive games, call, Mr. Reader, live, I will do as you say. Latin Americans love to gamble, they are very gambling. This novel is a high-stakes literary gamble. Some win.

84. Nikolay Nosov. "Dunno on the Moon" (1964–1965).
Fairy tale novel. Only there is very little fairy tale here, but a lot of funny and scary things. The most accurate, most realized dystopia of the twentieth century. And now this book is still coming true and coming true.

85. John Fowles. "The Magus" (1965).
The life and terrifying adventures of the soul and meaning of modern Robinson Crusons on, alas, an inhabited island of pure nightmares. No one will ever forgive anyone for anything.

86. Gabriel Garcia Marquez. "One Hundred Years of Solitude" (1967).
Full of drama is the story of the fictional city of Macondo, founded by a passionate tyrant leader interested in the mystical secrets of the Universe. A mirror that reflects the real history of Colombia.

87. Philip K. Dick. “Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep” (1968).
A work that asks the question “Are we who we think we are, and is reality as our eyes see it?” It forced serious philosophers and cultural scientists to turn to science fiction and at the same time infected several generations of writers and filmmakers with a specific paranoia.

88. Yuri Mamleev. "Connecting Rods" (1968).
A metaphysical novel about a mysterious esoteric circle, whose members try in different ways to escape from the everyday world into the beyond.

89. Alexander Solzhenitsyn. “In the First Circle” (1968).
A novel about a “good” camp, a novel about something that, it would seem, is not so scary, which, apparently, has such a powerful effect. In a complete nightmare you no longer feel anything, but here - when “you can live” - here you understand that there is no life and cannot be. The novel is not even devoid of humorous scenes and this also makes it even more effective. Let's not forget that the circle may be the first, but this is not a life preserver, but one of the circles of Kolyma hell.

90. Kurt Vonnegut. "Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade" (1969).
A funny and crazy novel in a schizophrenic-telegraphic style. The bombing of Dresden by the Americans and British in 1945, aliens dragging Billy Pilgrim to the planet Tralfamadore. And “such things” are said whenever someone dies.

91. Venedikt Erofeev. "Moscow-Petushki" (1970).
Underground encyclopedia of Russian spiritual life of the second half of the twentieth century. The funny and tragic Bible of a dervish, an alcoholic and a passion-bearer - whoever is closer to what.

92. Sasha Sokolov. "School for Fools" (1976).
One of those rare novels in which what matters is not what, but how. The main character is by no means a schizophrenic boy, but the language is complex, metaphorical, musical.

93. Andrey Bitov. "Pushkin House" (1971).
About the charming conformist, philologist Lev Odoevtsev, who leaves the vile “Soviet” 1960s for the golden 19th century, so as not to get dirty. Truly an encyclopedia of Soviet life, an organic part of which is great Russian literature.

94. Eduard Limonov. “It’s me – Eddie” (1979).
A confessional novel that became one of the most shocking books of its time thanks to the author's extreme frankness.

95. Vasily Aksenov. "Island of Crimea" (1979).
Taiwanese version of Russian history: Crimea did not fall to the Bolsheviks during the Civil War. The plot is fantastic, but the feelings and actions of the characters are real. And noble. For which they have to pay very dearly.

96. Milan Kundera. “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” (1984).
Intimate life against the backdrop of political cataclysms. And the conclusion is that any choice is unimportant, “what happened once could not have happened at all.”

97. Vladimir Voinovich. "Moscow 2042" (1987).
The writer's most sophisticated work. Four utopias inserted into each other like nesting dolls. Chronotope tricks and other fun. And also – the most eccentric manifestations of the Russian mentality in all its glory.

98. Vladimir Sorokin. "Roman" (1994).
The book is primarily for writers. Roman, the hero of "The Novel", comes to a typical Russian village, where he lives a typical village life - everything is like in realistic novels of the 19th century. But the ending - special, Sorokinsky - symbolizes the end of traditional novelistic thinking.

99. Victor Pelevin. "Chapaev and Emptiness" (1996).
Buddhist thriller, mystical action film about two eras (1918 and 1990s). Which era is real is unknown, and it doesn’t matter. A keen sense of life in different dimensions, flavored with signature irony. Sometimes it even takes your breath away. Scary and fun.

100. Vladimir Sorokin. "Blue Lard" (1999).
This author's most scandalous novel. A stormy plot, a whirlpool of events. A fascinating play with language - like a symphony. Sinicized Russia of the future, Stalin and Hitler in the past and much more. But overall, when you finish reading it, it brings you to tears.

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Valentine's Day is still a long way off, of course, but a book about love doesn't need a special day. Just like a hundred years ago, works about love are read avidly, without being distracted by extraneous stimuli, with a cup of tea or coffee. One looks for answers to their questions in them, another lacks love in life, and the third simply enjoys the quality of the text, plot and emotions. Here are 15 of the most romantic books about love!

• Singing in the thorn bushes. Author of the novel (1977): Colin McCullough. A saga about 3 generations of one Australian family. About people who had to experience a lot in order for life to give them happiness, about love for their land, about the choice that one day faces each of us. The main characters of the book are Maggie, modest, gentle and proud, and Ralph, a priest torn between Maggie and God. A devout Catholic who carried his love for a girl throughout his life. Are they destined to be together? And what awaits the bird singing in the thorn bushes?

• Loneliness on the Internet. Author of the novel (2001): Janusz Leon Wisniewski. This novel became a real bestseller in Russia, plunging readers into a life that is understandable to many modern singles who while away their days on the Internet. The main characters fall in love with each other over... ICQ. In the virtual world, their meetings, experiences, communication, exchange of erotic fantasies, and study of each other take place. They are alone in reality and are already practically inseparable on the Internet. One day they will meet in Paris...

• A time to live and a time to die. Author of the novel (1954): Erich Maria Remarque. One of Remarque's most powerful books, along with the work "Three Comrades". The theme of war is closely intertwined with the theme of love. The year is 1944, German troops are retreating. Ernst, having received leave, goes home, but Verdun is reduced to ruins by bombing. While searching for his parents, Ernst accidentally meets Elisabeth, with whom they become close while hiding from air raids in a bomb shelter. The war again separates young people - Ernst must return to the front. Will they be able to see each other again?

• P.S. I love you. Author of the novel (2006): Cecilia Ahern. This is a story about love that became stronger than death. Holly loses her beloved husband and becomes depressed. She has no strength to communicate with people, and she has no desire to even leave the house. A package containing letters from her husband unexpectedly arrives in the mail and completely changes her life. Every month she opens one letter and strictly follows his instructions - this is the wish of her husband, who knew about his imminent death...

• Gone With the Wind. Author of the novel (1936): Margaret Mitchell. An acutely social, fascinating book set during the American Civil War. A work about love and fidelity, about war and betrayal, ambition and military hysteria, about a strong woman whom nothing can break.

• Diary of member. Author of the novel (1996): Nicholas Sparks. They are just like us. And their love story is completely ordinary, of which thousands happen around us. But this book is impossible to tear yourself away from. They say the stronger the love, the more tragic the ending will be. Will the heroes be able to preserve their happiness?

• Wuthering Heights. Author of the novel (1847): Emily Bronte. A mystery book about stormy passion, the vibrant life of the English province, about vices and prejudices, secret love and forbidden attraction, about happiness and tragedy. A novel that has been in the top ten for over 150 years.

• English patient. Author of the novel (1992): Michael Ondaatje. A subtle psychologically verified work about 4 distorted destinies at the end of the 2nd World War. And a burnt nameless man who became both a challenge and a mystery for everyone. Several destinies are closely intertwined in a villa in Florence - masks are thrown off, souls are revealed, tired of losses...

• DDoctor Zhivago. Author of the novel (1957): Boris Pasternak. A novel about the fate of the generation that witnessed the Civil War in Russia, the revolution, and the abdication of the Tsar. They entered the 20th century with hopes that were not destined to come true...

• Mind and feelings. Author of the novel (1811): Jane Austen. For more than 200 years, this book has left readers in a state of light trance, thanks to its amazingly beautiful language, heartfelt drama and the author's inherent sense of humor. Repeatedly filmed.

• The Great Gatsby. Author of the novel (1925): Francis Scott Fitzgerald. 20s of the 20th century, New York. Following the chaos of World War I, a period of rapid development of the American economy began. Crime is also growing rapidly, and millions of bootleggers are multiplying. A book about love, unlimited materialism, lack of morality and the rich of the 20s.

• Big hopes. Author of the novel (1860): Charles Dickens. One of the author's most read books. Almost a detective plot, a little mysticism and humor, a thick layer of morality and fantastically beautiful language. The little boy Pip, as the story progresses, turns into a man - along with his appearance, his spiritual world, his character, and outlook on life change. A book about dashed hopes, about unrequited love for the heartless Estella, about the spiritual rebirth of the hero.

• Love story. Author of the novel (1970): Eric Segal. Filmed bestseller. A chance meeting between a student and a future lawyer, love, life together, dreams of children. A simple plot, no intrigue - life as it is. And the understanding that you need to appreciate this life while heaven gives it to you...

• Night in Lisbon. Author of the novel (1962): Erich Maria Remarque. Her name is Ruth. They escape from the Nazis and, by the will of fate, end up in Lisbon, from where they try to get on a ship to the USA. The stranger is ready to give the main character 2 tickets for that same ship. The condition is to listen to his life story. A book about sincere love, about cruelty, about the human soul, so subtly depicted by Remarque, as if the plot was copied from real events.

• Consuelo. Author of the novel (1843): Georges Sand. The action begins in Italy, in the mid-18th century. The daughter of the gypsy Consuelo is a poor girl with a divine voice that will become her happiness and sorrow at the same time. Youthful love for your best friend Anzoleto, growing up, experiencing betrayal, a contract with the Berlin Theater and a fateful meeting with Count Rudolstadt. Who will prima donna choose? And will anyone be able to awaken the fire in her soul?

Here are collected the most interesting foreign books about love, which can be read in one breath. These are the best contemporary novels you can find. 😉

Katherine Banner. House on the Edge of Night

The beginning of the last century. The island of Castellammare, lost in the Mediterranean Sea. The once popular abandoned bar “House on the Edge of Night” is filled with life again - a visiting doctor and a local count are waiting for their heirs. This is a fascinating story about 4 generations of Dr. Amedeo's family, full of secrets, trials and romance. Further

Jojo Moyes. See you soon

Lou Clark realizes that she has no feelings for her boyfriend. The girl likes her job in a cafe. But she has no idea that a lot of troubles will soon fall on her, including dismissal. Will Traynor doesn't want to live after the accident. Neither Lou nor Will have any idea what awaits them after the meeting. Further

Erin Watt. Broken Prince

Reed Royal is an attractive guy that all the girls are crazy about, and the guys strive to be like him. But he doesn’t care about anyone, only family comes first. Money, connections, position. Everything changes dramatically after meeting the unapproachable beauty Ella Harper. Will Reed be able to win the girl's heart? Further

E. L. James. Fifty Shades Freed

A wedding is not the end of the story. Lack of mutual understanding, conflicts and omissions - all this often happens in couples where both personalities are strong and complex. In addition, Christian and Anastasia have an enemy who seeks not only to destroy their marriage, but also to take their lives. But true love will withstand any test. Further

Keeping secrets is not that easy. Especially if the revealed truth can cause severe pain to those closest to you. But it often happens that sooner or later everything secret becomes clear against our will. Will Eden and Tyler's love overcome all the trials that befall them? Are these feelings real? Further

Reese Annesley's disastrous date nearly turned into a disaster. But the situation is saved by stranger Chase Parker, who brazenly sat down at the table of the girl and her boyfriend. Reese decides to look for an unfamiliar impudent person on social networks, but it soon turns out that this shameless, cheeky, but incredibly attractive guy is her new boss! Further

Lucy is a sweet, charming girl, but all day long she is forced to be in the same office with a man whom she simply hates. Josh is the complete opposite: he behaves so coldly with others that they are even afraid of him. One day, a joint ride in an elevator ended with... a kiss! Maybe these two don't hate each other so much? Further

A painful divorce prompted Vivienne Walker to return to her hometown 10 years later. In order to somehow distract herself, the girl decides to investigate the disappearance of her great-grandmother, who disappeared without a trace during a flood in 1929. But just one careless step in unraveling this mystery leads to unexpected consequences... Continue

The Waverley family home has an incredible garden - it is believed that the fruits of the apple tree can be used to predict the future. And all the women of this family are special. Claire can make a delicious dinner from any garden plant, and Aunt Evanel likes to make gifts, the meaning of which people will find out much later. And what talents does Sydney have, who returned to her father’s house? And what made her run away from here? Further

All the women of the Waverly family have magical gifts. Claire makes lollipops from garden flowers, and her little sister Sydney makes hairstyles and haircuts that can change a client's life. And her daughter Bay knows exactly where and what should be. But suddenly a strange stranger appears, assuring Claire that she does not belong to Waverley. Further

A lot of time has passed since parting with her lover, but Lucy is unable to forget him. The girl closed herself off from the whole world, where there is only room for a fluffy cat. Lucy feels lonely and unwanted. But one day she receives a letter from... Life. And the time of incredible miracles comes. Further

London engineer Ruby Miller is sent to New York for a month. The girl, of course, does not doubt herself, but one of the leading specialists of the company, to whom Ruby has long been not indifferent, is also flying on a business trip. A passionate romance breaks out between them. But what will happen to their feelings when they return to London? Further

The Whitworth and Wolf families have been feuding with each other for many years. To stop the feud, the Prince Regent decides to intermix them by marrying the Earl of Whitworth's daughter Brooke to her older brother's worst enemy, Dominic Wolfe. If the latter refuses to marry, at a minimum, he will be excommunicated from the court. And the Whitworths benefit from this. But suddenly Brooke falls in love with Dominic. Further

During the holidays, ambitious Alice meets Joe, a guy with no plans for life, who works at a local pub. Feelings arise between such different guys. But soon Alice goes to study at Cambridge, where Major Lucas begins to court her. But everything changes as soon as Joe reappears in the girl’s life. Further

Katie endured beatings from her police officer husband for many years. But at one fine moment she still found the strength to escape to a small provincial town. Here she meets Alex Wheatley. Will Katie be able to trust a man again? Will they be able to build a real family? Meanwhile, Katie's husband continues his search. Further

Once a popular makeup artist Leroux was attacked, one rude guy came to the rescue. Soon the girl goes to Barcelona, ​​where the wedding of one of her favorite clients is planned. And here she meets that very rude man, who turned out to be the groom’s brother. Mark intends to upset the celebration. Will he succeed? Further

This scandalous story keeps the reader in suspense from the first pages and does not let go until the last. A young student falls in love with... a psychopath. The girl completely dissolves in his world, full of debauchery and perverted fantasies. They say love makes people better? Maybe. Not in this case. Further

She had no idea how attractive her older sister's ex-boyfriend was. And he never thought that one day he would become simply obsessed with the only one. Being close to Evie is all Jeremy needs. And Evie dreams of only one thing: to forget about everything that happened in the past, so that the past disappears like a bad dream. Further

Rich, unmarried, handsome, lucky. Ricardo Loc is simply the dream of many young ladies. But is he really as ideal as he seems at first glance? She is calm, vulnerable, quiet Anna-Marie Salvarez, who has become the shadow of her own sister. And these two, seemingly completely different people, are bound by a vow. What will come of this? Further

Of the 35, only six remained. The elite of society. Passions are heating up to the limit, because Prince Maxon's heart and throne are at stake. The closer we get to the end, the more doubts there are in America Singer’s soul. After all, a moment with the prince is like a fairy tale. But every time I meet my former beloved guardsman Aspen, my heart still skips a beat. Further

These were the most interesting foreign books about love, which are read in one breath. If you know any other modern novels about the love and passion of lovers, share them in the comments. 😉

Good books about love perform a difficult function. They relieve stress after a hard day at work, give room to fantasy, They lift the spirits and help readers escape reality by plunging into the world of ideal relationships.

It’s great that readers understand the discrepancies between reality and what is written in modern novels. This is exclusively entertaining literature aimed at a pleasant pastime. You shouldn’t look for a “prince on a white horse”; take a closer look at the men who are next to us.

Distinctive features of books in the genre of modern romance novels

Women love to dream a little, so most modern writers adapt to their desires and write about what is in demand. Men in such works are divided mainly into two categories. The first type is macho.

The main character is macho, usually over 30 years old, not always beautiful, but always smart and charismatic. He solves any problems of his beloved with enviable composure. There has been some kind of tragedy in his life, so he is in no hurry to start a relationship.

The second type of modern romance novels is bohemian-looking young man . He is very handsome, tall, athletic and super sexy. Outwardly frivolous, but inside he is a solid rock. He has already been burned in relationships with women, so he is disappointed in them and is no longer waiting for new love, which will strike him like a bolt from the blue.

The heroines of modern romance novels can also be divided into two types. The first option is a business woman, immersed in work and a modern Cinderella, who has made her way to the crest of a successful life on her own.. In any case, they are used to achieving their goals.

Why do many people like to read modern romance novels?

There are several reasons for this. Let's name just a few of them.

With the help of such works, young women get acquainted with the unknown world of love relationships. They learn more about the problems of relationships between the sexes and learn to express feelings. For some girls, books about love become, in some way, even a visual aid in the sacraments of love.

Married ladies , reading modern romance novels, I again experience adrenaline, empathizing with the main characters. In addition, books about strong love distract from everyday worries. The main thing in this case is not to compare yourself with literary heroes.

Single women When reading books about love, they also experience strong emotions, identifying themselves with the main character. There are no romantic relationships in her life, so such readers compensate for the lack of attention to their person.

What books of this genre can be read on our website?

The online electronic library of the all-library website has a huge selection of literature about love, which you can read online for free. Contemporary romance novels are especially popular. For example:

Victoria Svobodina;
Anna Nevskaya;
Anna Dark;
Oksana Sergeeva;
Penelope Douglas and much more.

So, If you don't take modern romance novels seriously, but treat them as just another way to have a good time, then these books are the perfect opportunity for you! Delightful dreams, heroic adventures, unreal events await you in modern books about love!