At the B&N Reads blog Brian Boone tagged five unexpectedly romantic novels, including:
The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
Westley is but a farm boy, but he loves the beautiful Princess Buttercup, and she too loves him, but it is not to be, because they come from different stations in life. Nevertheless, Westley leaves his beloved to find his fortunes, learns the skills necessary to become worthy of her, reunites with her, and then gets himself horrifically tortured and killed because the Princess is betrothed to the evil Prince Humperdinck. Mere temporary setbacks for Westley. With a little help from Miracle Max, Westley fights off death because he simply has to be with Princess Buttercup. The book simply must have a happy ending. As you wish.
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the other books on the list.
The Princess Bride is among
Darren Croucher's top six 1980s (and 80s-inspired) novels, Nicole Hill's
five best novels written as genre parodies that stand on their own and
eight notable royal figures in fiction,
Jeff Somers's five best grandfathers in literary history,
Sebastien de Castell's five duelists you should never challenge,
the Guardian's five worst book covers ever,
Rosie Perez's six favorite books,
Stephanie Perkins' top ten most romantic books,
Matthew Berry's six favorite books, and
Jamie Thomson's top seven funny books.
--Marshal Zeringue
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