The Gauntlet recommends several so-called Romance novels that 'aren't generic'. A more thorough look at lists of 'generic' romance novels needs to be taken before stating that,
Now that romance has grown more popular, the same titles seem to be circulating around so here are a couple of recommendations that you won’t see anywhere else.Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe romance that no one wants to admit is a romance, Jane Eyre is the bildungsroman following Jane — the orphan turned governess turned wife. While the story isn’t particularly romantic, with the dynamic between Mr. Rochester and Jane being uncomfortable and confusing at best, it technically follows all the beats of a classic romance. Coupled with the twist of Mr. Rochester’s hidden past life and Bronte’s ethereal and gothic prose, the novel still makes for a fascinating read beyond the alleged romance. (Sheroog Kubur)
Mind totally blown here as no, we had never seen Jane Eyre recommended before as a romance novel. Wow!
Now Gamereactor did surprise us with their choice of the 'greatest love story ever created':
What is the greatest love story ever created? Romeo and Julliet? Wuthering Heights? The Princess Bride? Titanic? Nope, it's Pixar's Cars. The romantic tale between Lightning McQueen and Sally Carrera is a timeless classic, but it's one that has a rather unfortunate ending - at least in a real life sense. (Ben Lyons)
A contributor to Express refuses to 'teach White Privilege classes' as, according to him 'Teaching dirt poor white working class kids in British schools how they are the lucky inheritors of "white privilege" is not just crazy but morally wrong'.
That’s why I couldn’t possibly bring myself to teach “white privilege” classes. Instead I’d be aiming to teach teenagers about all those poor, underprivileged writers who had to battle discrimination and disadvantage to reach the top, in a way today’s entitled intellectuals could scarcely comprehend.I’d be encouraging teenagers to learn, for example, about that great working-class Londoner, William Blake, who wrote the words to the anthem Jerusalem, but died penniless in 1827. Or about another writer from humble roots, Thomas Hardy, who worked his way up to fame and fortune, but was looked down upon by the literati for being self-taught. One of Hardy’s finest novels, Jude the Obscure, is indeed about a working-class stonemason, Jude Fawley, who is refused a place at Oxford and told smugly to “stick to his trade”. Or how about that other famous Victorian, Charlotte Brontë, author of Jane Eyre, who was told that “literature cannot be the business of a woman’s life”? (Andrew Cunningham)
Buzzfeed has actor Ben Lloyd-Hughes 'Rank The Most Iconic Period Drama Heartthrobs Ever'. Tom Hardy as Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights 2009 is one of them.
9. Tom Hardy as Heathcliff in Wuthering HeightsBLH: Ah, I've seen this, of course. I actually auditioned for a part in this – not Heathcliff, I'm pretty sure it was... Linton. He's a sort of skinny, weedy guy. Does Tom get his kit off in this?I don't think he does, but it is Tom Hardy, so...BLH: Yeah! I mean, it is a great role for him. I've also seen the Andrea Arnold version, which is fantastic. It's so gritty, you can almost sort of feel the wind in your face in that one. On that basis, I'll go with nine. Although Tom is a fantastic actor! (Sam Cleal)
Folk Radio reviews Rupert Wates' album Elegies.
Warmer sentiments are to be found in the slow-waltzing Cathy (“She’s so very glad to see you/She smiles as you walk in the door/Family and friends lovers of yore/Cathy is happy to meet you/Cathy is happy to meet you“), though you might suspect Wuthering Heights played a part in its gestation. (Mike Davies)
