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The Notebook Nicholas Sparks 1996 · Romance Another sentimental romance told as a look back across a lifetime, with a gentler ending.
The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro 1989 · Literary A quiet, restrained story of love left unspoken, with more literary depth.
Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy 1878 · Classics The grand, tragic version of a married woman choosing love over duty.