Oyster Spotlight: Good & Bad Love Stories

What’s so good about love that it can cause giddiness and rapture? And what’s so bad about it that can inspire rage and heartbreak? We’ve rounded up our top good and bad love stories to see what it’s all about. From sexy science bios to novels full of lovestruck poets, fugitives, and heiresses, there’s a love story for everyone here.

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1	Sappho's Leap by Erica Jong 3.56 avg rating — 1,270 ratings score: 739, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	In Sunlight and in Shadow by Mark Helprin 3.52 avg rating — 3,840 ratings score: 684, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway's First Wife by Gioia Diliberto (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 2,130 ratings score: 682, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Garden of Lies (Garden of Lies, #1) by Eileen Goudge (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 3,652 ratings score: 666, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Labor Day by Joyce Maynard (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 32,350 ratings score: 658, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Enough About Love: A Novel by the Bestselling Author of The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier 3.39 avg rating — 717 ratings score: 578, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Science of Love by Robin I.M. Dunbar 3.49 avg rating — 291 ratings score: 574, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Letters to the End of Love by Yvette Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 570, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What it Means for Modern Relationships by Christopher Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 27,657 ratings score: 564, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Devotion by Howard Norman 3.40 avg rating — 265 ratings score: 551, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The House of Impossible Loves by Cristina López Barrio 3.60 avg rating — 1,450 ratings score: 550, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom by Simon Winchester 3.82 avg rating — 4,328 ratings score: 546, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Festival of Earthly Delights by Matt Dojny (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 141 ratings score: 538, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love by Thomas Maier (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 2,397 ratings score: 536, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre by Sara Lodge 4.44 avg rating — 8,091 ratings score: 530, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Offbeat Love Stories and More by Jennifer K. Lafferty (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars