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My previous takes on the Valentine’s Day freebie post include: Bookish Romantic Quotes, Conversation Hearts on Book Covers, Helpful Nonfiction Books About Relationships, Books I Liked About Asexual Characters, and Books About Chocolate.
While I’m happily married, my spouse and I don’t celebrate this holiday unless you count checking the local drugstore for candy sales on February 15. (This is something I recommend no matter what your relationship status or feelings about Valentine’s Day may be! Half price candy is nothing to sneeze at if you’re in the mood for some chocolate or conversation hearts).
We’d rather stay home on Valentine’s Day, avoid the crowds, and have a nice date later on in the year when restaurants are quieter and our server has more time for all of their tables.
Luckily, romantic love is only one of the many types of love out there, so this year I will be honouring Valentine’s Day by mentioning some of my favourite books that include strong friendships. Perhaps I should call this a Galentine’s Day post instead, except that this is not going to be a women-only list!
1.Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
2. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
4. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
5. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
6. Sula by Toni Morrison
7. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
8. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
9. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
10. My Ántonia by Willa Cather
11. Little Bee by Chris Cleave
What are your favourite books that include strong platonic relationships?
Project Hail Mary is an interesting one! That relationship is the only thing that got me through all the maths 😂
Ha, there was a lot of math for sure.
Love it! And there are such great friendships in both Project Hail Mary and Lord of the Rings. I love both of those books. 😀
Thank you. 🙂
The ladyfriend and I were just talking about The Outsiders last night. Did you read That was Then, This is Now? That was my intro to Hinton.
No, I never have. I’ll see if my local library has it.
I love amazing platonic relationships and honestly, sometimes I prefer them! 😍 Project Hail Mary is high up on my TBR and I’m very excited to read it this year. Great take on the topic today, Lydia. Hope you find some great candy deals this year! 😃
Thank you. Happy reading!
I haven’t read Tolkien, but that seems like a great fit! From what I do know about those stories, it would seem like there are a lot of strong friendships in those books, which is also a relationship not to be underrated. 🙂 Thanks for visiting my list!
Yes, absolutely. And you’re welcome.
I love the friendships in Lord of the Rings so much! Everyone should have a Samwise for sure 🙂
I love when PHM can be worked into a list!!! I think Winn and Jack from The River would fit your list…have you read it?
The Lord of the Rings is a great choice! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
the lord of the rings is a great choice. i would add sibling-love in stories and add georgia and shawn in mira grant’s Feed.
I am 100% with you on Valentine’s Day! I’m not a fan, never have been. Now I’ve got a kid I put some effort into making a few things because any excuse to make a day more special for my kiddo is worth taking, but my husband and I still don’t fuss with it! I love your list idea, and I particularly love that Project Hail Mary is top of your list as that’s one of my all-time favourite friendships! I hope you have a great week, including some excellent half price chocolate on the weekend!
Great list and I love your take on this topic. I haven’t read any of these, but that’s a great list.