The literary canon is full of wonderful love stories that manage to inspire and move us. And every once and a while, a little bit of geekery is thrown into the mix.
Wade Owen Watts/Parzival and Art3mis (Ready Player One by Ernest Cline)
I could rant and rave about Ready Player One forever. Easily one of my favorite recent reads, I adored every single page. A thrilling adventure set that spans a Second-Life-esque world, it's a brilliant piece of science fiction dystopia, written with so much heart and geekery. And it's impossible not to root for Parzival and Art3mis.
The key takeaway from that relationship? Art3mis makes it abundantly clear that she isn't anything like her real-world persona, and Wade/Parzival tells her he doesn't care. He becomes smitten with her because of who she is, not because of what she might possibly look like.
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Scott Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers (Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Hands down one of the greatest geek love stories of all time, Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim series is all about fighting for the one you love... quite literally. The protagonist, Scott Pilgrim, has to battle his love interest's evil exes, each of whom is more dangerous than the last.
Key takeaway? Well, there are a few in this case.
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One is that honesty is important. If Scott was upfront about everything with Ramona and Knives, some unnecessary drama could have clearly been avoided.
The second? Don't give up on the person you love, no matter the adversity. Because hey, all good things are worth fighting for.
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Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus "Gus" Waters (The Fault In Our Stars by John Green)
Their relationship doesn't start with a video game or involve Super Street Fighter II style fights with former flames, but Hazel and Augustus' beautiful, heartbreaking tale is absolutely a story about two geeks in love. How so? Well, let's break it down real quick.
• They bond over a book (I really wish I could read An Imperial Affliction).
• They play video games together with Gus' best friend Isaac, and Hazel agrees to read the novelization of that game.
• They write love letters using flowcharts to one another.
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