The books that have most caught the attention of teenagers are all mentioned in this article. But what do they have in common? passion, love, drama and broken hearts are the most interesting themes in the 21st century and these are the books par excellence.

1.Cupid & Psyche

Author: Raffaele La Capria (Apuleius)

Year: 1973

Sinopsys: It tells of the God of Love who falls head over heels for the human Psyche. To hide the human beauty, Cupid allows Psyche to meet only at night, but Psyche soon becomes curious, and feeling the need to rebel against her obligations, he makes a huge mistake.

2.The unbearable lightness of being

Author: Milan Kundera

Year: 1984

Plot: It deals with the story of four protagonists Thomas, Tereza, Franz and Sabina who test their limits, transporting readers into a passionate story that wants to make them reflect on love, loneliness and all the most hidden aspects of human consciousness.

3.Asylum

Author: Patrick McGrath

Year: 1996

Synopsis: It is a psychological novel set in 1959 England. It is about the chronicle of a sexual obsession narrated by a psychiatrist who works in a large London asylum. It talks about the hidden relationship between Stella, director Max’s wife, and Edgar, a patient in the asylum for having committed uxoricide. It’s a dark and tormenting story that leaves you breathless, so passionate and overwhelming that it drives you to exasperation.

4.Lolita

Author: Vladimir Nabokov

Year: 1955

Plot: In this novel the author describes love, power and obsession as strong and overwhelming feelings. He talks about the story of a middle-aged man who falls madly in love with a twelve-year-old, Dolores.

At the time of the death of Dolores’ father he marries her mother, putting the relationship that was previously created in difficulty.