Love Story

Erich Segal
Love Story
Some stories last forever...
I am not much of an overt romantic, however, romance is something that very few of us truly dislikes (Note the truly). I read ‘Love Story’ more to be ‘in sync’ than anything else. It was twelve grade that saw this flick ‘Mujhse Dosti Karoge’ -- Fell in love with everything about it. The story (Erich Segal’s ‘Love Story’) has a special significance in the bringing together of lovers in Yash Chopra production. Apart from the heart-locket and gobhi ke paronthe (wink).
Jennie, Oliver Barrett; Phil, Oliver III – each character stamps the soul. There’s nothing outlandish or flowery about the Love Story, since it has the typical high-society boy falling for humble-roots girl. Yet, the honesty, integrity and transparency... Of ever character, the sincerity, maturity and humility... of the writer, jumps out at you. Utmost importance can be given to the fact that spontaneity has such a rhythmic beat in the entire plot: It appeals to the music of every reader’s soul!
Though every person reads (and understands!) in his own way... Segals’ Story will find some identification with one and all. Don’t we all have at least one stony looking guy, sooner or later acting as our rock of Gibraltar...
• Don’t we all, sometimes, find something unquestionably true?
• Since we all, sometimes, get stuck in something so painfully beautiful, that liking or disliking is beyond question
That’s what Erich Segal’s ‘Love Story’ is!
Sweet, fun and luscious.
Barrett’s dedication warms the heart, Phil’s substance does heroic wonders to your soul, Jenny’s resounding mysterious persona makes you smile, and the role of ‘Okay’, throughout the tale, makes you weep.
Reminds me of Eternal Sunshine o the Spotless mind. Gotcha!!!