Happened to read Love Story finally.. and what a timing.. Just read in the news yesterday that Erich Segal passed away at the age of 72.The first book that i read of Erich Segal's was THE CLASS. I had really enjoyed it at the time..Since i was so late in reading Love story.. I did feel that i had heard the story umpteen number of times while i was reading it. But for the fact that it was written when it was it still seems as fresh in writing as if written today. It's the most amazing rapport that both Oliver and Jenny share.. It's best of friends who are sooo in love... Love Story is always talked about as a tragic love story.. But i'd beg to differ from that point of view as to me there is nothing tragic about falling in love so beautifully because it's then about how awesome every moment that you spent with your loved one and not about how less time you had with him or her.It's a rare phenomenon to find such great relationships which lives with its imperfections but still is perfect in its own way.
The book is a very short and crisp read but manages to clog your throat in the last page. At least it did to me.I read somewhere that Erich Segal had written this story as a screenplay but when no body bought into it then a publisher asked him to turn it into a novel and it became a multi million best seller as we know of it today. And then the Movie followed. Maybe the reason why the book is also a short and precise point making novel but at the same time does complete justice to the story in every way.
Would definitely recommend this book along with The Class, because they are master pieces in their own right because of the simplicity with which they manage to capture lives of people.
