Love Story
by Erich Segal
Taste attributes: romancedramawholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers allcomplex relationshipsocial commentary
Boxlist takeEmotional and contained: an uncomplicated romance novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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2.8 / 5
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About This Book
Oliver Barrett IV, a wealthy jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law . . . Jenny Cavilleri, a sharp-tongued, working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe . . . Opposites in nearly every way, Oliver and Jenny are kindred spirits from vastly different worlds.
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- Erich Segal
- Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 131
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