Love Story audiobook

This is one of the most celebrated love stories ever. Erich Segal tells us the story of Oliver Barrett IV and Jenny Cavilleri, who are different in every way but immediately falls in love with each other. This love story that defied the social hierarchies between the characters and the generation gap between the readers is still considered one of the favorites of many readers. What I learned from this book 1) What does it mean to be a winner? Even if this book is mainly a romantic story, the author is, directly and indirectly, mentioning his views of different spheres and aspects of life through the characters in his book. He delineates why it is important for you to bounce back from your failures. "Part of being a big winner is the ability to be a good loser. There's no paradox involved. It's a distinctly Harvardthing to be able to turn any defeat into victory.Of course, an out-and-out triumph is better. I mean, if you have the option, the last-minute score is preferable." 2) What is the difference between a friend and a fan? This one quote will help you to easily differentiate between a friend and a fan. It might appear ludicrous to some people initially. But I think Eric Segal is so accurate in his observation here. "The difference between a friend and a fan is that with the latter you quickly run out of conversation." 3) Can acceptance by your partner be painful, like rejection? When you are searching for your soulmate it is very important that you find the right person who is compatible with your personality. Acceptance by the wrong person or due to the wrong reasons will turn out to be equally painful or even more painful in many cases. "I was afraid of being rejected, yes. I was also afraid of being accepted for the wrong reasons." My favourite three lines from this book "Please, if one of us cries, let both of us cry. But preferably neither of us." "'Hey,' I said, 'anything special you want to takealong?''Uh uh.' She nodded no, then added as an afterthought,'You.'” "Harvard is like Santa's Christmas bag." What could have been better? This is one of those rare novels whose most celebrated lines when they were published didn’t age well and started to invite criticisms from every corner after a few years. "Love means never having to say you're sorry." The above line is one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever read in any romantic novel. This novel was published in 1970. But I think even in 1970, the above line should have been considered inappropriate as love should never be taken for granted and forgiveness and the ability to say sorry are the first qualities that everyone would love to see in their lover. Rating 4/5 It doesn't matter how many times you have read it; it still brings tears to your eyes when you reread this book each time in your life.

Love Story, Erich SegalLove Story is a 1970 romance novel by American writer Erich Segal. The book's origins lay in a screenplay that Segal wrote, and that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures. Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into novel form as a preview of sorts for the film. The novel was released on February 14, 1970, Valentine's Day. Love Story is romantic and funny, yet tragic. It is the tale of two college students whose love enables them to overcome the adversities they encounter in life: Oliver Barrett IV, a Harvard jock and heir to the Barrett fortune and legacy, and Jennifer Cavilleri, the quick-witted daughter of a Rhode Island baker. Oliver (Ollie) was expected to assume control of his father's business empire, while Jennifer (Jenny) was a music major studying at Radcliffe College and planning to study in Paris. From very different worlds, Oliver and Jenny are immediately attracted to each other and their love deepens. The story of Jenny and Ollie is a story of two young people who come from two separate worlds and are brought together in the unlikeliest of ways. ...عنوانها: داستان عشق؛ قصه عشق؛ اثر: اریک سگال؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز سی و یکم ماه می سال 1991میلادیعنوان: داستان عشق؛ اثر: اریک سگال؛ مترجم: ناصر قاسمی؛ مشخصات نشر تهران، دماوند، 1369، در 183ص، چاپ دوم 1370؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان امریکایی - سده 20معنوان: قصه عشق؛ اثر: اریک سگال؛ مترجم: پروین قائمی؛ مشخصات نشر تهران، کتاب درنا، 1379، در 144ص، شابک ایکس - 964610536؛ عنوان: قصه عشق؛ اثر: اریک سگال؛ مترجم افشین هاشمی فشارکی؛ تهران، نشر علم، 1393، در 197ص، شابک 9789644058158؛ عنوان: قصه عشق؛ اثر: اریک سگال؛ مترجم: سودابه پرتوی؛ مشخصات نشر تهران، در 142ص؛ این‏ کتاب با عنوان «داستان عشق»، نخستین بار و با برگردان جناب آقای: «ناصر قاسمی، انتشارات دماوند، در سال 1369هجری خورشیدی»؛ و با برگردان جناب آقای: «افشین هاشمی فشارکی، توسط: نشر علم، در سال 1393هجری خورشیدی» نیز منتشر شده استاولیور بارت، جوانی ثروتمند و خوشحال و موفق است؛ او راگبی بازی می‌کند، و قیافه ی جذابی دارد؛ وی با پدرش، «اولیور بارت چهارم»، ارتباط خوبی ندارد، چون می‌اندیشد: او مرد سردی است، که تنها به آبروی خویش اهمیت می‌دهد؛ با اینحال، پدرش همیشه سعی بر سخن گفتن، و نزدیک‌تر شدن به او را دارد؛ وی روزی آنگاه که به کتابخانه می‌رود، با «جنیفر کاویلری» دانشجو، و یکی از دو مسئول کتابخانه، روبرو می‌شود؛ هنگامیکه «جنیفر» کتاب «اولیور» را به او می‌دهد، آن‌ها با هم گفتگو می‌کنند؛ «جنیفر» او را مسخره می‌کند، و او را پرپای (کسی که در یک مدرسه خصوصی درس می‌خواند) صدا می‌کند، و می‌گوید: او ثروتمند و ابله است؛ «اولیور» که از آن حرف خشمگین شده، می‌گوید: «من باهوش، ولی فقیرم؛ اینکه باهوشم دلیل بر ابلهی من نیست»؛ و «جنیفر»، پاسخ می‌دهد: «نه، پرپای؛ این منم که باهوش ولی فقیرم»؛ آن‌ها کم‌ کم به یکدیگر علاقه پیدا می‌کنند، و تصمیم بر ازدواج می‌گیرند؛ پدر «اولیور» باور دارد، او بایستی چند سال دیگر تا ازدواج صبر کند، و وقتی «اولیور» اصرار می‌کند، می‌گوید: «از هرگونه کمک مالی به او معذور است»؛ «اولیور» و «جنیفر»، با یکدیگر ازدواج می‌کنند؛ با کار سخت، سرمایه ی خود را تأمین می‌کنند؛ می‌خندند؛ گریه می‌کنند؛ بحث می‌کنند؛ دعوا می‌کنند؛ می‌فهمند که چقدر یکدیگر را دوست میدارند؛ سپس، متوجه می‌شوند که زمان زیادی برایشان باقی نمانده...؛تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 11/06/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

I appreciate a good love story. No, don’t give me THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY—that book was crap. Give me a story where the characters are more aligned with Holden Caulfield or Pookie from Nichol’s THE STERILE CUCKOO. I want smart-assy and witty banter. I want characters that play by their own rules or make them up as they go along. I want the possibility of real life. Enter Erich Segal and LOVE STORY. Published in 1970, this short—133 page—novel is relatively obscure today. That’s a shame. Segal created wonderful characters in Jenny and Oliver. Sure, they were from Harvard and Radcliffe; they have the all-too-common poor girl and rich boy histories; but, Segal was wise with his characters. He gives the readers just enough to know them, all the while making the reader fall in love with them. Before becoming a novel, this story was intended to be a script. No one bought it. When asked to rewrite it and submit it to a publisher, instant success ensued. (It was eventually made into a movie with Segal writing the script…oh, did I mention it was nominated for seven Oscars?) So the story is simple: Rich boy falls in love with poor girl. Poor girl opens the eyes of rich boy to the nuances and beauty of life. Poor girl dies. This is all told in the opening of the book, so I’m not spoiling anything. But the emotional impact (I) you might get while reading this book is beyond words. I knew Jenny was destined to die. I knew there would be revelations about class and family. But I never expected a sparsely written book to pierce me as quickly as or as deeply as this one did. Books don’t make me cry. This one did. I transposed this love story to my wife’s and my love story. I thought about all I would have never experienced if I lost her at such an early stage of marriage. All of our inside jokes. All of the fights and I’m sorrys. All of the times when we made our happiness. Man, I sound gushy. But that is the power of this book. It awakens feelings in you. At least it did for me. Read the book. It’s short. It’s sparsely written. (Which isn’t to suggest that it lacks depth!) It’s a book that deserves to be remembered. Hey, you might even get that wonderful feeling you once had with your special someone. Perhaps I am just a hopeless romantic. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Read this book when I was 16 and was completely overwhelmed by it. But what do you expect when you are sixteen, live a simple life in a village with your parents and have dreams of a great romance. But 30 years later, am much more cynical and realise that love is not a simple 'not having to say sorry' .At sixteen however, I thought it was the greatest and with that in mind I do cherish the idea that 'love is not having to say you are sorry'.

Sad But beautiful!

** spoiler alert ** Here is a review that I wrote years back:’What can you say about a twenty-five year girl who died?That she was beautiful.And Brilliant.That she loved Mozart and Bach.And the Beatles.And me.Oliver Barret IV went to Harvard and Jenny Cavilleri to Radcliffe. He was rich, she was poor. He was sporty, she played music.But they fell in love.This is their story.’’The first time I came across Love Story, it was the movie and not the book. I was enthralled by the movie and when finally I got hold of the book, I was captivated by it. The book has been an emotional ride for nearly all the people I know. In those few hours while reading the book, I was snickering with laughter and weeping with bitter regret. Sometimes emotions overcome my senses when I read and I cry... This was the only book where I wept even after closing it. I read it for happiness, inspiration and love.Since the time I first read Eric Segal, I have been a great admirer of his writing (try his other book Oliver’s Story). And his first novel Love Story is simply a magnum opus . Love is the main theme because this whole book is based upon love and its many aspects. He makes the whole relationship so simple and pure somehow. You fall in love with not only the book but with Oliver and Jenny... the main characters who are from different socio-economic backgrounds; the heart and soul of the book.Love Story is a phenomenal experience. The reader becomes so involved in the conflicts between family, friends, and the couple that every incident becomes personal and is taken to heart. Oliver’s thoughts, his conversations with Jenny and the other characters are presented in an almost unassuming style which make them all very realistic.The most intelligent thing said in this book is that ’’Love means never having to say you’re sorry.’’ This book is good for anyone who thinks that love can be conquered by hate, but in reality love that is true lasts an eternity. It makes us cherish our relationship with the loved ones, and at the same time brings forth the inevitable... that every meeting has a parting. Reading it makes you feel that there is so less time to love. We pass our daily lives seldom acknowledging the love we have around us.Once a person has read this novel, he will never be able to forget how strong the grip of love has on his heart or how tragedy can lead to forgiveness. We aren’t all lucky enough to be as in love as these characters were, but the novel was written in such a way that we can all feel the both elation and the pain.’’True love never has a happy ending, that is because true love never has an ending.’’Love Story is optimistic without being inane, and profound without being pretentious.Buy this book. Corrupt your children. Seduce a friend into reading it. A must read for anybody and everybody in search of love.

Incipit «Che cosa si può dire di una ragazza morta a venticinque anni? Che era bella. E simpatica. Che amava Mozart e Bach. E i Beatles. E me. Una volta che mi aveva messo specificamente nel mucchio con tutti quei tizi musicali, le chiesi l'ordine di preferenza, e lei rispose sorridendo: Alfabetico. Sul momento sorrisi anch'io. Ora però mi chiedo se nell'elenco comparivo con il nome - nel qual caso sarei venuto dopo Mozart - oppure con il cognome, perché mi sarei trovato tra Bach e i Beatles. In ogni modo non venivo per primo, il che sarà idiota ma mi secca terribilmente, essendo cresciuto con l'idea che devo essere il numero uno. Eredità di famiglia, capite?»

Oliver Barrett is the scion of the Barrett family and Jennifer a 'social zero'. Theirs is not an ordinary love story. This romance keeps the reader glued till the end, or rather an unpleasant end. The narrative is strong, effortless and edgy. No wonder it became a bestseller of its time and continues to spawn movie and TV adaptations. I can remember so many movies that have the same plot and yet, none has come close to evoking those same feelings as the book. I was literally moved to tears by the end. All in all, it was a lovely read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Love means you never have to say sorry. That line makes famous from this book. I am quite surprise how short is this book. Even it is short, it is a very beautiful love story. I can see Nicholas Spark takes some leaf from this book. Beautiful honest and not so dramatic. Love it. I wish I can see the movie now.

This was a fun, refreshingly charming, quick read. That is, until it reached in, ripped my heart out and crushed it into smush. I adored the book, I adored the characters and their flaws, I adored the relationship between Oliver and Jenny.Highly recommended, please go read it if you haven't already. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go cry into a pillow.

Today I got to watch the movie and the characterization and the setting was gorgeous, and the love was simple and special between Oliver and Jennifer. I first read this book when my college friend asked me to read it and gave her copy. She was a voracious reader and somehow had read a lot. She did introduce me to a new reading world in a way. Although she was quite snobbish about it so I may not admit to her. I read sporadically but with her it became the frequent go to and we shared books, I have memories of the books she learnt me ‘Angela’s ashes’ and what not. In fact she told it was a short read and a classic while lending. I told her I am not too much in a romantic genre, and 19 year old me was a romantic but not the dying one. I felt it was too sad and tragic for me and I wanted a love story simple and beautiful far away from any real tragedy. So not my favorite, may be 3 stars. I now at 38 I got to watch the movie and the romance made sense to me because life is to love and be loved while you can. Some stories are for old souls 😀🤗