Love Story
- 131
- Pages
- about 2.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Love Story” is a brief, direct novel of first love whose power lies in its restraint. Erich Segal keeps the drama low, and some readers find it honest and moving for exactly that reason. Others feel little chemistry between the two leads, even if the ending stays with them. It suits anyone in search of a short, sincere romance.
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About the book
Love Story is a 1970 novel by American writer Erich Segal. Segal wrote a screenplay that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures; the studio, in turn, requested that Segal adapt the script into a novel as part of the film's marketing campaign. The novel was released on February 14, 1970, along with segments of the story which appeared in The Ladies' Home Journal. Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for the duration of 1970 in the United States and was translated into more than 33 languages. The novel stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 41 weeks, and peaked at number one. The film was released on December 16, 1970.
Reading order · Love Story
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 88 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 5.8 | 12 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 7.0 | 76 | 86% |
Frequently asked
How long is Love Story?
It has 131 pages — shorter than 100% of the ranked books in Romance.
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