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I Too Had a Love Story
288 pages
A raw, diary-like confession of a blossoming romance shattered by sudden tragedy.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting across from a close friend as they pour their heart out over a cup of coffee. The prose is remarkably simple and unadorned, stripping away literary pretense to deliver a raw, diary-like honesty. It begins with the giddy, nostalgic thrill of early internet romance, capturing late-night phone calls and the innocent excitement of first love, before plunging into a devastating, tear-jerking reality. The pacing is brisk but emotionally heavy, carrying the reader through a landscape of profound grief and bittersweet memories. It is a deeply vulnerable experience, perfect for readers who want to feel the full, shattering weight of a tragic romance and do not mind shedding a few tears along the way.
- Mood
- tender
- bittersweet
- tear-jerking
- heartbreaking
- Tone
- earnest
- nostalgic
- vulnerable
- melancholic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- innocence of first love · sudden loss · enduring grief · fragility of life · digital-age romance
- The writing
- Simple, unadorned, and highly conversational, reading like a diary entry or a story told by a friend.
- The arc
- Moves from the giddy, hopeful excitement of a blossoming romance to the devastating, lingering ache of sudden tragedy.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave emotionally devastating, tear-jerking romances and appreciate raw, unfiltered, everyday storytelling.
Content notes
- death of a loved one
- grief
- car accident
About the book
Do love stories ever die? Can modern day gadgets like mobile phones and the 'http:\\www' era of internet bring you the love of your life? You haven't met her earlier, but commit to marry. Will you still call this a love marriage? And what if on the engagement day while you pull the ring out from your pocket, you realize what you planned was just a dream which never comes true...?
How would you react when a beautiful person comes into your life, becomes your most precious possession and then one day goes away from you...forever? Not all love stories are meant to have a perfect ending. Some stay incomplete. Yet they are beautiful in their own way. Ravin's love story is one such innocent and beautiful story. He believes love stories seldom die. They are meant to stay for the generations yet to come and read them. And given that one chance to narrate his love story, this is how he began...
I remember the date well: 4th March 2006. I was in Kolkata and about to reach Happy's home. I had been very excited all morning as I was going to see our gang of four after three years.
Description from Open Library.
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