I’m sorry, what? What does that even mean?! “You’re not too possible yourself”?! Erich Segal, have you completely lost it?!Ĥ. “You’re not too possible yourself,” I answered. “For some unfathomable reason, Oliver, I like you. And he thinks he’s entitled to know everything about her? Please. Because he thinks she’s keeping secrets from him. He’s whiny, annoying, and he stalks the first female he decides to let in after Jenny died. Oh, where to start? If there was a list of things so cheesy you could make ten cheese burgers with it, this book would make it on that list. I can’t say that it’s worked, but at least I’m not employing every swear word I know.ġ.

I’m reviewing this book a week after reading it in the hope that some of the anger would have subsided. With Oliver’s Story, the problem was this : it was plain terrible. Sure, some books fail to live up to my expectations, some are just disappointing after being hyped up and receiving rave reviews, and some just aren’t my kind of books. So you really can’t hold this against me. Let me start by saying I did like Love Story. Though Oliver and Marcie eventually part, Oliver and his father reconcile when both men discover surprising things they never knew about each other and Oliver finally joins Barrett Enterprises.

Oliver's inconsolable grief begins to alienate those around him, at least until he finds new love with Marcie Bonwit, the wealthy and beautiful heiress to the Bonwit Teller fortune.ĭespite his affection for her, Oliver finds it difficult to leave the memory of Jenny behind, which causes many problems in their relationship, even as he concurrently begins a reconciliation with his autocratic father. Oliver Barrett IV is emotionally devastated by the death of his young wife, Jenny, who succumbed to leukemia.Īs he tries to lose himself in his work as a lawyer, the long hours do not ease his pain, especially when he finds that his views conflict with those of the senior partners at the firm. Oliver's Story (Love Story #2), Erich Segal

Oliver's story by erich segal