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I Too Had A Love Story..

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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...more

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Published 2009 by Srishti (first published February 28th 2007)

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Jan 05, 2012 Sailesh rated it 1 of 5 stars

Once again, some great reviews is what led me to reading this book. The book, they say, is a true love tale, written by Ravinder out of the despair of losing his girlfriend. But, the writing is irritatingly immature. Considering it a true account, this could have been excused if only it had been written with some confidence. He goes on repeating the phrase '...because i am madly in love with Khushi' over and over again, as if he thinks that a reader might actually not understand it. Another irri...more

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Sep 24, 2012 Dona rated it 1 of 5 stars

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D title says ‘I TOO HAD A LOVE STORY’ ( Did he really? I ‘m not very sure whether it was love or sum guy gloating over it..He checks out an air-hostess while his ’soulmate’ is dying & has d audacity 2 paint himself innocent..u call dis luv??)

Guess vat, it is a stupid, stupid book! Riding on d Chetan Bhagat bandwagon, here cums anoder Indian writer wid a so called’ heartbreaking true love tale’. Its d story of Ravin, who falls in luv wid a girl whom he met on a matrimonial site n finally lose...more D title says ‘I TOO HAD A LOVE STORY’ ( Did he really? I ‘m not very sure whether it was love or sum guy gloating over it..He checks out an air-hostess while his ’soulmate’ is dying & has d audacity 2 paint himself innocent..u call dis luv??)

Guess vat, it is a stupid, stupid book! Riding on d Chetan Bhagat bandwagon, here cums anoder Indian writer wid a so called’ heartbreaking true love tale’. Its d story of Ravin, who falls in luv wid a girl whom he met on a matrimonial site n finally loses her 2 fate.The style of writing is very much similar 2 dat of Bhagats, but a lot worse. Its filled wid cheesy dialogues n attempts at jokes at even d deathbed. My collagemates who had read it described it as humourous, among many oder things. If dis is ur definition of humour, den mind u, I am not d person 2 b wid. While I was reading d buk, I was not sure whether I really hated it or was it an ok-ok type. Den came appoint ver I read :
“ V r trying our best , but der is no guarantee dat, 4 d rest of her life,she vil b as beautiful as she was b4. Thank u 4 standing by her.” ( D entire conversation lasts almost a page) Dat was d final blow 4 me.It was really easy 2 hate d buk after dat.

If dis is his real life luv story & d fact dat he dedicated almost a page 2 how a nurse tells him how gud a person he is, den dat tells a lot about d author. R good men so scarce on earth dat v label any guy as good?( By good ‘men’, I don’t mean humanity as such, only d men(u knw, d 1 wid d XY chromosome) coz der r enough good women in d world hidden behind veils imposed by d society n d 4 walls of a kitchen imposed by family. If all der goodness ver 2 b radiated, devil wud probably go blind!)

Oh, & he tries 2 show his respect 4 women too( anoder failed attempt 2 boast himself).

In d buk ’ d fountainhead’, Elsworth says dat a gud critic shud b 1 who shud b able 2 impose his ideas on d society.. If he labels a bad buk as excellent, den it shud bcum d bestseller.. I can only understand d success of dis buk as d outome of sumthing sinister like dat. If dis makes a nation cry, den mayb v r a nation looking 4 reasons 2 cry. If dis is true luv, den mayb v r too blinded by bollywood romances.

In Atlas Shrugged, Rand says “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (U guessed it rit, I luv Ayn Rand!).. All dat is necessary 4 d success of a bad buk is d scarcity of honest reviews. Der is a lot of positive opinion about d buk dat d negativity drowns in it. Hence, dis review.

D succcess of dis book reminds me of a conversation between d American President & his aide Lewis in d movie 'D American President':
Lewis : " People don't have a choice! Bob Rumson is the only one doing the talking! People want leadership, Mr. President, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for it they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand."

President : "Lewis, we've had presidents who were beloved, who couldn't find a coherent sentence with two hands and a flashlight. People don't drink the sand because they're thirsty. They drink the sand because they don't know the difference."

D same applies in d case of books. People make bestsellers out of nonsense due 2 d absence of gud books. I can only hope dat sumbody sumwhere mit b toiling on a brilliant manuscript now 2 save us frm buks like des.

In short, I hate d book. I hate d book so much dat i managed 2 drag my lazy ass out of bed n write dis. Read d book, so dat u know ver ur standards r. D cover of d book says ‘National Bestseller’. If dis is d kind of book dat bcums a national bestseller, den I shud assume d whole nation has gone nuts!(less)

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Feb 13, 2013 Harsh Gopal rated it 1 of 5 stars

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Apr 28, 2013 Hersheys rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: simply-boring, awful, contemporary

Awfully written novel which killed the story.

This book was suggested to me by my dear friend who loved this book. I normally avoid tragic - romance books. But the way my friend described it made me want to give it a try.

Here's what happened.
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Sleep was inevitable. But I somehow managed to read the book, to read the pages that lacked savor. It was a bitter boring read. It was like biting an apple that was about to rot.

The story is about the author, Ravi who meets a girl in an internet dating w...more

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Feb 08, 2010 Sapphire rated it 4 of 5 stars

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A beautiful story. This book is a simple yet capturing story of Ravin and Khushi.None of the lavish or extravagant stuff.
Just a simple story but while reading the book you will realise that author has put his heart and soul in the book.You will remember the book and specially Ravin for sure, for his simplicity,for story,for the emotions he felt for Khushi, for Khushi.
If you are in love or are in waiting for your prince/princess you will connect to the story.
A book by a person in love - summar...more

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Aug 15, 2010 Anwesha rated it 1 of 5 stars

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the story is touching but i didn't like the narrative nature of storytelling......it was more informative than literary.

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May 13, 2013 Arjun Kumar rated it 3 of 5 stars

I turned to read another indian author “Ravinder Singh”‘s Novel. I too had a love story,The title itself gives you the concept of the novel. If you read the cover story and index of this novel, Then you don’t enjoy reading this novel. So just begin from the first page.

The author narrates its love story using only about 198 pages. This novel is about love story but all characters are portrayed in a different manner. We can see romantic speeches of him and his lover’s Khushi. The Story of this nov...more I turned to read another indian author “Ravinder Singh”‘s Novel. I too had a love story,The title itself gives you the concept of the novel. If you read the cover story and index of this novel, Then you don’t enjoy reading this novel. So just begin from the first page.

The author narrates its love story using only about 198 pages. This novel is about love story but all characters are portrayed in a different manner. We can see romantic speeches of him and his lover’s Khushi. The Story of this novel begins not with love, with his friends. He has three best buddies in his life who all got placed and working in a software company. On One Reunion , They all gathered and discussed about what is the next step in the life. One of his friend, Amardeep Starts about this topic. Initially The other guys made scene that they don’t like and don’t want to marry because if marriage comes in life, We will loose our enjoyment in our life. More importantly, These guys can never take a sight to another girls if committed. After Reunion, Ravin Takes The Marriage is must for our life and also our parents wants to engage with life partner.

When Thinking about this marriage matter, A idea strikes in ravi’s mind. He Updated about his all details in Shaadi.com to find his match With some puny hope. The next day, he got many proposals from so many girls, but no one suits to him which means ravin thinks that girl is not good looking. But one another day, He received One Sms from a girl, whose name is Khushi. There, Love Starts…….. The author did not described how love happened between him and her. But, Directly He narrates that she fixed his love on her heart.

The good thing in this novel is there is no villain , I mean, no one opposes the love even ravin’s and khusi’s parents. But, Unfortunately He misses Her angel. How he misses and How he gets rid of the problem is the Theme.

The Novel is Good. But, More things appeared about the next that going to happen in my mind before he narrates how this happened. Even “the unexpected chapter” is expected one. Howmany times you like to read the same honey, darling,angel,cute like things???..Yes, I bored in some chapters. May Be , He can add any twists in this novel. I expected more about the story of this novel but it annihilated my interest.

No matter, A man abstains boozing because of his girl friend’s desire. But Best part is after seven months his angel gives a freedom to booze.

Something New..More thing are Same…

I too had a love story is just a love story of 80% happiness and 20% of sadness.(less)

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May 02, 2013 Priyanka Roy Banerjee rated it 2 of 5 stars

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I had seen glimpses of this book here and there on various websites, but did not have the time or reason to give it a read. Recently a friend mentioned that the author is her friend’s relative and its a true story. So I grabbed a copy hoping it would be worth, but..I surely was disappointed. The plot is touching indeed, there is no doubt about that. Who wouldn’t want to read a love story about a couple who meet and part by death? The kernel of the story is pretty appealing with attributes like a...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Rahul rated it 2 of 5 stars

From my point of view, ''I too had a love story'' is a lame-predictable-filmy plotted story which I have ever read. I came to know about this book from goodreads as a recommended option for me on the basis of reader reviews posted over there while surfing and without looking for a next turn, checked its availability status in Flipkart as well as ebay and finally chose ebay which costs only around 80 bucks for this stuff. Within 2 days, I got it in hand and started reading the first few pages of...more

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Apr 02, 2013 Ankit Jain rated it 1 of 5 stars

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A part of me wants to congratulate the author for a sincere attempt at writing a book. But if I have to be honest about what I felt about this book, I would have to say it was very very amateurish. This is poor man's "Love story" (one authored by Eric Siegel). The characters in the book - all of them - are angel like, with no space for grey shades. Plot is very tenuous and the narrative embarrassingly weak. The author tries too hard to rouse intense emotions but fails miserably because his dicti...more

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Feb 04, 2013 Ashutosh Kumar rated it 3 of 5 stars

It is actually one of those books which has nothing but true love and pain which overrode the entire story and took away all the remarks.
When you'll start reading it, you will think at one point of time that why the hell I am reading this book and what's the point in telling this love story when there's nothing new, different and interesting in the story but afterwards when you proceed and reach the climax then that is the point where you cant really complain about the author and his writing ski...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Anuja rated it 2 of 5 stars

first of all, lets not compare Indian authors with the western authors. keeping that in mind, the book is gud and touching. sadly the narration is not up to the mark. you can sympathise with the author but it doesnt go beyond that. there are a few places where the tale gets mushy and u cant help but roll ur eyes. also the comments in the brackets make the book look more like a personal diary than a bestseller. the forced humour is also a turn off at a few places.
while reading it, almost every pe...more

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Aug 22, 2012 mp04 rated it 2 of 5 stars

My mother's fifteen year old student handed me this book, wanting me to read it, read it and love it as much as he did. When he persisted for a week, I finally decided to give it a go this night.
It takes barely a page to understand that it is an uncomplicated and honest story, with easy to relate one dimensional Indian characters to. English is bad, editing is worse, but the fact that the author wants to narrate the story 'as is', makes you leave aside all judgement and by the time the book end...more My mother's fifteen year old student handed me this book, wanting me to read it, read it and love it as much as he did. When he persisted for a week, I finally decided to give it a go this night.
It takes barely a page to understand that it is an uncomplicated and honest story, with easy to relate one dimensional Indian characters to. English is bad, editing is worse, but the fact that the author wants to narrate the story 'as is', makes you leave aside all judgement and by the time the book ends, you are but touched. The mystical experience near the end of the book even gave me goosebumps.

But judging this book as a work of fiction and not autobiographical, I will grade it as extremely poor. The narrator displays an astounding lack of self-awareness. Neither his observations display any acuity (most revolving around the cheerful childishness of a girl) nor his commentaries possess any psychological depth (froth with banal generalities like [paraphrasing] "it is human tendency to hate the person who gets you up in the morning then thank him", or, "we think we are smart because we are young; but we forget our parents are elder, so they must be smarter than us"). Prose is repetitive and burdened with unnecessary details. Not all phone calls should start with a 'Hiiiiiiii' and a 'Heyyy!'. Not all hotel names and street names and room numbers and car-makes and relations have to be mentioned. A girl can be more than 'beautiful' and readers know all-too-well how much you love her, they do not need reminding twice every page.

All in all, the author is the nice-guy-next-door, whose world view is inherited and completely unoriginal. He experiences the most significant incident in his life - the coming and going of a girl - and he decides to share it with others in all its earnestness. I respect him for that.

P.S. The innocence and motivation behind the book reminds me of another such work, 'Anything for you, Ma'am'. Back in 2006, I had chased down its author, Tushar Raheja, after several desperate emails. I wanted to get some tips on creative writing, some inside information on publishing industry and the magical formula, if any, for success. "Art comes from the heart," he proffered proudly.
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Jan 10, 2012 Saurabh Sharma rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Romance, Love, Tragedy, Chiclit, Casual Readers

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I Too Had a Love Story is a tragic love story that is predictable, thanks to the title which tells you that the love story would have to end somewhere and not be happily ever-after.However, it is also an extremely touching and moving story which makes it a good and satisfying read.

The book is written by Ravinder Singh, a Software Engineer by profession, and that reflects in the simple, to the point manner in which he narrates the story. He is also incidentally the lead character of the story an...more I Too Had a Love Story is a tragic love story that is predictable, thanks to the title which tells you that the love story would have to end somewhere and not be happily ever-after.However, it is also an extremely touching and moving story which makes it a good and satisfying read.

The book is written by Ravinder Singh, a Software Engineer by profession, and that reflects in the simple, to the point manner in which he narrates the story. He is also incidentally the lead character of the story and therefore one may assume this to be an autobiographical account. Autobiographical or purely fictional, the writer surely succeeds in portraying the various nuances and emotions that a romantic affair ensues. He builds the romance between Ravin and Khushi extremely well so much so that you simply can't resist reminiscing about the charm and excitement associated with the days and nights of young love. However, even as the romance heats up one waits in expectation and anticipation of the looming tragedy that would bring an abrupt end to the love story. To the author's credit he lets the reader completely immerse in the Love affair and builds the festive mood as the affair graduates into a formal union with a prospective ring ceremony. As a result, when the impending doom finally arrives it hits hard. As tragedy strikes the author does an equally effective job at playing the sentimental, maudlin notes and touching the sensitive chords of the reader. Thanks to the fantastic build up, the reader feels and shares the pain and loss felt by Ravin. Ravinder Singh describes the hope, the despair, the pain and the emptiness felt by Ravin beautifully, and at least in my case succeeds in bringing a lump to the throat as we reach the end of the story.

I liked 'I Too Had a Love Story' and would recommend it to fans of the romance and tragedy genre who are not averse to reading chic-lit. In fact, if you have read and liked Erich Seagal's Love Story I would go as far as saying that you may like this even more. Having said that, I must say, it is advisable that one does not read this expecting something deep or life changing because this is an extremely simple and straight forward book which some may even describe amateurish. However, if you read this simply for something to stir your emotions and bring back the wonderful, warm and romantic memories of nascent love, you won't be disappointed.
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Jan 21, 2010 Prachi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Some books take you for a surprise. I was recently browsing a bookshop and came across a lot of young aspiring Indian Authors. Most of them were chicklits and female authors but to find a male author in this selection was a surprise. The title of the book struck a chord with me. Even I too had a love story....so I picked the book. Haven't never heard about the author nor the book. I felt I should try reading it, and boy did I feel touched. To know its a true story was even more touching and I co...more Some books take you for a surprise. I was recently browsing a bookshop and came across a lot of young aspiring Indian Authors. Most of them were chicklits and female authors but to find a male author in this selection was a surprise. The title of the book struck a chord with me. Even I too had a love story....so I picked the book. Haven't never heard about the author nor the book. I felt I should try reading it, and boy did I feel touched. To know its a true story was even more touching and I could feel the pain the author must have gone through, through his words. It had a similar effect as Erich Segal's Love Story did to me. I would recommend this book to one and all.

P.S. Please don't make a trashy Hindi movie of this book adaptation. If you guys can't do justification don't ever make a movie.

Synopsis
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.

About the Author
Ravinder Singh (26 years) is a software engineer who works with a prominent IT company in India.He was brought up in a very small town of Orissa called Burla. After spending most of his life there,he has recently moved to Chandigarh. Owing to the nature of his work, he has visited various parts of
the world and he wishes to continue doing the same in future. Apart from reading and writing, the author has a keen interest in working out in the gym.
Occasionally, he loves playing snooker; his favorite game. He is crazy about Punjabi music and loves dancing to its beats. ‘I too had a love story’ is his
debut novel.

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May 08, 2013 Anam rated it 2 of 5 stars

"Not all love stories are meant to have a perfect ending."
Yes, this is what the book concludes. It's a real life story of the author that ended in a tragic way. Leafing through the last few pages, just when I was about to sigh on finishing it, the story took a new turn. Glad that the number of pages were still the same.

This book was recommended by a friend so I had to read it despite of how much I avoid romance novels/ love stories. This one just gave me another reason for ignoring them.

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Sep 21, 2011 Malini M.kanchan added it

Hi everyone,

i like to read love stories a lot. when i heard about this book from one of my friend, i was pretty excited to read it. so i purchased it & yes from the starting itself it a very different & romantic kind of love story. this book express each feeling in the heart of the author & her girlfriend khushi. it means a lot to know the feeling of a girl & a boy in love. the last 4 to five pages of the book are really very sad & i read it with tears in my eye, as it toches...more

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May 11, 2012 Giridharan rated it 4 of 5 stars

A heart - breaking true love tale that leaves almost everyone in tears. The past tense in the title intrigues the readers. The quote 'To the memory of the girl whom I loved and yet could not marry' and the occasional one liners like 'She died, I survived and since I survived, I died everyday' makes the readers cry for Ravin. Ravin's true love for Khushi is well portrayed.The various incidents during their short but joyful love life can be related to one's life easily.Be it Ravin's uneasiness whe...more

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Apr 17, 2012 Preethi rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Bella edward jacob fanboy, CBag Lovers

Shelves: can-do-without-reading-this, love-luuurve-lou, own-a-copy

More often than not, when you spot a book on the stands, you get a feeling about that book. Like how Gladwell says in Blink. More often than not, that feeling turns out to be right.
Everytime I pick up a book by an Indian author, something written in the last decade or so, I get a feeling. That nagging feeling that I might be wasting my time reading the book. That the new crop of authors do not give their due diligence to the literary quality of their story, or a novel method of story-telling. Al...more
More often than not, when you spot a book on the stands, you get a feeling about that book. Like how Gladwell says in Blink. More often than not, that feeling turns out to be right.
Everytime I pick up a book by an Indian author, something written in the last decade or so, I get a feeling. That nagging feeling that I might be wasting my time reading the book. That the new crop of authors do not give their due diligence to the literary quality of their story, or a novel method of story-telling. All they want is their story to be told, and if possible, get a movie made out of the book.
And I pray fervently with every book that I am proved wrong. So far, I have been right. Including this book.

For starters, I am not comfortable with the language used in this book. There is a fine line between using colloquial language in books and making it an easy , breezy read, or making the English feel like weight you have to carry in order to finish reading. Like the difference between Geet's language in Jab We Met, and whats-her-name's language in Rockstar. Both written by the same guy, Imtiaz Ali, both using colloquial language, both being worlds apart.
The inadvertent usage of adverbs, combination of certain words and placement of verbs is what makes the total difference between a world class book and a mediocre one. I am not even going into the death of good vocabulary in these books, thats a lost cause.
Usage of words like 'cute', 'angel', 'charming' etc in a love story is a tricky business. Their placement in the sentence will make or break the story, and in this case, in my opinion, it was the latter.
Well, sometimes I keep wondering if any of these new crop of authors has read writers like Marquez , Murakami or Llosa or atleast Stephenie Meyer or Sidney Sheldon and Meg Cabot, who have written some great love stories themselves. If so, did it never occur to them that they could derive their writing from these story-tellers? May be , be a little influenced?
Turns out, they aren't , which is why people like me lament about the time they spent reading such works in a dead hope that the book might be a find.
Is the goal here to get the book published at any cost, even at the cost of killing the book's potential? Is there really no zeal to write a truly good piece of work?

Before I go into the details of the book, certain disclaimers. All love stories are beautiful. Its the way you tell them that makes them either classic or am-not-even-giving-it-a-word. Well, its the difference between the books like 'We weren't Lovers like that' and 'Truly, Madly, Deeply', both written by recent Indian authors, and both falling into two ends of the spectrum.
If you ask me, this book falls in the middle of the spectrum, leaning a bit towards the lower end. There is a potential of this book being talked about as a good love story, had it not been for certain aspect, careful editing being one of them.

Have you ever listened to a friend recount his/her affair with a special someone? You smile, try to relive your own love story through their small stories, and you wish them good. You even are interested to know what goes on with them and how they are upto. At some point you will even get attached to the special someone your friend has met and feel like you know them, all through your friend's accounts of that person and the relationship.
Now, somewhere during this journey of yours into your friend's life, there might come a time where the friend might forget the subtle line between telling a good story and getting into the details. You might suddenly feel yourself party to some TMI, like what they call each other when they fight, or their cute nicknames, or how they spent their one hour together. You are suddenly wishing they never told you all this, that they just maintained the enigma behind that person, and they kept some details private.
Yes, like they say, the devil is in the details, and that's what killed this book for me. I felt that I was getting waaaay too much information about the narrator's love story with his love interest, somethings I could totally do without, some feelings which could be conveyed equally well with just careful play of words and not devilish details.
Then the aspect of the book being autobiographical - I have read some books based on real life stories, and some of them were even love stories, and trust me, if you were to make a real story into book, you'll need to edit out a lot, and bring in a lot of imagination, still sticking to the true story. Only very few real stories written the way they were have made into the classics.

The ONLY reason why I am giving this book a 2 star rating and not a 1 star, which I think it totally deserves is because I could atleast finish the book. The reading is a drone, the story is highly predictable, and the details are way too saccharine for a serious reader.
Read this book if you are the type who enjoys Bella's never-ending drone about why Edward wouldn't sit beside her, not if you are looking for a story whose quality matches that of why and how Florentino Ariza waited for Fermina Daza for seven decades. No, really. (less)

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Feb 01, 2011 Meenakshi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Love stories with a tragic end are beautiful in their own peculair way.Some love stories never die. They remain for generations yet to come to read them again...this is one such story....
Though I am not the kind who'd read romantic novels on a lazy Sunday morning just to pass time but I knew this one had something special about it even before I started reading it.
Boy was the story touching!!..? To know it is a true story was even more touching and I could feel the pain the author must have gone...more

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Apr 21, 2013 Aditi Sinai carapurcar rated it 2 of 5 stars

I fail to understand how a guy can fall in love with a girl whom he hasnt even met. The even more surprising fact is that the family of both the main characters seem cool with it. The repetitive use of shona, love you, and continuous conversations seem more like addiction than love. The part where he continues talking even during take-off is nothing more than childish.

The author has made references where he has met the girls family personally while there is not a single instance where the guy's...more

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Feb 13, 2013 Daljit rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a simple and sweet love story. Anyone who has ever fallen in love might relate to this.

I read few comments before starting the book. I didn't have much expectations to start with. Some said they cried after reading this story. Well, I felt little said but its not good enough to make me cry. People said it didn't have much suspense, turns or twist. I would say don't expect too much of it in a real life simple love story. Its not a suspense thriller.It had right amount of twist (though pre...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Srikanth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Title: I Too Had A Love Story

Author: Ravinder Singh

Genre: Romantic Fiction

TagLine: ModernDay Shahjahan and Mumtaz

Rating: 4/5

A Gadget is a small technological object such as a device or an appliance that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. In this fast pacing life people have started using Gadgets like never before. I Too Had A Love Story, the debut novel of Ravinder Singh, deals with a peculiar story with Gadget playing the major part in the story. It’s an accoun...more

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Feb 12, 2012 Ram Kashyap rated it 4 of 5 stars

"I too had a Love story"

This book is exceptionally good.. Probably the best One i have.. The very first page of the book is enough to tell you that this book is gonna end in a tragedy..
And trust me, I really really wished it doesn't..

My like for khushi, ravin And their love story exponentially increased as i turned the pages of the book.. At the same time, I was fearing the end, knowing that it was not good.. This book has certainly changed my definitions of love..

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Jan 19, 2013 Sunethra Mahidhar rated it 2 of 5 stars

One of those books which make you wonder if the Bollywood film industry is inspired by real life stories or the otherway round.
Ravinder Singh, starts off with the description of a reunion with his college friends and does not mention them anywhere inbetween except when he has to give them the news about the engagement.
He seems to be so 'in love' with his would - be wife that the amount of pages in the book are not enough to describe what she wore or how beautiful she looked. For guys that age,...more

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Nov 12, 2012 Bharathkumar rated it 3 of 5 stars

Well I read this book after some great Review Comments from few people. But I think the book is bit over-Hyped. While Its Kind of Good at places. In real Life Love story there must be some really Catchy Dialogues. Those small little things are certainly Missing. And Tragedy which the author is trying to make Readers Feel has been brought though not Fully. The climax where he meets Kushi is wonderful. But on the whole Tragedy doesn't strike you. While book was fast Read for most part. It had few...more

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Feb 08, 2013 Komal rated it 5 of 5 stars

Dis is my most favt book ever... i loved dis love story... it's quite filmy...but yeah m also a bit filmy...so it just clicked me well.. :P
i told all my frnds to read dis book....nd yes dey all have loved it too..
"I too had a love story.." will always be on my top list of Favt book shelves ever... ;)

Thank youu.. Mr. Ravinder Singh for sharing your story with us.. :)

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Oct 15, 2012 Rajaana Thambirajah rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I TOO HAD A LOVE STORY ♥
LOVE stories with a tragic end are beautiful in their own peculair way...Some LOVE stories never die. They remain for generations yet to come to read them again...this is one such story.... This book is exceptionally good.. Probably the best One i have.... The very first page of the book is enough to tell you that this book is gonna end in a tragedy.... And trust me, I really really wished it doesn't.. ..:(
I too had a Love story, almost everyone has...:) But this book mad...more

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Feb 24, 2010 Amanpreet Singh Arora rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I too had a love story is the debut book by Ravinder Singh who is a young budding software engineer and likes to read & write apart from having keen interest in working out in the gym
The story is about Ravin who works in a Software Firm and is a CAT aspirant. The story begins from the reunion of Ravin & his 3 friends who met first time after passing from Engineering College. The reunion and college days are narrated so nicely that one is able to form a mental picture and relate to...more

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Jun 09, 2012 Pooja Mugeraya rated it 2 of 5 stars

The ratings are for the book as a literary work alone. As for the honesty of sentiments,involved- that is for no one to judge. To me, this would have stood out if it were a shorter piece, with more powerful prose, too many 'finallys and at lasts' in the 200 odd pages of cheesy, and sometimes pointless detail. Story telling capabilities of the author set aside,one can see how he wishes to pen down his recollections as an ode to a lost love. However, if that alone is sufficient to make it a nation...more

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Ravinder Singh (26 years) is a Software engineer who works with a prominent IT company in India. He was brought up in a very small town of Orissa called Burla. After spending most of his life there, he has recently moved to Chandigarh. Owing to the Nature of his work, he has visited various parts of the world and he wishes to continue doing the same in future. Apart from reading and writing, The A...more

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