tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409743032739639092.post4309738119518123971..comments2016-11-25T00:13:53.503-08:00Comments on WHIRL Books: Should Your Book Club Read The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409743032739639092.post-87453119274054479052014-06-16T04:52:16.678-07:002014-06-16T04:52:16.678-07:00The Sense of an Ending is a bit of a challenging a...The Sense of an Ending is a bit of a challenging and devastating tale of philosophical ideas about memory, aging, time and remorse. The imperfections of memory present a thought-provoking subject matter and delves into mistakes, disappointments and life's losses and mysteriously offers insight into the human condition. I found this little book an interesting read.Seattle Divorce Attorney websitehttp://www.seattledivorcelawyer.pronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409743032739639092.post-20592023943928150912012-06-08T22:29:20.177-07:002012-06-08T22:29:20.177-07:00Hi Belgie,
Thanks for such a thoughtful and artic...Hi Belgie,<br /><br />Thanks for such a thoughtful and articulate comment. You've summed it up really well. I still can't help wanting to know "the answers," even though I realize that's not the point...Sigh.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340585140002196317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409743032739639092.post-52030109897374433592012-06-08T18:40:20.421-07:002012-06-08T18:40:20.421-07:00If you believe that Character = Plot you'll lo...If you believe that Character = Plot you'll love Barnes' book. It is not the complications over time (what happens when and in what order) that count in this kind of novel as much as the characters' growth in understanding over time (e.g., do they ever adjust their stories about themselves? Realize the stories they tell themselves are incomplete, or wrong, damaging, etc.? Change? Lose their fear?).<br /><br />Brilliantly done. I wish there were more novels like this one. They can't be the only kinds of stories, naturally, because we do often want a big tasty heaping of plot with a rich setting and some punchy dialogue. But the mystery in Barnes' book had me racing to the end of it every bit as much as I do with all the great Scandinavian mysteries I'm also hooked on. He is saying something psychologically true about the nature of being human and how we organize our life stories in ways that we can live with at the time. But he doesn't give you any answers you can take to the bank--only things to ponder.Belgiehttp://raisingselfesteem.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com