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A review by lokroma
The Only Story by Julian Barnes
3.0
A 19 year old young man and his 48 year old married tennis partner begin a long term relationship, that ends with her alcoholism and dementia. The narrator's life is permanently impacted by the affair, and he spends lots of time ruminating on life and love.
This was a reread, and this time the book felt like a treatise on love rather than a novel. Despite Barnes' wise and insightful thoughts, and beautiful writing, I wanted the ideas to play out in the story, rather than in the narrator's head.
This was a reread, and this time the book felt like a treatise on love rather than a novel. Despite Barnes' wise and insightful thoughts, and beautiful writing, I wanted the ideas to play out in the story, rather than in the narrator's head.