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A review by zyzah
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5
I honestly didn’t care much for the characters but I loved the theme of the book.
This book explores memory and its unreliability.
Usually, when we speak of memory being unreliable or inaccurate, we think of it in the sense that time has passed so you can’t remember the full details of an event clearly.
The book brings in a twist by making the memory unreliable in the present and only clearer after the passage of time. Maybe this is because no one ever has the full picture of an event. We see everything from our perspective and with time, it’s easier to see a past event more objectively.
I also really love stories about ordinary people living ordinary lives. Not sad, not happy either. Just living.
I honestly didn’t care much for the characters but I loved the theme of the book.
This book explores memory and its unreliability.
Usually, when we speak of memory being unreliable or inaccurate, we think of it in the sense that time has passed so you can’t remember the full details of an event clearly.
The book brings in a twist by making the memory unreliable in the present and only clearer after the passage of time. Maybe this is because no one ever has the full picture of an event. We see everything from our perspective and with time, it’s easier to see a past event more objectively.
I also really love stories about ordinary people living ordinary lives. Not sad, not happy either. Just living.