Book Review: The Sense Of An Ending by Julian Barnes

'The sense of an ending' is a great psychological fiction which
incorporates the ideas of false memories, confirmation biases,
narrative falacies and other various psychological aspects.

We, human beings, can not tolerate mysteries. So that we come up with
explanations of any incidents based on available incomplete
informations and assumptions. When new information pops up, we
reconstruct our assumptions, but we dont realise how false our
previous assumptions were.

Plus, as time passes, we tend to forget our past wrongdoings and Our
memory is constantly changing and being reconstructed by our brain so
as to fit our image perceived ,by ourselves, to be of good person.

Julian Barnes uses these facts effectively in this beautifully written
novel, full of suspense and curiosity. While reading the book, I felt
as if I was watching the projections of my past and future self.

The novel also shows , how our seemingly inconsequential past actions
produces drastic effects in another person's life ( the butterfly
effect).

Poetic narration and philosophical insights are its other charms.
Another charm lies in the aftereffect it leaves. I had to think hard
to make sense of its ending. This book is, and will remain, one of my
best books.

After reading this and 'The God Of Small Things', I have come to
believe in the quality of Man Booker prize winner books. So that, I
will probably use this prize as reference to choose my further reads.

I think, if this novel was written in nepal, we would ask author the
reason behind the suicide of one of the character again and again.
Such is our need for explaination that , the author, would then be
forced to write a sequel, unwillingly, for purely commercial purpose,
thus ruining both books( original &sequel).