Author : Julian Barnes
Some thoughts after having read the book : I would normally take my time and enjoy a slow burn of a read for most books, but I made a rare exception for this book; because this book was really as some critics would put it as "un-put-downable", "riveting" and "a real chase to the end". At the same time, the book provided plenty of food for thoughts regarding our very un-reliable memory, our very fallibility for inadvertently making up, embellishing and adjust the existing and missing bits of the stories (memory) in our lives; and on a wider scale, examining the very true nature of History itself - glorifying records written for victors or self-delusion on the losers' part and indeed the book examined whether History was merely, the product of "imperfection of memory meeting the inadequacy of documentation".
Would I recommend this book to you : Without question a book of quality for suspense, philosophy, examination of human nature, a who-dun-it and truly deserving the Man Booker Prize. The plot, construct and delivery were superb and presented with subtlety, sure-footedness and left the readers mesmerised with a sense of lost for our man Tony and a chance to reflect on our own very un-reliable memory. A Must Read !
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