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  1. May 29, 2012 · The Sense of an Ending. by Julian Barnes. 1. What does the title mean? 2. The novel opens with a handful of water-related images. What is the significance of each? How does Barnes use water as a metaphor? 3. The phrase “Eros and Thanatos,” or sex and death, comes up repeatedly in the novel. What did you take it to mean? 4.

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      In the meantime, we were book-hungry, sex-hungry,...

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      Julian Barnes is the author of 25 books, for which he has...

  2. BOOKER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about--until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present.

  3. Oct 5, 2011 · How do both opinions change by the end of the novel? How does the revelation in the final pages change your understanding of Veronica's actions? Discuss the closing lines of the novel: "There is accumulation.

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  4. Aug 4, 2011 · Julian Barnes. By an acclaimed writer at the height of his powers, The Sense of an Ending extends a streak of extraordinary books that began with the best-selling Arthur & George and continued with Nothing to Be Frightened Of and, most recently, Pulse.

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  5. A resource for book clubs and reading groups. Find discussion questions and reading group guide for The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.

  6. Mar 22, 2012 · Should your book club read The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes? The answer to this question: yes, resoundingly so. In fact, I think this book should only be read with others because I guarantee you will have more questions than answers when you finish it.

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  8. May 2, 2012 · A quick explanation of the ending of Julian Barnes’s novel The Sense of an Endingfollowed by a long discussion in the comments for those who want to go deeper.

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