Best Fiction of the Decade: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (2011)

A series of posts on my most unforgettable, must-read books of the past decade.

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I can’t resist a good end-of-decade list, especially when it involves books. This decade was full of great reads and in this series of posts, I thought I would revisit some of my favorites published during the past 10 years.

Have I recommended this book to you yet? No?

Well, The Sense of an Ending has become my default answer to everyone who asks me for a good book to read — and it will be for some time to come. Because, you know, when people know you’re an avid reader, all of a sudden you’re their go-to girl for all the good books to read. Which, is not a bad thing. (Sometimes.)

I digress. I can also sum up this review in four words.

I. LOVED. THIS. BOOK.

I mean, I’m talking I loved everything about this little book. Usually there’s something that my critical, nit-picky self can find fault with. Not here. The well-defined characters, the gorgeous writing (I could quote from this all day), how…