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    The Only Story

    Written by Julian Barnes

    Narrated by Guy Mott

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    “Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only real question.” First love has lifelong consequences, but Paul doesn't know anything about that at nineteen. At nineteen, he's proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention. As he grows older, the demands placed on Paul by love become far greater than he could possibly have foreseen.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateFeb 1, 2018
    ISBN9781510095335
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    The Only Story
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    Julian Barnes

    Julian Barnes (Leicester, 1946) se educó en Londres y Oxford. Está considerado como una de las mayores revelaciones de la narrativa inglesa de las últimas décadas. Entre muchos otros galardones, ha recibio el premio E.M. Forster de la American Academy of Arts and Letters, el William Shakespeare de la Fundación FvS de Hamburgo y es Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

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    • 5/5
      Just Brilliant. This book is a meditation on love, this is not a love story in the typical sense and yet it is. Sad and aching. Thoroughly enjoyed it. This book reminded me a lot of Barnes,'A Sense of an Ending'. They both have a similar vibe but still very different.

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    • 3/5
      A bit too long and weak for my taste but good representation of a real life love story.
    • 4/5
      Well what to say
      A powerfully work
      One to think back too and to read again,
      He is an amazing writer
      Leaving the reader so much to reflect on
    • 4/5
      First three chapters are moving and sad in a way that made me think to my own past...unfortunately the fourth chapter ends up being far too indulgent and the whole piece starts to bore.

      Definitely worth reading and I'll certainly remember this book for some time but I came away somewhat dissatisfied
    • 4/5
      It is a beautifully written book and read perfectly. Sad, at times funny, it was a strange experience. Despite liking it I could not bond with the characters. Probably the first time that I enjoyed a book without feeling a connection to the dramatis personae.