The Sense of an Ending is proving to be
a quite a breather in comparison to our last book. Although at times rather
graphic, I find the story to be somewhat relatable. His description of having
sex was not really necessary and I had to remind myself that this was not 50 Shades of Gray. Aside from that, the
book flows pretty well. The extent to which Tony Webster, along with the other
two members of the clique, envies Adrian is becoming more evident. At one
point, Tony even mentions that he was jealous that Adrian came from a “broken”
family. He claims that only Adrian and Hobson led lives interesting enough to
be written about. As soon as he thinks of this, he directs his attention to how
Hobson’s suicide will affect him, rather than the sadness involved with the
death. He is thinking about how the reporters will approach him for information
for the book. This anecdote is quite telling of his character.
Tony begins
to grow up and goes to university. He begins and ends dating Veronica, or at
least for now. Tony appears awfully insecure and worried about his friends’
opinions of his girlfriend- especially that of Adrian. Somewhere around two
years later, he finally wakes up and asks Veronica what their “plan” is. She,
not knowing how to respond, notions that she wants to break up with him.
Sometime after, they hook back up and have sex. I stopped reading here due to a
lack of time tonight, but I am eager to continue reading and see what will play
out between Tony and Veronica, and Tony and Adrian.
Ryan Pearson
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