tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811529631867477864.post1225787893693038454..comments2023-10-15T05:31:42.180-04:00Comments on The Powdered Wig: 10 Great Novel EndingsAkshay Ahujahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07728111336477554136noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811529631867477864.post-6813583494672531552009-06-15T17:15:26.399-04:002009-06-15T17:15:26.399-04:00I was thinking of Barney's Version, by Mordeca...I was thinking of Barney's Version, by Mordecai Richler. The narrator is descending into the grips of Alzheimer's disease, clearly losing his ability to keep writing cohesively but, conscious of this, racing to make amends. <br /><br />The final chapter has a frenetic pace which is is offset by a 30 or so page epilogue, written by the son/editor of the memoirist, which has a very nice calming, declining effect.Tout Garnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610670842469328592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811529631867477864.post-15827998298624747602007-12-14T10:52:00.000-05:002007-12-14T10:52:00.000-05:00I remember reading somewhere that Austen actually ...I remember reading somewhere that Austen actually died before she put the finishing touches on Persuasion, which might be the reason for its rather abrupt but strangely beautiful conclusion, which I actually like better than the somewhat pointless scenes of couples happiness that end some of her others book (P&P in particular).<BR/><BR/>As for wonderful endings, I've always loved the last paragraph of James Salter's "A Sport and a Pastime," which I realized later I had almost memorized after just a single read.<BR/><BR/>As for Anne-Marie, she lives in Troyes now, or did. She is married. I suppose there are children. They walk together on Sundays, the sunlight falling upon them. They visit friends, talk, go home in the evenings, deep in the life we all agree is so greatly to be desired.Akshay Ahujahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07728111336477554136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811529631867477864.post-27195725641357075692007-12-13T14:19:00.000-05:002007-12-13T14:19:00.000-05:00Sadly, I've only read Gatsby, Lolita, and Persuasi...Sadly, I've only read Gatsby, Lolita, and Persuasion of those. This post inspires me to try <I>Absalom, Absalom!</I>, though.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009426117638986845noreply@blogger.com