I really enjoyed this book. I initially listened to it back in March and then did a skim of the ebook. I did a lot of research and took notes at the time. As Bookpossum said the autobiographical and Catholic components are critical to its interpretation. I am busy the next fews days at work but will be able to comment further after Wednesday.
Here is what I wrote in the audiobook thread for my first impression back in March:
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I am almost finished with The End of the Affair by Graham Greene. Colin Firth does an excellent job on the narration and captures the emotional angst of the characters well. The book won the 2013 Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year. This book has a great first line, “A story has no beginning or end; arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look forward.” That sums up the problem I had with this audiobook. It was too difficult to follow the non-chronological, shifting timeline while listening via audiobook during my daily commute or exercise. I definitely plan to read this one via ebook in order to fully delve into the Greene’s beautiful writing and character development to appreciate the many layers of this book.
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