First remarks

Wendell Pfeffer

2/26/14

            I cannot but help say that the Sense of an Ending is a much more enjoyable book to read than Notes from the Underground. When I was reading Dostoyevsky’s work I had to spend hours upon hours reading and re reading almost every single page in order to have some understanding on what he was talking about. This new book is the complete opposite, although their are some ideas that correlate with some of Dostoyevsky’s I can read this book well and with good understanding. Every single page is clear, concise and provides good detail on the plot, which also makes it quite enjoyable.

            I am currently still on part 1 and most of part 1 discusses Tony Webster’s life as a young individual. It explains his life at school, his group of friends, his parents and even the girlfriend that he acquires later on in his life. What I like most about this book is how it relates to teenagers in general and the problems they face day in and day out. Tony stresses about his inability to have a sexual experience with a girl and how he scorned other people in his school that were having those experiences. These are problems all guys have gone through. But what’s particularly interesting about this notion is that Tony completely ignores what sex had done to Robson and instead wishes he were the one having sex with Robsons girlfriend. Adrians immense impact in joining Webster’s group of friends was also quite interesting.  Usually people that are incredibly bright struggle to socially interact or fit in with others, but the exact opposite happened to Adrian. People came to him and he later found himself surrounded by a good group of kids. Not only that but they took quite interest in him. A quality that Dostoyevsky wished he would have acquired. Maybe its because they are attracted to his unique character or maybe they are just using him. It isn’t normal for a new and smart kid to carry on so much attention from the other kids  at school.