Nothing to Be Frightened Of, Julian Barnes
Nothing to Be Frightened Of, Julian Barnes
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Nothing to Be Frightened Of

Author: Julian Barnes

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/15/2022


Synopsis

A memoir on mortality as only Julian Barnes can write it, one that touches on faith and science and family as well as a rich array of exemplary figures who over the centuries have confronted the same questions he now poses about the most basic
fact of life: its inevitable extinction. If the fear of death is “the most rational thing in the world,” how does one contend with it? An atheist at twenty and an agnostic at sixty, Barnes looks into the various arguments for, against, and with God, and at
his own bloodline, which has become, following his parents’ death, another realm of mystery.

Deadly serious, masterfully playful, and surprisingly hilarious, Nothing to Be Frightened Of is a riveting display of how this supremely gifted writer goes about his business and a highly personal tour of the human condition and what might follow the final diagnosis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valeriu

Julian Barnes n-a compus Nimicul de temut dintr-o inspirație, nu cred că avea această carte în plan. L-a lovit și pe el, așa cum ne-a lovit pe toți cîndva, intuiția abjectă a morții. Ne dăm seama prea tîrziu că vom muri. Moartea celorlalți e dovada irefutabilă că nouă nu ni se poate întîmpla nimic r......more

Goodreads review by brian

i almost like your book. almost. it's a fun synthesis of a bunch of death related topics, there're some great historical and personal anecdotes, tons of interesting hypothetical situations and philosophical either/ors... but i object to your britishness, y'know? that whole mannered and clever and ca......more

Fascinating. An amusing inquiry into death and (seemingly) all related matters: funerals, last wishes, God, dying words, grave goods, legacies, survivors, personal possessions, present life vs afterlife, etc. Especially recommended for those conceptually death-saturated persons such as myself. Steep......more