Talking It Over Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Story about a love triangle...and told from the point of view of all three characters. There is also a sequel to this, ten years after the end of the storyline. "

" First purchased and read in 2004 while backpacking. Left that copy at a hostel's bookswap corner. Re-purchased and re-read in Oct. 2011. "

" You can still write an enjoyable love triangle and use all of the cliches. "

" I'd read a couple of the author's recent short stories and wanted more. This novel did not disappoint! Barnes puts forth the story in the form of interview sessions, allowing each character to speak directly to the reader. The ending is particularly satisfying. "

" I wonder if the Oliver character, who keeps saying: crepuscular and other long words, is actually the phenomenally intelligent Barnes himself? "

" Very entertaining story of a love triangle, which makes you switch allegiances throughout the book. The plot was a bit predictable, but the funny writing style and lively characters made it very entertaining. "

" I find Barnes so thoughtful and smart - but at the same time witty and fun to read. None of the three main characters here are particularly likeable. But they're all vivid and compelling and full of surprises. "

" I love Julian Barnes' writing style, but I found this book a tad cloying, probably because I couldn't relate to any of the characters and didn't empathize with them, either. "

" Liked everything about this book. "

" A love triangle is examined in detail from the point of view of all three sides plus some extra observers as a marriage and a friendship fail in slow motion. The unreliable narrators try to justify their actions to you, the reader. It's all very reality-show confessional. "

" Started slow for me, but I really liked it by the end. "

" One of my all time favorites, alongside the sequel Love, Etc "

" I loved how I moved from like to dislike and onto outright despising the characters and back again. "

" A depressing tale of love, marriage and affairs. Very well written, presenting the story through monologues by the main characters. But I didn't feel particularly sympathetic to any of them. So, technically good, but emotionally not satisfying. "

" This book reminded me why I like reading contemporary lit - it has such a witty and convincing conversational voice. A pleasure. "

" Too crepuscular and oleaginous for my liking, not one of his best but enjoyable enough to make it to the end. "

" Made me fall in love with Barnes. "

" Bittersweet, a bit of a disturbing love story. I thought 'Withnail & I' all through it... "

" Liked everything about this book. "

" I loved how I moved from like to dislike and onto outright despising the characters and back again. "

" yep they sure talked it over "

" Story of a love triangle told in (mainly) three distinct voices. Very nicely done, an enjoyable read. "

" Very entertaining story of a love triangle, which makes you switch allegiances throughout the book. The plot was a bit predictable, but the funny writing style and lively characters made it very entertaining. "

" An extremely entertaining read.I love Julian Barnes!!! "

" I find Barnes so thoughtful and smart - but at the same time witty and fun to read. None of the three main characters here are particularly likeable. But they're all vivid and compelling and full of surprises. "

" Pretty sure I'm reading a post-script to Withnail and I. Okay, it was witty. The characters are unlikeable, which is interesting enough. Barnes makes them distinct and believable. But, I was no more anything on the last page than i was on page 50. No more... anything. "

" Despite being a book about three ultimately unlikeable people, this is a good read. The split in first person narration between the leading characters drives the plot and characterization extremely well. "

" Bittersweet, a bit of a disturbing love story. I thought 'Withnail & I' all through it... "

" I'd read a couple of the author's recent short stories and wanted more. This novel did not disappoint! Barnes puts forth the story in the form of interview sessions, allowing each character to speak directly to the reader. The ending is particularly satisfying. "

" While I was intrigued at first, in the long run this novel dragged out far too long and ended up for me like a British yuppie version of No Exit. Add to it, the ending was a complete letdown. "