Barney's Version ✦ Must Try

"Bubba's Book Club - Issue 11" - NeilPeart.net, November 2008

: As the story progresses, Barney’s narrative becomes more jumbled, reflecting his mental decline. The reader is trapped inside his head as he tries to solve the nagging mystery at the heart of his life —the disappearance of his best friend, Boogie—before his memory vanishes entirely. Themes of Identity and Exile Barney's Version

In Mordecai Richler's final masterpiece, Barney’s Version , the "deep feature" is the —a man desperately racing against his own fading memory to justify a life defined by passion, regret, and a possible murder. "Bubba's Book Club - Issue 11" - NeilPeart