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Fri Nov-12-04 11:45 PM
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Have all of us read something by John Irving? |
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If not, I highly recommend "A Prayer for Owen Meany" or "The World According to Garp". Awesome books.
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Fri Nov-12-04 11:46 PM
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1. TWATG was one of my all-time fave books |
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I must have read it 100 times in HS.
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Fri Nov-12-04 11:46 PM
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2. "A Prayer for Owen Meany" |
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Quite possibly the best book ever.
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Sat Nov-13-04 12:47 AM
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Can't recommend that book highly enough. Just tremendous.
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Sat Nov-13-04 04:19 AM
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Irving is always interesting and quite often good. But the excellence of Meany defies desciption.
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Fri Jun-01-07 11:54 AM
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24. Damn, I just picked up a copy of this and didn't keep it. |
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I put it online and it sold in like, 2 days...
Next copy, I keep and read.
RL
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Fri Nov-12-04 11:48 PM
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but I think GARP will always be one of my all time favorites.
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Fri Nov-12-04 11:49 PM
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4. I think I've read just about everything of his up through |
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Edited on Fri Nov-12-04 11:50 PM by Philostopher
'A Widow for One Year.'
I see he has another one out, I guess I should check the library and see if they've got it -- our local library system got a levy passed a couple of years ago, they've been able to return to their normal hours, and they've kept most of the 'up east liberal' authors on the shelves, so they've probably got it.
Have you read 'The Fourth Hand' yet? Is it worth reading? I was a little disappointed by 'Widow' -- it read a lot like a contractual obligation book, or like he was rushed.
On edit -- Cider House Rules was one of my favorites of his, just for the record.
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Fri Nov-12-04 11:50 PM
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5. "A Prayer For Owen Meany" blew me away. |
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I bought about 8 or 9 copies to give to friends and family. It is simply stunning.
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Sat Nov-13-04 09:37 AM
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8. I think I've read all of his books |
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...except for that Setting the Bears Free book. I, too, like Owen Meany, but Cider House Rules and The World According to Garp are somewhere way up on the list too.
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Sat Nov-13-04 09:44 AM
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9. I have read 'A Prayer for Owen Meany' |
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at least three times. Definitely on my all time favorites list. Also liked Cider House Rules. Not crazy about the recent one, the Widow book.
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Sat Nov-13-04 09:44 AM
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10. the opening line in "a prayer for owen meany"...... |
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...is so good that after you read it you won't be able to put the book down until it's finished. irving's best, in my opinion.
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Sat Nov-13-04 04:50 PM
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11. Love Garp and Cider House Rules... |
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But I don't like T.S. Garp - I like most of the other characters, but Garp doesn't resonate with me.
I did not like The 4th Hand or Widow for One Year.
He's hit or miss with me.
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Sat Nov-13-04 05:13 PM
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12. Try "A Prayer for Owen Meany" |
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Like Skinner, said, its possibly the best book of all tme. I swear, once you read the first sentence, you won't be able to put it down.
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Sat Nov-13-04 07:56 PM
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13. gotta love A Prayer for Owen Meany |
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I really enjoy The Hotel New Hampshire as well.
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Sat Nov-13-04 10:58 PM
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14. I loved Owen Meany and Cider House Rules. Haven't read some of his newer |
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books, but years ago after a spell of reading only women's novels (Margaret Drabble, Joyce Carol Oats, and some other favorites), something tempted me to read Irving, and I devoured every book I could right in a row. I'm grateful for this thread--I am going to go back and read Owen Meany again--been meaning to do that for years now.
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Sun Nov-14-04 12:14 PM
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15. Try "A Widow For One Year" |
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It's right up there with "Garp" and "Owen Meany."
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Mon Nov-15-04 02:02 PM
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...A Prayer for Owen Meaney, Water Method Man.
Cider House Rules is one of my favorite novels ever. The movie was a big disappointment, especially since the character Melony was removed.
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Mon Nov-15-04 02:17 PM
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On "The Water Method Man". Probably his best main character and his best ending.
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Fri Apr-06-07 08:57 PM
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18. That armadillo. The mannequin. The search for the lost father. |
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All of it.
Irving's most casual sentences just gleam. He talks about the white trees in the campus commons and describes them as "the bones of the alumni."
The book is full of sentences like that.
He's tops.
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Mon Apr-09-07 12:17 PM
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19. "The Painted House" was a good read. n/t |
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Mon Apr-09-07 09:03 PM
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20. I read Garp years ago |
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Edited on Mon Apr-09-07 09:04 PM by JitterbugPerfume
and I really loved it, but I haven't read anything else by him .
To many books , to little time
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Wed Apr-11-07 01:47 PM
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21. "Hotel New Hampshire" and "Garp" |
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HNH was one weird book. A bear in Vienna! :D
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Sun Apr-15-07 04:24 PM
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Wouldn't recommend it.
Garp...about 30 years ago. I remember laughing....
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Mon May-28-07 07:49 PM
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23. His most recent novel is "Until I Find You". |
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It's pretty long, but if you like Irving, it's a good read.
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Fri Jun-01-07 06:22 PM
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25. Just read "The Fourth Hand" and found this website: |
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Tue Jun-12-07 09:33 PM
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26. Oooh! I think I'll re-read A Prayer for Owen Meany! nt |
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