“My best friend in high school said this was one of his all time favorite books, so I read it with great anticipation. I thought it was way too wordy. The ending with "the shot" was so contrived, I couldn't believe that this was what the author had been building up to through the whole book. Took to skimming toward the end just to get through it. Laughed out loud here and there, but definitely not one of my favorite, and I'll probably not read Irving again. Much preferred Garp & Hotel New Hampshire, but those were both over 20 years ago.”
posted Monday, June 9 2008