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Liked It3 of 3 members found this review helpful “If you want to understand the phenomenon that is John Irving, come drink from the well of “Garp.” Here’s where he established before the reading public his unique voice, his artistic stance, his immense heart, his indelible quirks. Among the joys and sorrows to be found within are (in no...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Strange, but intriguing and compelling, as I often find of Irving. ”
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“The movie of this was my first introduction to Irving, I believe. As I began reading him, I went back to read this. While the movie was all right, the book was even better.”
Robert Owens wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Just plain great. Love John Irving's writing style.”
etjada wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Irving does not disappoint. This book encompasses the world of Garp, but also his mother Jenny, who becomes the center of the feminist movement (by accident).
chodgens wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Garp grows up to be a man in a time period when it seems as if that is not a positive thing. He makes mistakes, but he atones for them in the only way he can. His relationship with his wife and his children will leave the reader hours after the final page has been read.
Irving delivers a tale that is wonderful, heartbreaking, and beautiful.”
“I love John Irving. I don’t think I’ve read a writer that I can compare him to, which is always a compliment, in my opinion. He’s harsh, and honest, often gruesome or exceedingly sexual, but everything always ties in beautifully with the storyline and you always feel like you are genuinely getting every aspect of his characters. There are no smoke screens and no illusions, we are not ‘left to our devices’ to figure out what’s going on in the bedroom, we’re taken there. Very few people could make something like this work, and he does.
Laala K wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The World According to Garp does not disappoint. It sees the character through his life and the events the unfold are something you would never have imagined. It’s not my favourite Irving novel, Until I Find You firmly holds the lead (right now, anyway), but it is brilliantly written and realised, and if ever there was a time to say that a character came alive, it would be this. It would be Irving’s characters.”
“Think about this book now and again”
Cindy P wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“classic Irving”
Auntie Bobby wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 65535 members found this review helpful“classic. hard to read at times (subject matter) but simply brilliant...”
Jesse wrote this review Thursday, December 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Excellent!”
Luana C wrote this review Sunday, November 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
