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Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Not one of Irving's best. Misses the satirical target by a wide mark. He is capable of much greater work than this half-baked tale.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“good but by far not my favorite Irving book. ”
Natalie Y wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Really strong, but good book”
Kimberly C wrote this review Thursday, October 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I'm a big fan of John Irving, but I really despised this book. I read it during a long plane flight, and hoped to enjoy, it but I had to force myself to finish the book. This is one of those books that makes you argue with the text as you read it. I didn't care about any of the characters, the main plot line was ridiculous, the repetition of themes (that Irving reader will be familiar with from previous works) grew tiresome. The prose was uninteresting. This book was a chore to finish.”
Eric Apel wrote this review Sunday, October 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“One of my favorites!”
Christina A wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another strange yet compelling book from the strange but compelling master.”
Gary L wrote this review Thursday, September 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is classic John Irving... creates interesting characters with lots of oddball eccentricites. I read 'Owen Meany' and World According to Garp and think this is in that category. I'm not a big fan of dark comedy and if you are not into the depressing lonliness of the character, then I would skip this book, except I'm almost half way through it now. A much better book is 'A Confederacy of Dunces.'”
pete l wrote this review Wednesday, September 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a stupid book - really, someone else's hand falls in love with the same girl?”
Heather K wrote this review Friday, August 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“books on tape from Sulzer library”
scotie wrote this review Tuesday, August 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“My favorite John Irving novel.”
Barbara Ann wrote this review Saturday, August 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
