hi grrlies! i invite all of you to try out a john irving novel. he is my absolute favorite author! his characters are real, human, and fascinating; the plots are engrossing; and, the humor is...interesting, to say the least. i first read "the world according to garp" when i was 13 and fell in love. i've read all of his books and i can say that each and every one of them are awesome. i'd recommend "a prayer for owen meany", "the world according to garp", and/or "the hotel new hampshire". hope you enjoy!
Wow...I had thought of opening a John Irving discussion. When I first saw this I thought I did...I guess I didn't...hee hee.
I personally thought that The Water Method man was the dumbest story I have ever read. This is just my opinion of course, but I don't see how any reader can relate to a urinary-challenged man who is lacking in sex because of his problems.
whoops! forgot about "the water-method man"! that one's not one of my favorites...notice i didn't recommend it.
I've only read "The World According to Garp" and loved it. I'm not a big reader, but I'm trying to become one so I'll probably be reading his other books pretty soon. I agree, the movie was not very good and Glenn Close's character as Jenny Fields did not portray the independent feminist in the book. By the way, the quote is: "In this dirty-minded world, you are either somebody's wife or somebody's whore-- or fast on your way to becoming one or the other."
thanks ultraviolet!!
I just had "Owen Meany" assigned to me for AP 12 and I thought it would be just another long, dull book, but inside those paper walls was an adventure I would love to have for myself. Owen is an amazing character, he renewed my dying faith. I was just wondering if there are little summaries somewhwere about Garp, Hotel N.H., and Cidar House Rules where I can see What book to read next. Thanx
Disney Pictures is coming out with a movie based on Owen Meany called "Simon Birch". A Prayer for Owen Meany is one of the greatest American novels ever written. How on earth they are going to turn such a rich story into a movie is beyond me, and I'm a filmmaker. My concern is that the film may be people's introduction to the story before they ever get a chance to the read the book. I find that troubling! Anyone's thoughts?
I finished reading "The World According to Garp" two nights ago and i can't get the characters out of my head! By the end of the book Garp was a real person to me. I think that one of Irving's techniques that really helped to develop Garp's character was having Garp's writing in the book. It made Garp seem all the more real. I found Helen's characterization was a little weak until the big accident.
Garp is what got me hooked on John Irving. He really knows how to write some really weird charecters and worlds but still have them seem totally real. Check out Cider House Rules.
By Unt_ on Friday, March 20, 1998 - 04:42 pm:
Yeah...I really like his books...I've read three of his _Owen Meany_, _World According to Garp_ and _Cider House Rules_. I had to do a paper on him back in 11th grade, and I had no problems reading the 600 page books in due time.
These are just amazing...all the links through the book...things that pop up later and stuff. Its amazing.
I didn't really like the movie for Garp though...it left out too much, as books-> movies do.
Do you happen to know the quote Jenny Fields says in Garp...is it "You are either someone whore or someone's mother...or fast on your way to becoming one or the other." I want that verified.
gotta read more....be back later
By Spunkie on Sunday, April 5, 1998 - 05:37 pm:
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By CaceM on Tuesday, August 11, 1998 - 12:23 am:
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By Keely on Friday, September 11, 1998 - 04:59 pm:
Seeing the movie was what made me want to read the book. I found that Glenn Close portrayed Jenny Fields well, i am torn as to whether or not i loved or just liked robin Williams portrayol of Garp.
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By Gilmoure on Sunday, September 13, 1998 - 10:24 pm:
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