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Ehhh. I'm just not that into Irving. I do think Cider House rules was better.
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I picked up this book when vacationing in Spain with my family. Parts of this book left me laughing out loud. John Irving's development of the characters is what made this book so memorable for me. I've tried many other John Irving books and haven't finished any of them. A Prayer for Owen Meany is the only one I've liked. I've read it several times. I recommended it to my husband who I discovered a few nights later trying to talk through his nose to see how Owen's voice sounded. I wasn't crazy a
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Given to me for Christmas when I was in high school. This was the first book I got as a gift from someone besides my mother.
One of my all time favorites.
One of my all time favorites.



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