tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post2810343152410479454..comments2023-07-23T06:38:11.263-04:00Comments on an adventure in reading: BOOK: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irvingraidergirl3http://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-726951360987626762007-12-31T16:21:00.000-04:002007-12-31T16:21:00.000-04:00rhinoa - I read Garp and hotel New Hamphire years ...rhinoa - I read Garp and hotel New Hamphire years and years ago. Lolita was quite an amazing book but I wouldn't call it <I>my</I> best of the year.<BR/><BR/>wendy - I knew you would be pleased I liked Owen Meany. It just blew me away at the end.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-49741082469326081362007-12-31T14:55:00.000-04:002007-12-31T14:55:00.000-04:00So glad you loved Owen Meany...this book was so wo...So glad you loved Owen Meany...this book was so wonderful and slipped ahead of Garp and Hotel New Hampshire as my favorite John Irving novel. An amazing book - worthy of your top ten!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-36417107492847526132007-12-31T14:54:00.000-04:002007-12-31T14:54:00.000-04:00I recently read A Prayer for Owen Meany as well an...I recently read A Prayer for Owen Meany as well and loved it. Have you read any more by Irving? I really enjoted The World According to Garp as well which you might like to check out if you haven't already. Lolita was my overall book of 2007, it's fantastically well written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-16677831805555205362007-12-30T18:35:00.000-04:002007-12-30T18:35:00.000-04:00sam and nicola - I hope I didn't rave too much and...sam and nicola - I hope I didn't rave too much and set up too high of expectations. I hate when that happens with a book.<BR/><BR/>but it is really good and powerfulraidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-31997910900305876202007-12-30T13:31:00.000-04:002007-12-30T13:31:00.000-04:00I just got this book recently and everytime I read...I just got this book recently and everytime I read a review of it I just get that much more excited to read it. Wonderful review!Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-6022471333786892592007-12-29T22:55:00.000-04:002007-12-29T22:55:00.000-04:00Oh, I have this on my TBR list..I want to read it ...Oh, I have this on my TBR list..I want to read it now!samantha.1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04124614710493747821noreply@blogger.com