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6 Responses to “A question for anybody who has read any books by John Irving?”

1. Tikva on July 25th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

   I’ve always perceived John Irving to be a highly respected and well-known author–especially as many of his books have been turned into films.
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2. vambo the fourth on July 25th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

   Did he write a book called Cider House something? That was a great book, if he did!

   Cider House Rules, that’s it. Abortions.
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3. Centaur on July 25th, 2009 at 5:17 pm

   I couldn’t agree more. John Irving is one of the great writers of our time–perhaps the greatest. A Prayer for Owen Meany is a masterpiece.
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4. Constance B on July 25th, 2009 at 5:26 pm

   John Irving wrote the following three novels all turned into Films…
   The Cider House Rules with Michael Caine
   The Hotel New Hampshire
   and my favorite… The World According to Garp with Glenn Close, John Lithgow and Robin WIlliams.
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   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Irving

5. jenkin1950 on July 25th, 2009 at 6:04 pm

   I worked at Borders for six years. He is on the shelves but not promoted enough. Cider House Rules is brilliant. I always put his books on the front table, and they sold really well. He IS under-rated, so we just have to work hard at really pushing him in UK. I have been to Barnes and Noble in New York, and they sell his novels by the bucketload.
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6. wondalan on July 25th, 2009 at 6:53 pm

   I think he is rated about right. I have only read Garp and I sort of enjoyed it, but was counting the pages a little in a number of chapters.

   If you want to be a well known author you don’t write literature you write thrillers.
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