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The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
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A story unlike any other... If you liked Forrest Gump at all, you'll love this book :)…more

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Suzanne
Jul 22, 2008 rated it really liked it
I loved the movie so decided I must read the book too.
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Bucket
Apr 03, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: old-favorites, reviewed, 1001-read-all-editions, humor, literary, sex, parents-affecting-children, tragedy, culture, generational-epic
This is a re-read but there was actually very little I remembered from the first time I read it at 16 or 17. The themes of writing, lust, and man as both protector and criminal and how this affects women are very interesting. The idea that women are objectified sometimes, whether they are being protected or assaulted, is very thought-provoking. The repeating motifs of disability, fear of impending tragedy, violence, and untimely death are also more clearly for a purpose to me this time around.

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Jul 01, 2007 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Carol
Aug 09, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 07, 2011 rated it really liked it
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Nov 03, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Shelves: 1001-books
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