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A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

Start date: January 15, 2015

Finish date: February 15, 2015

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Jul 15, 2019 Jana rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: book-club, classics

Wow. A very well-crafted book. This is one of those books that you will remember forever. I think it is also a book that I would benefit by reading again. Knowing the whole story, I am sure there are MANY things one would notice on a second reading. I'm glad this book, though very long, was chosen for one of my book clubs. ...more

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Sep 19, 2021 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: literature, classic, historical-fiction, america, religion, campus-life, e-book, popsugar-2021

3,5 stars!

For me, this book has its moments, but still a bit too long. I like the character descriptions, so detailed and rich, I can actually imagine Owen Meany clearly in my mind. However, the jump around timeline is a bit confusing sometimes, and the narrator (apparently based on John Irving's own self) is a bit boring, LOL

The main theme of religion, belief, God, and politics are sometimes very interesting to follow, but sometimes a bit too much and unimportant (like this rambling complaints ...more

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