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A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany
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Andrea
Sep 06, 2011 rated it it was ok
Shelves: general-fiction
Some people love, love, love this book. My opinion is that IF one takes the symbolism and allusions seriously, this is basically a book mocking the whole idea of sincere faith, specifically faith in predestination, and the concept that one can be an "instrument of God." In that, Irving is hardly breaking new ground. But, because his narrative is so "cleverly" disjointed and rambling, it may be that most readers don't take his ideas very seriously, or take the whole idea of religious faith as a q ...more
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