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Mike
Feb 05, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Now that was weird

This book was really strange and at first I wasn't liking it. I was about to give up because I didn't like the story, but I kept going because the characters stayed with me after I put the Kindle down. Owen is something special and his influence begins to impact everybody even the reader. I finished the book thinking "Wow, what just happened" I think I need to reread to really savor the book as read it rather quickly. ...more
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Carol
Mar 26, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, john-irving
This is a story that is very different than any other book I have read. This story, is set in Gravesend New Hampshire, of a man (John Wheelwright) who is struggling to come to terms with his past (1950s/60s) that reflects on his childhood & young adulthood when he lost his mother, befriended a boy (Owen Meany) with an unusual affinity for self-destiny, and discovered a sense of faith he never had before.
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Kristi Krumnow
Dec 01, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 20th-century, united-states, audiobook, north-america, religion, audible, goodreads-in-review-2017
beautifully written with elaborate symbols throughout...
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Carol
Apr 02, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction, john-irving
Excellent book!
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