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Alicia Srinivas asked this question about A Prayer for Owen Meany:
Would this book be interesting for a non-Christian? How serious are the religious undertones?
Sandra Totally agree with Terry. I too was clutched to the bosom of the Catholic church while growing up. Now I am not at all religious. This is hands down m…moreTotally agree with Terry. I too was clutched to the bosom of the Catholic church while growing up. Now I am not at all religious. This is hands down my favourite book ever. I was certain John Irving had written it backwards - the way seemingly inconsequential details turned out to be major contribtors to the theme, the brilliant way he would link time and place (which he did so masterfully in The Cider House Rules). I am super sensitive to people pushing religion in any way at all and would have stopped reading immediately had I sensed that happening. For me Irving is a little like Dickens or Dylan - superb artists and I love their work - it's subjective in the end, simply different strokes.(less)
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