John Irving Books

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The World According to Garp The World According to Garp (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 239,516 ratings — published 1978
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A Prayer for Owen Meany A Prayer for Owen Meany (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 338,545 ratings — published 1989
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The Cider House Rules The Cider House Rules (Hardcover)
by (shelved 171 times as john-irving)
avg rating 4.17 — 196,564 ratings — published 1985
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A Widow for One Year A Widow for One Year (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 64,889 ratings — published 1998
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The Hotel New Hampshire The Hotel New Hampshire (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as john-irving)
avg rating 3.93 — 69,160 ratings — published 1981
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Last Night in Twisted River Last Night in Twisted River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as john-irving)
avg rating 3.78 — 28,243 ratings — published 2009
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In One Person In One Person (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 27,749 ratings — published 2012
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Until I Find You Until I Find You (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 27,665 ratings — published 2005
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The Fourth Hand The Fourth Hand (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as john-irving)
avg rating 3.34 — 31,758 ratings — published 2001
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A Son of the Circus A Son of the Circus (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 21,395 ratings — published 1994
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The Water-Method Man The Water-Method Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.39 — 13,332 ratings — published 1972
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The 158-Pound Marriage The 158-Pound Marriage (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.27 — 14,367 ratings — published 1974
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Setting Free the Bears (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Setting Free the Bears (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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avg rating 3.31 — 11,199 ratings — published 1968
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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed Trying to Save Piggy Sneed (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as john-irving)
avg rating 3.38 — 7,534 ratings — published 1993
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Avenue of Mysteries Avenue of Mysteries (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.28 — 14,348 ratings — published 2015
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The Last Chairlift The Last Chairlift (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.43 — 10,531 ratings — published 2022
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The Imaginary Girlfriend The Imaginary Girlfriend (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.45 — 2,774 ratings — published 1996
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My Movie Business: A Memoir My Movie Business: A Memoir (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.39 — 1,413 ratings — published 1999
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A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as john-irving)
avg rating 4.01 — 862 ratings — published 2003
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Queen Esther Queen Esther (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as john-irving)
avg rating 3.17 — 4,715 ratings — published 2025
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Three Complete Novels: Setting Free the Bears, The Water-Method Man, The 158-Pound Marriage Three Complete Novels: Setting Free the Bears, The Water-Method Man, The 158-Pound Marriage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as john-irving)
avg rating 3.86 — 355 ratings — published 1980
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Die Pension Grillparzer: Eine Bärengeschichte Die Pension Grillparzer: Eine Bärengeschichte (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as john-irving)
avg rating 3.67 — 500 ratings — published 1993
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Burma Sahib Burma Sahib (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as john-irving)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,198 ratings — published 2024
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A Saint from Texas A Saint from Texas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as john-irving)
avg rating 3.05 — 895 ratings — published 2020
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Last Night Last Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 2,979 ratings — published 2005
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Shadow Country Shadow Country (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 5,548 ratings — published 2008
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Warlight Warlight (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.60 — 46,960 ratings — published 2018
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The Nix The Nix (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 87,118 ratings — published 2016
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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 46,857 ratings — published 2011
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The Absolutist The Absolutist (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 23,760 ratings — published 2011
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Cutting for Stone Cutting for Stone (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 429,320 ratings — published 2009
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Peeling the Onion Peeling the Onion (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 2,166 ratings — published 2006
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The Cider House Rules: A Screenplay The Cider House Rules: A Screenplay (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 412 ratings — published 1999
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The Luminaries The Luminaries (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 86,010 ratings — published 2013
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The Counterlife The Counterlife (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,582 ratings — published 1986
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The Terror The Terror (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 74,909 ratings — published 2007
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The Door in the Floor The Door in the Floor (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 130 ratings — published 2004
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De koning van het kinderspeelgoed: Günter Grass en zijn werk De koning van het kinderspeelgoed: Günter Grass en zijn werk (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as john-irving)
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 1996
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Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, #4) Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh, #4)
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avg rating 4.03 — 27,636 ratings — published 1971
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Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1) Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1)
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avg rating 3.90 — 42,255 ratings — published 1962
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Bleachers Bleachers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.54 — 46,849 ratings — published 2003
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The Brethren The Brethren (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 101,332 ratings — published 2000
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The Art of Fielding The Art of Fielding (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 116,089 ratings — published 2011
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Great Expectations Great Expectations (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 878,332 ratings — published 1861
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Living the Gimmick Living the Gimmick (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.47 — 47 ratings — published 2000
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“There are authors I truly enjoy to read, like John Irving and Don Delillo and Vollman and Hubert Selby Jr. and Hunter S. Thompson. And then there are writers that, while I enjoy their work, I read as a challenge to myself, to sharpen my knives, like Goethe or Genet or Faulkner or Joyce or Salinger. And I have a terrible weakness for music biographies. They are the best books to take on the road. I don't even have to like the band to enjoy the book. Want a wonderful literary anecdote? And watch your toes, because I'm dropping names like bricks. My favorite book of all time is Among The Dead by Michael Tolkin. Wonderful, dark, funny book.”
Sammy Winston

John Irving
“In short,I might take seriously the idea of service to my country when my country begins to demonstrate that it gives a shit about me!”
John Irving, In One Person

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