I am a huge John Irving fan. I’ve read almost every single novel he wrote. Like most of his other fans, I’m sure, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Cider House Rules, and The World According to Garp top my list of favorites. And if I were being completely honest, I’d also say that I didn’t like The Fourth Hand at all. It just wasn’t up to Irving’s amazing caliber.
Until I Find You also wasn’t a major favorite of mine. So when I found out about Last Night in Twisted River I was mixed. Oh not true. I wasn’t at all. There was no doubt I was reading it. But I really really hoped it was like the older Irving work.
And you know what? It was!
It was it was it was. This was a dense, fascinating, epic novel. I loved it. Not as much as the other three maybe but really loved it.
Thank you John Irving.
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I want to scream! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I feel exactly the same about his work. All the ones you mentioned you weren’t crazy about, are also my non-favorites. But I would also add Son of the Circus to that list and add Widow for One Year as one of my favorites. Now, of course, I want to run out and buy the book. I’m also anxiously waiting to read the new Barbara Kingsolver.
Yes, my favorite Irving books are the same as yours…thanks for recommending this one:)
kim, i can mail you mine if you want and you can send it back, you wanna? i loved Widow for One Year, too. Didn’t read Son of the Circus amazingly. I will have to sometime soon! This book reads much like Garp, I think.