Voting time for the John Irving book you would like to read in May!
The aim of the Book Club is to read and discuss new books together with other members.
Please try to avoid voting for the books you have already read and/or do not intend to (re)read with us.
Thank you!
More information on the books:
A Prayer For Owen Meany
The Cider House Rules
The World According to Garp
Until I Find You
Setting Free the Bears
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I voted for Owen Meany. I've read all the choices, except for Headmaster's Papers which I've never heard of and according to amazon, wasn't written by Irving he just wrote the introduction so I'm not quite sure why that's there but anyway, Garp and Cider House Rules are both amazing books and well worth a read but if you're going to read only one Irving book, it should be Owen Meany because I truly think it is the author at his best.
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
Originally Posted by Idril
Terribly sorry about that 'boo-boo'! Not sure what happened there either. Spent more than an hour going through all the Irving books and made a list (believe or not)! Shouldn't post polls after midnight (especially not while averaging 3-4 hours of sleep a day at most).
Haven't read any Irving books and not familiar with the author either but both Owen Meany and Garp are in my 'to-be-read list.
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I have read Hotel New Hampshire, and it was just amazing. I have also watched the movie of Cidar House Rules which I liked immensely. I would be glad to try another book by Irving, now.
*ponders what to vote for*
Last edited by Pensive; 04-01-2007 at 03:17 AM.
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I have read The World According to Garp and A Son of the Circus and I loved both!
Irving is one of my fave writers and I've read
The World According to Garp
The Hotel New Hampshire
A Widow for One Year
A Prayer for Owen Meany
The 158-Pound Marriage
The Fourth Hand
and probably one or two other books which I've forgotten to list.
I voted for The Cider House Rules, because I haven't read it yet, but I wouldn't mind re-reading Owen Meany or Garp either
I've never read Irving and have wanted to. So I guess this will be an opportunity. Schoky had one of his novels as her all time favorite. Which one is that? I would like to vote for it.
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Terribly sorry about that 'boo-boo'! Not sure what happened there either. Spent more than an hour going through all the Irving books and made a list (believe or not)! Shouldn't post polls after midnight (especially not while averaging 3-4 hours of sleep a day at most).
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
It's Owen Meany. In a way, I find it the most "unorthodox" one of Irving's novels I know, and I think this might be one of the reasons why some people are put off it, and possibly one of the reasons why I love it so much
. But I'd love to hear your opinion on it, Virgil
I've read all of the above except Until I find you, most of them multiple times, my last reading was Setting Free the Bears together with lovely Idril
I wonder why Hotel New Hampshire isn't on the list, that's the one I've not read so far...
I'd love to reread either Cider House Rules (though the title of the German translation is so much better), Owen Meany or World According to Garp. His characters are all so special, I don't know which one to pick... I've read Owen so many times, and since I'm also interested in the movie (didn't know there was one, thanks, Pensy!), I'm considering Cider House Rules...
Although I'm sure Owen would give the most interesting discussions
I'll have to sleep over that
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Thanks Schoky. I just voted.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
I've read the cider house rules so decided not to vote to read for it again.
Meary got my vote.
Owen meany I might as well read another one from the list while I have the vhance hadnt I ?
Paya, vote now!
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Owen Meany? Really? Wasn't that an Oprah book? Are you sure Nightie? If you say so I will.....Owen meany I might as well read another one from the list while I have the vhance hadnt I ?
Paya, vote now!
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err maybe its on the big read list and as I understand it all his books are weepies anyway, just dont vote for until I find you its about 700 pages long ( its so big the spine is damaged just from sitting on the shelves in the library)
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