Originally Posted by Nightshade
...just dont vote for until I find you its about 700 pages long
And it's silly...and bad.
Don't tell me Owen made Oprah's list, I don't ever pay attention to her list and I don't want one of my favorite books to be tainted by Oprah, I want to remain blissfully unaware.
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
And it's silly...and bad.
Don't tell me Owen made Oprah's list, I don't ever pay attention to her list and I don't want one of my favorite books to be tainted by Oprah, I want to remain blissfully unaware.
I was wrong Owen Meany was not on the Oprah list. SorryI'm a font of misinformation sometimes.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
I haven't read anything by him, so I don't know for which book I should vote..but since I'm sure you guys have the most amazing taste in books, I'll choose whichever you choose
I'm the patron saint of the denial,
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal.
Thank you for putting my mind at rest, you had me worried there for a moment.
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
Ahh...my goodness Owen Meany sounds like a tear jerker...
From the Publisher
In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys - best friends - are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen, after that 1953 foul ball, is extraordinary and terrifying.
"So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss, and my heart turns violently inside of my chest, I don't have time to maintain these regrets, when I think about, the way....He loves us..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5xXowT4eJjY
i wouldn't call it a tearjerker, even though there are some tragic events in it
Okay that's good. I am thinking about voting, but I wouldn't be able to guarantee I could join...I've been very bad lately with following through.
"So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss, and my heart turns violently inside of my chest, I don't have time to maintain these regrets, when I think about, the way....He loves us..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5xXowT4eJjY
I am a bit late, but I didn't have time recently.
I vote for A Prayer for Owen Meany
Currently reading:
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Why are you late? You have until the end of the month.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Hey everyone, I'm new to the forum and for some reason I can't vote yet on which book to read. If it counts for anything I'd like to read Owen Meany. This is mostly because I just took it out from the library.
Thanks
Hi there, Prometheus, and welcome to the Forum.
You need 50 posts or more to cast your vote on the book of the month, but seeing you still have several days before the end of the poll, maybe you want to visit the Word Association Thread in the Games section ?
"Where mind meets matter, both should woo!"Currently reading:
* Paradise Lost by John Milton
I took a chance and went and bought Owen Meany. It better win.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
hehe, you could read it anywayI took a chance and went and bought Owen Meany. It better win.
That's a good description of pretty much every novel Irving writes.Of course not all of them are interesting, sometimes he goes a little overboard and it crosses the line to ridiculous but I always though Owen Meany struck a perfect balance.
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
"Setting Free the Bears". i wanna start with his first book. and it's the only one promises some 'great moments of beauty and humor". No drama for me.
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