Author / Writer / Book
Lover - which are you?
GM ~ I am a book lover!!!
Title of Fiction book & year published
A Prayer
for Owen Meany - published 1989
Author name
John Irving
Type of book
It’s hard for me to classify. Coming of age,
memoir...friendship story
What is it about this
book that pulled you in?
GM ~ The back
of the book says it is Irving’s most comic novel yet and that Owen is a
heartbreaking character. I wanted to find out more about the combination of
comedy and heartbreak. Then when I read the first line about John being
“doomed” to remember Owen and how he became what he was because of Owen; I had
to keep reading.
Is there a relationship
in the story that resonated with you?
GM ~ The
relationship between John and Owen starts as boys and continues into young
adulthood. They are both only children; John is being raised by a single mother
and his grandmother and they are one of the towns most distinguished families
and Owen lives simply with his parents at the granite quarry. Owen and John go
to school together. Owen’s small stature and strange voice make him an object
of curiosity. He thinks he is “God’s Instrument” and it turns out that he is.
Do you think that
relationship was portrayed realistically?
GM ~ Yes, the boys are very close and remain so.
GM ~ Yes, the boys are very close and remain so.
Anything else you want
to tell us about the book?
GM ~ The story is told by John as an adult and all of Owen’s
dialog is in CAPITAL LETTERS. The book has many fun and funny scenes involving
a host of characters from the town as well as John’s family. Owen accidentally
kills John’s mother hitting a foul ball during a baseball game. They try to
find out who John’s father really is. They go to a fancy boarding school together
and Owen causes trouble. I had a hard time putting this book down. I just
wanted to find out what was going to happen next.
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JHA ~ Thanks so much, Ginny, for recommending this book! I bought it last year and haven't read it yet. I need to move it to the top of my TBR stack!
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John Irving is an amazing writer. The Cider House Rules is my favorite. His brain is loaded with fascinating ideas that he jams together in creating his worlds. Happy Reading.
ReplyDeleteI've seen that movie, Beth, but haven't read the book. Another one to add to my TBR stack I guess!
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