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Book Review |The World According to Garp by John Irving

June 28, 2011 · by agnesmack | in book reviews, fiction | tagged book review, fiction, irving | Leave a comment

The World According to Garp is the third book I’ve read by John Irving and I think I’m ready to be done. Mr. Irving sure does love writing novels about men who like older women. He sure does like starting those novels well before the actual story starts, which leaves you reading 200 pages of […]

Book Review | Until I Find You – John Irving

May 9, 2011 · by agnesmack | in book reviews, fiction | tagged book review, fiction, irving | Leave a comment

Overall I was disappointed with this book. Last year I read, and loved, A Prayer for Owen Meany, so when I saw Until I Find You at the thrift store, I was excited to pick it up. After having read some reviews of this book it seems that most people had the same thoughts I […]

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