The World According to Garp

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  I loved this book from the start. Then I felt unconfortable, then I loved it again. In the end I would describe it as eccentric, a grotesque family saga seasoned with independent short stories. Although I could never relate to any character in the story, because of their grotesque qualities, and the ... (continue)

  I loved this book from the start. Then I felt unconfortable, then I loved it again. In the end I would describe it as eccentric, a grotesque family saga seasoned with independent short stories. Although I could never relate to any character in the story, because of their grotesque qualities, and therefore never really feel for them, I found their sad lives ecceptionally realistic in their improbability. A very modern look at the society we still live in.

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  Sourcreamandonions said on Apr 28, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  LOVE IT

  i love irving 's work. this one is simply brilliant

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  bu3asalli said on Mar 30, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  No matter how hard I tried, I could not finish it. I found it dry and it did nothing but drag on.

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  Betherie1 said on Mar 6, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  I know this book is a bestseller and that Mr. Irving is well thought of, but I personally hated this book. It started off very good. It made me laugh a lot, but after a while esp. about the time I got to "The Pension Grillpazer." It upset me that Irving violated a general rule in writing; do not un ... (continue)

  I know this book is a bestseller and that Mr. Irving is well thought of, but I personally hated this book. It started off very good. It made me laugh a lot, but after a while esp. about the time I got to "The Pension Grillpazer." It upset me that Irving violated a general rule in writing; do not under any circumstances write a book about a writer writing a book.The book just dragged on, and though I understood that it was supposed to be about Garp's life, I wanted it to wrap up already. The book stopped being interesting about the time Jenny Fields was made into a feminist hero. I do have to say there were a few well written parts beyond that esp. the affair that Helen has, but I found it all and all tedious. It angered me completely that I had to ask someone else who had read it what the book was about, even though I was reading it. It was seriously not my cup of tea. I wanted to read more of his work originally, but now I think I need a rest break.

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  Charley Snipe said on Jul 2, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Strange, but intriguing and compelling, as I often find of Irving.

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  sid_rw said on Jun 30, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

• An adventure in life riddled from a secret gesture of deceit

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  Ridicule said on Mar 23, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Mass Market Paperback 624 Pages
• Edition: Reissue
• ISBN-10: 034536676X
• ISBN-13: 9780345366764
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Pub date: Nov 03, 1990
• Dimensions: 1097 mm x 645 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Libros en Español, Libri Italiani, Nederlandse Boeken, Svenska böcker

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