Review:What if there was someone out there who could take everything from you - your physical and mental health, your relationships with family and friends, and your current and future employment opportunities? Imagine yourself as a young and vivacious female, extremely good looking, very popular both locally and on social media, and living the good life doing what you do best. But there's someone out there watching you, and others like you, jealous of every aspect of your life, both eager and willin... Read more

Review:John Irving loves Charles Dickens and often is compared to Charles Dickens. But Dickens, sloppy as his writing could be, knew how to craft real characters and a real plot. Irving crafts interesting trash, each bag of which resembles the last bag of trash he crafted.

If you are only going to read one Irving novel -and you need read only one- it should be "The Hotel New Hampshire." While "The World According to Garp" is Irving's best book, THNH combines all of John Irving's faults into on... Read more

Review:I really like John Irving. Billy is perhaps the most complicated character I can recall from any of his books. Most characters in his books die, and the way that many characters in this book died of AIDS was excruciating. Such a sad time in the 80s when there were no treatments. Read more

Review:Was not sure about this one as started with detailed logging in the fifties. But turned out to be a most absorbing story with wonderful characters. A poignant father/son relationship saga. Highly recommend. Read more

Review:I had already read this book twice before and that is rare for me to re-read many books.

This edition was absolutely beautiful - especially at the VERY affordable price. Excellent Condition and Hand Signed by the Author.

I LOVE John Irving and I really almost every novel he's written....THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE, A PRAYER FOR OWN MEANY (Such a great Book).

Something about this book touched me in an incredible way. I have often ... Read more

Review:Throughout ones life, we all accumulate garbage as a by product of living. Son of the Circus is John Irvings intellectual garbage. I will forgive him for writing this piece of trash but only because I believe that by throwing out this garbage it will make room for the creative genius of Owen Meany and Garp to reappear. I have love every word he has ever written. After years of waiting Son was a tragic disappointment. My true rating would be a zero but its not an option.
It was a great ... Read more

Review:This book is in bad shape, it is discolored, stained, torn, and almost falling apart. I only paid a penny for it, but shipping was almost $3.99 so it really was not worth it, because the book was not worth $4.
I will still be able to read it, but it will be quite embarassing pulling it out in front of other people, so I suppose it will be a book I read at home. Read more

Review:Five thumbs way, way up for “The Fourth Hand.”
This one I’d been waiting for for a while. John Irving is a remarkable storyteller. However, his books (“The World According to Garp,” “A Prayer for Owen Meany,” “The Cider House Rules” and “A Widow For One Year” among them) require a great deal of patience, as the typical Irving novel usually spans decades. But for those willing to sit down and open one up, it’s really worth it.
Irving specializes in dynamic characters who will win your heart... Read more

Review:Another excellent piece of work by John Irving. If your an oldie and retired like me and didn't have time to read Irvings work back in your working days, this is a good one to catch up on. You won't want to put it down. Read more

Review:I enjoyed this book very much. The story was great, it had it all, mystery, ghosts, humor, romance, more ghosts, history and more ghosts. Great read and will be starting the 2nd book to see where the Bone Island Trilogy leads me. Read more