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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
A Prayer For The Imaginary Girlfriend
Posted by Alan at 5:39 PM
Labels: book reviews, Books, Cider House Rules, Hotel New Hampshire, Imaginary Girlfriend, John Irving, Prayer For Owen Meany, Son of the Circus
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I read part of The Cider House Rules on vacation once but it wasn't my book to keep so I never finished.
I'm a bit younger than you so my first exposure to The Hotel New Hampshire was the movie with Rob Lowe. I had a bit of a thing for him when I was a teenager so of course I saw it. I've always meant go back and read that book. Now I will as soon as I can get to the used book hole-in-the-wall where I do my book shopping.
well with the caveat that I almost never think movies as good as the books they are based upon the Rob Lowe flick does not do it justice (robin williams came Much closer to nailing Garp). Read the book, it's worth it.
I read Owen Meany while on vacation. It was spellbinding and hooked me on Irving the author.
But I'm an inconstant and unfaithful reader and never read any of his other novels.
Now I feel guilty that I never read Cider House, but waited, instead, for the movie to come out and, considering how they butchered Owen Meany for the movies, I should run right across the street to B&N now and buy Cider House.
It's funny but although I've heard of many Irving books through movies, and of course enjoyed the movies, I hadn't thought of cracking one of his book. I think I will now that I've read your post. Thank you for the introduction.
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