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NPR - Aug 16, 2010
"I like John Irving," was what I said. When I looked up, the Pynchon guy was whispering and smile-giggling. Others agreed. The hush was unexpected. ... JK Rowling Donates $15.4 Million For MS
CBS News - Aug 31, 2010
For bibliophiles, it doesn't get much bigger than this: a reading by JK Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving. (AP) Author JK Rowling has given $15.4 ...

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A Prayer for Owen Meany

by: John Irving
The middle section of the book (150 pages or so) seemed to go on and on, and I found it extremely hard to keep going. I did, though, and the last couple of hundred pages were quite a good read. There's a very good punchline on the last couple of pages.
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Great Expectations

by: Charles Dickens
Philip Pirrip, otherwise known as Pip, has great expectations. Given the opportunity to become 'a gentleman', his life becomes a quest fueled by his misguided and false hopes and dreams. And most of all: of unrequited love. All of which unravels.

There is something there for everyone: mystery, thriller, drama, comedy, social commentary, romance (in a twisted sort of way). GE is about human nature and love, forgiveness and hope; a perfect blending of all these gritty elements that make up Life.
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Trying to Save Piggy Sneed

by: John Irving
I gave this book five stars in part for the way it was organized. Virtually all short story collections have 10-12 stories, and that's it, which may be one reason that short story collections generally don't sell as well as novels. There is nothing to break up the stream. After finishing one, you're confronted with the next, with new characters, a new plot, new themes. Short stories require more concentrated effort than a similar number of pages in a novel, so I apprecitate the way this book helped give me breathing space.
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Prayer for Owen Meany

by: Irving John
Owen Meany, diminutive in height and weight and with a voice that almost defies description, other than he speaks in capital letters, has been he firmly believes placed on this earth for a purpose. His life long and best friend John Wheelwright tells Owen's story, which is inevitably as much John's the story too. It is also a story about faith.

Owen is a character and a half, despite his small size and fragile appearance, an appearance that makes most girls and women want to hug him and mother him, he has a commanding presence, he is not one to be ignored.
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