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... attempt in my first year of Uni (about nine years ago now). I've also been determined to finish Midnight's children, A Prayer for Owen Meaney and The Grapes of Wrath - all of which i have left halfway through.
I think 2010 is THE YEAR for it. Anyone else got a few they're desperate ... ... a crate that I'm really hoping will get washed up with me if I'm lucky. That one contains Jude the Obscure, The Magus, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Remains of the Day, The Go-Between, Picnic at Hanging Rock and The Other Hand (aka Little Bee). There's a second crate too, but I won't ... Jane Eyre is one of my three all-time favorite books! It joins the ranks of To Kill A Mockingbird and A Prayer for Owen Meany. I try to re-read it each year. Have you seen the PBS adaptation of the movie? It is wonderful. I starting with what I liked best, but with the first three very close together:
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Emma by Jane Austen
Mannen som Elsket Yngve by Tore Renberg (translation: The man who loved Yngve)
I, robot by Isaac Asimov ... I was wondering if Straub strikes you as being at all like John Irving. The beginning of Mr. X actually reminds me of A Prayer for Owen Meany--absent and mysterious father, artistic mother, extended family. Owen Meany also leads to a few twists resolved in the last part of the novel. (and ... ... book back to the library.
I envy you, Linda, in having seen John Irving in person. I totally agree with you on A Prayer for Owen Meany. I also enjoyed the film version, Simon Birch, but have read that Irving considered it a travesty.
Thanks for the visit. ... gave you a thumbs up vote. Years ago I saw John Irving and was bowled over by him (and that doesn't happen often.) A Prayer for Owen Meany is one of my three top books that I ever read.
Irving does have a way of weaving political opinion in his books. A Prayer for Owen Meany ... ... compared to Tom Sawyer, Catcher in the Rye, The Outsider, Pernod, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Christmas Story, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Peace Like a River, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Hiroshima and The Road. If you have read some of these, do you agree or disagree, ... OK, that list was way too long! I've deleted it. If anyone wants the alphabetized list, tell me and I'll send it to you.
Owen Meany ...
* The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
* The Novel by James A. Michener
* The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker
* A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
* Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
* The Spiritual Teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Richard Geldard
* Tropic of Capricorn ... Ok I just ordered The World According to Garp and A Prayer for Owen Meany online, thanks for the advice, I'll let you know how I get on with them!
Jessuncw, I definitely agree with you re In Cold Blood, it was no mean feat to explore the minds of serial killers without disrespecting the ... I am in the home stretch of A Prayer for Owen Meany. On deck is Independent People, our book club choice for the month. Midnight's Children will have to wait for a while. I am SO excited, I'm getting the new John Irving and I'm hoping against hope it's a throw back to A Prayer for Owen Meany which I super loved. Last Night in Twisted River, I think it was the twisted in the title that did the trick LOL.
Thank You Thank You Tim and Abby and all. Still reading A Prayer for Owen Meany. So far so great. I am also reading Up the Koyukuk #66 libraryrobin
A friend of mine gave me a copy of Prayer For Owen Meany and told me it was a very presbyterian novel. That made me curious and so I asked her if she meant Presbyterian* or presbyterian**? She said Presbyterian. After I read the book I decided that she was right. So let us ... I picked A prayer for Owen Meany ... Enchi
F - A Passage To India by E M Forster
G - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
H - Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
I - A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
J - What Maisie Knew by Henry James
K - The Trial by Franz Kafka
L - The Boat by Nam Le
M - The Comfort of Stranger ... ... le
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Also still reading Anna Karenina, the history book on Colesville, Md., not yet given up (again) on A Prayer for Owen Meany and there's a business book to finish as well. Not to mention that I start re-reading Professional Genealogy this month for an online class I'm in. ... ... Assassin by Margaret Atwood
20. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
21. Lunch Lessons by Ann Cooper
22. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
23. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
24. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
25. The Life R ... ... by Brunonia Barry, which incidentally, has some of the same themes as yours. Also, MY all-time favorite book, which is A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.
3. I have written two children's picture books but have yet to send them out to publishers. I am very scared of rejection, ... ... say this but I've been away for a couple of weeks and just trying to catch up. I can't actually find a post where I defend Owen Meany so I may be doing this for the second time but it's one of my favourite ever books. Not sure I'd agree that it's 'worth the effort' though because, to me, it ... ... of Loss
6. The Line of Beauty
7. Middlemarch
8. The Moor's Last Sigh
9. Possession: A Romance
10. A Prayer for Owen Meany
10 prizes (recent)
1. Breath Miles Franklin winner of 2009
2. Wanting shortlisted for Miles Franklin 2009
3. The booker winner of 2010 ... ... show and comparing it to the book.
I couldn't access the book I wanted to read next (long story), but decided to pick up A Prayer for Owen Meany to take to a doctor's appointment this evening. We'll see if I have more luck with it after having set it aside for a while. A Prayer for Owen Meany is worth the effort. Books I abandoned recently The Girl Meridel Le Sueur; The Reader; The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Wild Violets. Finished A Prayer for Own Meany. Yay!
Some parts were good, but most of it dragged. It's a pity that I'll probably have to write a paper about this book next week. ... Island
and (10) I haven't read The World According To Garp yet, but I did read another really good Irving book A Prayer For Owen Meany, so that is my indirect 10th suggestion.
-- M1001
Just started and stopped A Prayer for Owen Meany. Bleh...strike two for John Irving. Moving on... Wow! Just shows what different tastes we all have. I really loved A Prayer for Owen Meany thought it was Irving's best, closely followed by The World according to Garp ...
The Brothers Karamazov—Not very far into it because other things keep popping up, but I've loved it so far.
A Prayer for Owen Meany—For my English class. I think I actually like this one less than The Scarlet Letter. It's rare that I find a book so boring. Heck, I'm reading ... ... HBO.
The Brothers Karamazov—Still working through it. Schoolwork has got in the way of my reading it, though. :(
A Prayer for Owen Meany—For my English class. Not really liking it too much, but at least it's a speedy read. ... take, isn't it? I'm shuddering at the mention of that one, plus Jonathan Strange, Sophie's World, Grapes of Wrath, Owen Meany, Crime and Punishment, Don Quixote etc, etc, etc. Just as their nominators are no doubt shuddering at me shuddering at them shuddering at me . . . . . . ... ... to take, isn't it? I'm shuddering at the mention of that one, Jonathon Strange, Sophie's World, Grapes of Wrath, Owen Meany, Crime and Punishment, Don Quixote etc, etc, etc. Just as their nominators are no doubt shuddering at me shuddering at them shudering at me . . . . . . well, ... I tried A Prayer for Owen Meany twice, and didn't make it through either time. I'm not sure why. I didn't DISLIKE it, though the business of Owen TALKING IN ALL CAPITALS kind of drove me up the wall. Funny that I didn't finish it, because my husband read it and kept the book, and he reads very ... ... though I wouldn't go so far as to say it was the most beautiful book I've ever read. Somewhat nearer that mark might come A Prayer For Owen Meany though - plus pretty much everything else by Irving. That top ten is interesting - though it does only indicate the top 10 from people who could be ... I haven't read Light on Snow, but I definitely don't care for Anita Shreve.
I couldn't finish A Prayer for Owen Meany. Ugh. I won't be trying any other John Irving again. ... I Find You by John Irving. I kept telling myself it would surely get better, but I did finally give up. I loved A Prayer for Owen Meany by I don't think I've really liked his stuff since then. ... Petal and the White
3) Middlemarch
4) Life of Pi
5) The Assassin's Cloak
6 Cannery Row
7) A Prayer For Owen Meany
8) The Deptford Trilogy (well, mine is all in one edition, so I think that should be okay)
9) The Magus
10) Jude the Obscure
An ... I had to set A Prayer for Owen Meany aside earlier this year. I may try to pick it back up again later, but I just couldn't get into it. ... status. Talk about unintentional comedy. I really don't understand how people can take it seriously, though.
A Prayer for Owen Meany - Didn't hate it, but generally underwhelmed. The solid part is the story of two outcasts growing up in a small town, but when it roams farther ... ... Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler
Firefly Cloak by Sheri Reynolds
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Columbine by Dave Cullen Aw, I loved The Eye of the World. It's what got me into the epic fantasy genre.
I couldn't finish A Prayer for Owen Meany. I got about 150 pages in and literally would have rather gouged out my own eyes than finish that monstrosity. I thought it was incredibly preachy, not funny, and badly ... 111: I've read and loved A Prayer for Owen Meany and The World According to Garp, which is why I was so disappointed that I didn't love The Cider House Rules. I believe Irving has flashes of brilliance, but isn't a very consistent writer. It's why I understand when people say they have a ... #111 aliay - I've only read A Prayer for Owen Meany, but I absolutely adored it. I've been meaning to read some of Irving's other novels, such as The World According to Garp, but Owen Meany was such a dense, intricate read for me that I've wanted to make sure that I have the appropriate amount ... >> 24 greeneyed ivies: I tried reading A Prayer for Owen Meany and other Irving Novels... they never were my thing. Is anybody with me on the dislike for Irving? Most of my friends enjoy his work.
>> 28. Bridget770: I think that Bonfire of the Vanities is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of work. ... ... dlemarch
The Grapes of Wrath
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
The Crimson Petal and the White
To Kill a Mocking Bird
A Prayer For Owen Meany
The Magus
The Go-Between
Jude the Obscure
Life of Pi
And keeping it to no more than 10 is one of the hardest things I've ever done! ... by Marie Phillips
The Last Bridge by Teri Coyne
and, a long all-time favorite that I re-read once again:
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
... to choose) so obvious. I think he's a better story teller when his themes have multiple layers and perspectives, such as in A Prayer for Owen Meany. Still, it was a decent book and I would probably recommend it to a select group of people.
I definitely need a break from fiction after that, ... ... for fun, a touchstoned list...
1. Moby Dick
2. Little Women
3. Make Way For Ducklings
4. The Bell Jar
5. A Prayer For Owen Meany
6. Mountains Beyond Mountains
7. Housekeeping
8. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
9. Empire Falls
10. Friends of Eddie Coyle
11. Commo ... ... - Arthur Golden
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
57 A Tale Of Two ... Last night, I finished A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. Great characters and story. Started Columbine by Dave Cullen today. Excellent so far. Linda and Susan - I didn't know that Simon Birch was based on A Prayer for Owen Meany either, until I went to my book club meeting Tuesday night. The librarian mentioned it, and we decided to watch it at our meeting next month. I'm anxious to see how they portray Owen. I have a picture of him in ... ... topic. Some of my favorite characters stick with me forever:
Billy Pilgrim from Slaughterhouse 5
Owen Meany from A Prayer for Owen Meany
Ruth from A Widow for One Year
Petey from Petey (based on a real person)
Helene Hanff and Frank Doel from 84 Charing Cross Road (both real ... Amy
I loved your comments regarding A Prayer for Owen Meany. I have three favorite books and this is one of them -- right up there with Jane Eyre and To Kill a Mockingbird.
When I read A Prayer for Owen Meany, I laughed and I cried.
The movie Simon Birch was based on John Irving' ... Book #48 - A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving - Finished May 30, 2009
I’ve seen a lot of LT conversations about Owen Meany. Although there is some difference of opinion, many of you speak highly of this book, even calling it one of your favorites. So, when we were coming up with ideas ... ... Brown's. I rather doubt it, as I'm not a fan of didactic elements in fiction. (The didactism of the 40-year-old virgin in A Prayer for Owen Meany significantly decreased my ability to enjoy that novel.)
I could quibble with Brown's portrayal of the "struggle between science and religion," ... A Prayer for Owen Meany is the only book I have ever NOT been able to finish. I would have happily gouged my eyes out before I read the whole thing. *shudder*
It's been years, but I remember liking The Catcher in the Rye. Isn't if funny how everyone has such different taste in books? :P ... haven't read and are not, as yet, on mount TBR but I would like to read at some stage
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy.
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbon ... ... Magic (288 pages)
- Philip Roth: Everyman (192 pages)
- Don DeLillo: White Noise (326 pages)
- John Irving: A Prayer for Owen Meany (640 pages)
- Annie Proulx: The Shipping News (320 pages)
- Arundhati Roy: The God of Small Things (352 pages)
- Joanne Harris: Chocolat (39 ... ... be acquired and consumed:
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
Atonement - Ian McEwan
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth.
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
... I put A Prayer for Owen Meany aside for now--I just couldn't seem to get into it at this time. I am currently reading and enjoying The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. #9 & #10--I've never been able to get through any of Irving's novels, but I love the film version of Prayer for Owen Meany which is Simon Birch. It's beautiful to watch and the story is well told. That said, I'm trying once again to read the book some time this year. 9: Regarding A Prayer for Owen Meany: While I liked the book, it is not destined to be a favorite for me. Several people in the group told me how wonderful it was, and one of my very good friends here on LT rates it as one of her favorites, but it just wasn't all that for me.
Lowboy looks ... ... the book on sale. I think it may be somewhat blasphemous to say so, but as Jesus narratives go, it's even better than A Prayer for Owen Meany. Aw, thanks Maren! I did very much enjoy it, but my top Irvings are still The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany.
... to branch out beyond American and British authors.
23) What is your favorite novel?
That's such a hard one. I guess A Prayer for Owen Meany.
24) Play?
It's a tie between Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Our Town
25) Poem?
"Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas
26) ... I finished A Prayer for Owen Meany yesterday (a re-read), and had to let it sink in for a while. I'll start The School of Essential Ingredients tonight. I just finished A Prayer for Owen Meany, which falls into my favorite author category. It's also one of my all-time favorite books, and it's been about 15 years since I first read it. I will not wait so long again. It was every bit as hilarious, heartbreaking, and soul-stirring as it was the ... ... Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy.
48 ... ... Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy.
48 ... ... Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy.
48 ... ... in a second hand bookship which also appeals. This is a long-winded way of saying I'd recommend it!
#137 I plan to add A Prayer for Owen Meany to my wishlist. I've heard a lot about it. I finally finished my reread of A Prayer for Owen Meany and it was better than I remembered it being. I was kind of surprised to see how many negative reviews it has on here, despite being so highly rated. To each his own I suppose. I found it affected me in different ways, six years after my ... ... you let us know how you like The Lace Reader once you've finished! I read it about a month ago.
I've gone back to A Prayer for Owen Meany (a re-read) after a hiatus to participate in the LT group read of A Blind Assassin. After that, I needed something completely different, so I ... ... I've grown tired of making peanut butter & jelly sandwiches and look forward to mixing things up a bit.
Now I'm back to A Prayer for Owen Meany, which I put down to join the group read for The Blind Assassin. It is one of my favorite books, and it is not disappointing on the re-read. In no particular order:
1. Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (non fiction)
2. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (fiction)
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (fiction)
4. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazo ... #119 I third sticking with A Prayer for Owen Meany, which I'm actually rereading right now. I loved it at 17 and I'm finding it even better the second time around at 23 (now that I've had a few more life experiences...).
#127 Have you seen Simon Birch? I heard it was awful and was made despite ... #124 There is also a movie of Prayer for Owen Meany only it is titled Simon Birch.
I am reading In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien.
I am not crazy about the third person writing. I'll second hanging in there for A Prayer for Owen Meany ... it develops beautifully and one of the best fiction endings in recent memory. I read it recently ~ in January. #119 seusche:
You won't regret hanging in there with A Prayer for Owen Meany. It definitely grows on you. And try not to be put off by Owen's voice in all caps. The book was written before (or early days in) the Internet convention of using all caps for SHOUTING. I imagined my own ... ... feel like I'm picking a fight by posting this, considering the degree of acclaim that I see expressed for the novel on LT. A Prayer for Owen Meany was a pretty enjoyable read, but I have to admit I felt a little underwhelmed. Overall, I thought I had a good grasp of what Irving was doing or ... Still working on A Prayer for Owen Meany which I need to hurry up on because my book for my bookclub, Them by Nathan McCall is calling my name. I have 3 Books completed for the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die category.
1. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
2. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
3. The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood A Prayer for Owen Meany is an all-time favorite of mine. I love the complexity of Irving's writing and the way he neatly ties up all the loose ends. I reread it every five years or so and it never disappoints. ... by Ann Cooper since she is giving a talk at our school district meeting this week. After that I'll go back to A Prayer for Owen Meany, which I put down to join the group read. Still working on my reread of A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (I can't seem to get the touchstone to work for his name...). It's definitely better than I remember. #111 - A Prayer for Owen Meany is also one of my favorites, and I had commenced my own re-read of it this week, but decided to put it down temporarily to join the LT group read of The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. I wanted to read that book this year anyway, and the opportunity to ... ... I wrote a review, but in summary would only really recommend it as a light beach read if that.
Now starting a reread of A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. I read the novel as a high school senior and really enjoyed it then. Something tells me I would love it even more now, so I've been ... ... – Carol Shields
14. Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro
15. Like Water for Chocolate – Laura Esquivel
16. A Prayer for Owen Meany – John Irving
17. Cat’s Eye – Margaret Atwood
18. Beloved – Toni Morrison
19. The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
20. The Co ... ... I read a book called Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery that I just loved. I guess I will go look for our copy of A Prayer for Owen Meany this weekend. (I am not too organized around here!)
--BJ A Prayer for Owen Meany is very memorable. It's my first John Irving, and, at first, I wasn't too thrilled. As you go on, though, you find out that Owen Meany is one of the most peculiar, unique characters you will ever come across in literature. Worth a go, for sure! Also, I've finished book ... Just wanted to chime in and vouch for A Prayer for Owen Meany. It's one of my all-time favourite novels and one of the reasons why John Irving is one of my favourite authors. I know not everyone loves it, but I think most people agree that once they read it, it's hard to forget it. Definitely ... You have read so many good books this year! What did you think of A Prayer for Owen Meany? I have been wanting to read that one.
--BJ Times like this I'm glad I keep a book journal. So far I am up to a measly six for 2009.
1) A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
2) The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
3) Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
4) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
5) Anne of Green Gables by LM Montg ... ... with you!), I read Love and Other Natural Disasters by Holly Shumas. Nice fast chick lit. Today I'm starting A Prayer for Owen Meany, one of my all-time favorite books. It's been about 15 years since I last read it, so I'm excited. I would like to second A Prayer for Owen Meany. That and Garp are the only Irving I recommend anymore. I guess I liked Cider House Rules, too, but it does have some of the puritanical ideas that made me give up completely on Irving. Watch out for those dismemberments, tho. Dude has an obsession. ... I will be picking up A Prayer for Owen Meany after I finish with The Historian of which is not on the list but I like to pace myself and not read just everything off the list. ... for One Year. I also loved the Cider House Rules, but I think Widow is closer to Garp. Oh, oh oh! Also definitely read A Prayer for Owen Meany. Many of Irvings central characters are odd young men, whose lives you follow through childhood to adolescance and beyond. I think you might like ... owen meany, could certainly be read in a day.. it is an easy read, and Stasia is a fast reader anyway..
I just finished Lark and Termite. I have not been in a reading mood much lately. Stuff getting in my way. I had to read this for vine....
I am clearly in the midst of a "downer " ... ... am going to have to read more of Pym's books because I really enjoy them and this one was no exception; recommended
94. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving - I read this because so many people here on LT love it, but I am not one of them - to me, this was a good story, but not great; M ... ok, ok, I'm like a little kid Christmas morning. Stasia, what did you think of A Prayer for Owen Meany. You mentioned that you were reading this last night....
... it can be a really excellent class. I only took the literature section, but we read some great books: Plainsong, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Turn of the Screw, Watership Down...
It's too bad English classes at some many schools were a let down... 8. A Prayer for Owen Meany (1001 List)
Two women in my book club say this is their "favorite book EVER," and I've heard several other people say the same thing. I did not feel that way. It was a very, very, very well woven and textured story, if that makes any sense. But I had three beefs ... I've been waffling on Owen Meany for a couple of months. I will await the verdicts of AA and TT to decide. If they disagree, I'll just explode. At least that will end my worries! ;-) I also read The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules and did not like either, but I loved A Prayer for Owen Meany. It's anything but cutesy! :o) ... it would be really good and for me, it wasn't. I gave up on it. I have been seduced by the raving of my LT freinds to try a Prayer for Owen Meany. I have a horrible feeling that it will go the way of Garp!
-TT I'm kinda glad to hear that there are those who aren't completely agog with A Prayer for Owen Meany. I'm struggling to finish it (about halfway through and I've been at it for a few weeks now). ... work before, so I'm enjoying reading all the various thoughts about his work. It's enough to make me want to pick up A Prayer for Owen Meany just so I can weigh in on the discussions! Just weighing in on the largely uneven A Prayer for Owen Meany debate: I think John Irving is a good writer, but I think his plots are way too contrived and that he works too hard to manipulate his audience's emotions, rather than let people come up with their own conclusions and reactions. I'm ... I for one thought A Prayer for Owen Meany was a dreary waste of time. THE CHARACTER WHOSE VOICE IS RENDERED ALL IN CAPS JUST GOT ON MY LAST NERVE IN CLEATS ABOUT TWO SENTENCES INTO HIS SPEAKING. alcottacre, I'll be very interested in your thought about A Prayer for Owen Meany. It really is a very good book, one of my all time favorites. I bet you'll love it too. >153, Linda, I will definately move A Prayer for Owen Meany up the TBR pile. We have such talented people on this thread. Our very own poetess!
- TT
... wilderness...
....making a public speech in Boston Commons
I simply want as many as possible to read the wonderful book A Prayer for Owen Meany..
whew, now I'm tired, so I'll get down from the perch.
... name. However, I realized you are a huge, huge resource of great reads. I'll check back often. I see you are slated to read A Prayer for Owen Meany in February. One of my all-time favorites. I'll be anxious to hear your review. ... of Irving.
But for sure such a start with his book as this one just invited me to continue, so I'll also try to read A Prayer for Owen Meany. My friend also highly recommended me The World According to Garp and some other books of Irving. So, I'll just try to find them and try to find ... Aga
I checked your library and did not see A Prayer for Owen Meany. If you haven't read this, may I highly recommend it to you.
It is one of my top three books of all time.
While I could not relate to Irving's earlier works, such as The World According to Garp, others are ... ... another. Grab yourself something light, a comfort read, and see if that helps break through!
I am going to be reading A Prayer for Owen Meany this month some time. I will be interesting to compare notes. ... started Murder at a Vineyard Mansion (another audiobook) this morning. It's entertaining so far.
I'm not giving up on A Prayer for Owen Meany, but I'm going to give another novel a go in the meantime, to see if I can read in larger chunks. I'm not sure if it's a time factor or if Owen Meany ... A Prayer for Owen Meany. So far I love Owen's VOICE. #115 I didn't know that A Prayer for Own Meany was made into a movie. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the tip! I love the three books you mentioned, they are among my all time favorites. ... this thread.
I'm still working on The Other Queen -- hope to finish it tomorrow. I've not really hit a good pace with A Prayer for Owen Meany. Part of that has been because I've only had small blocks of time here and there in which to read it.
Looks like February won't be as well-read ... I've just finished A Prayer for Owen Meany. I did enjoy it to some degree but I thought the endless foreshadowing made me impatient to finish the book.
Next up will be All the Pretty Horses which I expect to enjoy, having read other Cormac McCarthy
Whisper1 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Anita's armchair travels in 2009 (Feb 3, 2009, 11:07am) ... movies..There are three that come to mind that I thought were great renditions of the books.
Simon Birch (modeled after A Prayer for Owen Meany To Kill a Mockingbird
The A&E adaptation of Jane Eyre
I'm a touch audience and judge of these movies because all three are my top favorite ... ... on January, but realized it is February already ... geez, wake up me. Too much reading! LOL
Anyway, I just finished A Prayer for Owen Meany which I loved. I am now reading Anna Karenina which is going very well, it's fascinating and a lot easier reading than I thought it would be. I'm ... I just finished A Prayer of Owen Meany by John Irving and I loved it! Now I am into Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy ... on deck are Stone Junction by Jim Dodge and Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga ~ they both looked unusual and interesting. ... of the Pink Carnation - Read 02/10/09
Cultural Literacy
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Speak, Memory
A Prayer for Owen Meany - slated to read in February
A Separate Peace
Cryptonomicon
And the Dead Shall Rise
Move Your Shadow
Shutter Island
Dog Man
My next read is A Prayer for Owen Meany. After seeing all of the wonderful praise it got in the threads earlier, I decided to buy it. It's the first book by John Irving I'll have read. ... a bit of purchasing this month:
The Historian
The Garden Primer
Anna Karenina
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Le Petit Prince (really funky author info going on for that touchstone)
The Jungle Book
Instant Guide to Birds
A Wrinkle in Time
In a D ... ... tbreed"
Casino Royale
The Haunting of Hill House
And Then There Were None
In Cold Blood
Flowers in the Attic
A Prayer for Owen Meany made into "Simon Birch"
A Stir of Echoes
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Gallow Hill made into TV movie "I've Been Waiting for You"
Foxfir ... ... post-Garp his works read like a writer who picks a subject - abortion in The Cider House Rules, religion in A Prayer for Owen Meany, and so - and then structures a story around the subject. In The Cider House Rules the plot is deliberately tailored to be pro-abortion (there is ... ... was a good story, but not as emotionally committing.
It was as though Irving finally achieved adulthood and then wrote Owen Meany
Delurking to ask...
Best Love Story:A Prayer for Owen Meany
There's a love story in Prayer for Owen Meany? Is it the love that dare not speak its name, or are you referring to Platonic love? >226 - I've read most of John Irving's novel and I can't understand the general love people have for A Prayer for Owen Meany - IMO, it is incredible clunky in presenting themes and characters. (My general opinion of Irving is that he wrote one great book, The World According to Garp - ... ... ey
Best SF: The Gate to Women's Country or The Stand or Diamond Age (loved them all)
Best Love Story: A Prayer for Owen Meany
Best Western: Lonesome Dove
Best YA: Book Theif
Best Nonfiction:Walden #38 suslyn, turns out I'm A Prayer for Owen Meany too...
#39 ronincats, rabbits are eveel ;)
#40 wunderkind, clearly, I'm actually going to have to read A Prayer for Owen Meany this year - everything is pointing me at it - there was even an adaptation playing on the radio when I picked my ... Isn't the armadillo in A Prayer for Owen Meany stuffed? I wonder what that means...
You're A Prayer for Owen Meany!
by John Irving
Despite humble and perhaps literally small beginnings, you inspire
faith in almost everyone you know. You are an agent of higher powers, and you manifest
this fact ...
... be "Guns do kill, but so can diplomats."
Hmmm if I feel young instead of old (the answer changes with the day), I'm: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. Despite humble and perhaps literally small beginnings, you inspire faith in almost everyone you know. You are an agent of higher ... ... of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
Moby-Dick Herman Melville
Macbeth William Shakespeare
A Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood
The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien ... 260. *The Book of Evidence by John Banville, 2008
261. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, 1990
262. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, 1990
263. Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, 1990
264. Possession by A.S. Byatt, 2005
265. The Things They Carried by Ti ... 260. *The Book of Evidence by John Banville, 2008
261. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, 1990
262. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, 1990
263. Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, 1990
264. Possession by A.S. Byatt, 2005
265. The Things They Carried by Ti ... I've now finished Lady Chatterley's Lover and have just started A Prayer for Owen Meany .
I quite enjoyed the former. I can see why the book was banned, the c word appears many a time, which surprised me. I consider that DH Lawrence really captured the essence of passionate sex from a ... The Linda's are of one mind---I love A Prayer for Owen Meany too. (AND To Kill a Mockingbird is my Number 1 book of all time, as you've probably heard me say before!) I heard John Irving read an excerpt from Owen Meany at Radio City Music Hall in August 2006---it was a charity event. Irving, S ... ... you made and the comments.
We may have discussed it before, so I'm sorry if I forgot, but I want to say that I note A Prayer for Owen Meany as your favorite book of all time.
I agree with you! This one is right at the top, along with To Kill a Mockingbird
John Irving was a ... ... thread last year, but it is interesting to see it all in one place like this. I added several to my TBR list - especially A Prayer for Owen Meany, which I've never read. Thanks! ... you had. Wishing you more of the same for 2009. I just wanted to say "Yes!" to your all-time favorite book. I, too, love A Prayer for Owen Meany, and it would certainly be in my Top Ten books. Molly4407 and alcottacre
I don't know how far you got into Owen Meany but if you read through to the end I'm almost sure (not to be too presumptuous or anything) that you will find it to be an amazing book. This is a book that I would put on a 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list if I were ... 16 > I read A Prayer for Owen Meany a couple of years ago myself. I hesitated to do so, since when I tried to read The World According to Garp I thought it was insane and quit after the car-crash-in-the-driveway scene. But a couple of people I worked with at the bookstore loved APfOM, and I ... Currently Reading:
A Prayer for Owen Meany
The Remains of the Day
The Outsiders
The Celebrated Jumping Frog and Other Stories ... and full of unconditional love, this was a book that I will always be thankful that I picked up.
Now reading: A Prayer for Owen Meany Wow! You DO have a very active thread :)
I've added A Prayer for Owen Meany and How to Read Literature Like Professor to my wishlist! thank you!! ... my interest. It's picking up as I near the middle so I'm reserving my opinion until I'm finished with it.
I did enjoy A Prayer for Owen Meany. It's not something I'd have picked up myself subject matter wise. I read it with a group and I was pleasantly surprised. I recommend you try it if ... everybody--
I have never read a John Irving book. Do I have to go out and get A Prayer for Own Meany? My younger grandson's name is Owen--it that a sign? Where can I fit it into my 999 challenge--can it be considered a classic? Arrrrgh! It's only 3 days into the new year--and I'm having a ... #74 Whisper: Linda, I just brought A Prayer for Owen Meany home from the library this past week. I hope I enjoy it as much as you obviously do! message 31 and 32
A Prayer for Owen Meany is one of my three all-time favorite books. I laughed; I cried. None other by Irving is as good as this one! ... Woods by Tana French
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
You like John Irving, try World According to Garp & A Prayer for Owen Meany
There are so many, I could go on for hours, but enjoy and good luck! Hi, chrine!
I have heard that All the Pretty Horses is a really good book. What did you think of A Prayer for Owen Meany? I have been thinking about reading that one.
--BJ ... so many good ones this year but will try to pare it down to five. In order read:
The Book Thief
On Chesil Beach
A prayer for Owen Meany
Lolita
Things fall apart
I can't remember if I still own A Prayer for Owen Meany. I know I did at one point but never got round to reading it so it may have been lost in a cull. Now I'm hoping that it is still waiting patiently on my shelf. If it is, I might possibly get round to reading it this year (along with the ... A Prayer for Owen Meany is my favorite Irving novel, it made me laugh and cry and the ending comes together so beautifully, such a worthwhile read! I read it so long ago, I almost feel like reading it again! (But, I won't there are so many books out there I still want to read for the first ... ... like it at all.
On your 2009 list, I can highly recommend The Proud Tower, Snowflower and the Secret Fan, and A Prayer for Owen Meany. I'm also hoping to read Dr. Thorne this year, as it has been sitting on the shelf, whining, "Read me. Read meeeeeeeee!' for some little time now.
... #31; A Prayer for owen meany is one of those books that sticks with you--not in detail so much as in overall thought or impact or whatever you call it--for decades. i read that when it first came out, and have never forgotten it, even though the book itself wandered out of my library at some ... ... good, two are very very good. Barchester Towers and The last Chronicle of Barset
I have only one on my 2009 list: A Prayer for Owen Meany I have read such good things about this on the 75 thread that I am looking forward to reading it in 2009.
- TT
Category 4: Favorite Authors COMPLETED
1. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (re-read) *April 14
2. Leaping Beauty by Gregory Maguire *March 5
3. Barrel Fever by David Sedaris *September 14 ... is all that: beautiful, magical, and very peaceful--if you don't have to go anywhere in it! :) You might not want to lug A Prayer for Owen Meany to and from the beach, and it's not necessarily a fast read, but The #1 Ladies Detective Agency would definitely qualify as both fast and funny. ... taking Twilight because my friend has lent me the whole series so getting stuck into those will be good... I might take Prayer for Owen... I have limited myself to only taking 7 books because there is no way I could read a book a day while on holiday so there is no need to take more than ... Books that I've read since the sign up for the challenge opened:
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Vengeance in Death by J. D. Robb
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
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Possible Inclusions:
A Prayer for Owen Meany maybe -- from C1
The Time Traveler's Wife maybe -- from C1
The Heretic's Daughter --from C2
Any In Death book
The Eyre Affair -- from C9
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Possible Inclusions:
A Prayer for Owen Meany -- from C1
All the Pretty Horses -- from C1
A Separate Peace -- from C2
Peace Breaks Out -- from C6
Empire Falls -- from C3
The Red Pon ... Category 1: Someday I'll Read Book Club selections COMPLETED
1. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving -- 4 Stars (could also be C5 or maybe C6)
2. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger -- 4.5 Stars (could also be C9 or maybe C6)
3. The Last Promise by Richard Paul Evans - ... ... mushy snow! Big :) I just love picking out books for a vacation. Which books from your list are you taking? I would take Prayer for Owen Meany. For months I had that in my bathroom AFTER I had read it, just so I could pick it up, read a few pages and LAUGH! ... lull, I want to get it moving again with one of my favorite books, and something I hope at least one of you has read:
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Any takers? ... was my absolute favorite of the year though.
None beat out my two favorite books ever (which happen to be on the list) A Prayer For Owen Meany and To Kill A Mockingbird. They've been favorites forever. 
61. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving - finished 12/6/08
I've had this one for 6 or 7 years without cracking it. It was lent to me by my friend Steve, along with Magician: Apprentice and Magician:Mast ...
Just about to finish up A Prayer for Owen Meany, which I've enjoyed. Then I'm going to read The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death--an Early Reviewer book--and probably The Last Temptation of Christ. I'm not sure if that'll make some trifecta of sorts, though I suspect it might. ... Brinsley Sheridan
- Drawers and Booths: Ara 13 (wunderkind)
- Tethered: Amy MacKinnan (alcottacre)
- A Prayer For Owen Meany: John Irving (alaskabookworm)
- A Guide to the Birds of East Africa: Nicholas Drayson (TadAD)
- Antsy Does Time: Neal Shusterman (P ... #76 - A Prayer for Owen Meany is one of my all-time favorites. I hope you like it!
I'm about 1/3 into Peripheral Vision, which is my October ER book. Good so far, but nothing earth shattering.
I know this is from way earlier, but to whoever is reading It, that was definitely THE ... I finished Frankenstein and Death of a Salesman yesterday, and decided to start A Prayer for Owen Meany. I'm about 5 pages into it so far. ... to get through Death of a Salesman tomorrow, possibly in one sitting. After that, I might read The Vanished Hands or A Prayer for Owen Meany. Or perhaps even the Poe Graphic Classics I checked out from the library. ... I found that they had belonged to a favourite professor of mine, who died two years ago at the age of 51.
Also got:
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
Elementals, AS Byatt (a beautiful little hardcover)
The Book of Illusions, Paul Auster
Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho
... ... In some books the plot subsumes the characters and when that is done earnestly rather than ironically - for instance in A Prayer for Owen Meany in contrast to A Confederacy of Dunces; both books have super-charged main characters but Owen is merely a clumsy cipher for the Christian ... MORE ON BOOKS TO TEACH
Rebecca, thanks for adding to the list. I'd forgotten about A Prayer for Owen Meany. I've taught The World According to Garp once, and it was quite successful. A few of the students had bought and started in on other Irving novels before the end of the semester.
At ... A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
LOTR Series
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
The Sixteen Pleasures by Robert Hellenga
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Mila 18 by Leon ... ... instead of just sticking to the classics. Here are a few I'd recommend.
Male authors:
The World According to Garp or A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson--there's tons of great material there, and it would be a fantastic choice for discussing ... ... first John Irving book I read or I would not have read some of his others -- which are stellar. If you haven't read A Prayer for Owen Meany, you might want to try this. It is one of my favorite (top three) books of all time. Simon Birch as a loose adaptation of A Prayer for Owen Meany made me nearly vomit in my mouth.
I have some new books to post: American Gods by Neil Gaiman (decent paperback with very minimal creasing), A Prayer for Own Meany by John Irving (decent paperback with some creases on the spine), Blue Spruce by David Long (nice trade paperback), and The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodma ... I'm an infrequent re-reader. I've mentioned previously that I re-read A Prayer for Owen Meany and The Sparrow every year or two. I do other re-reads when the mood hits, which is pretty rare, since there are so many good new books always coming out.
I did two re-reads this week for Banned Boo ... The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Marley and Me by John Grogan
And Baby Makes Three by John Gottman
Secret in the Maple Tree by Matilda Nordtvedt "Pop Art" reminded me a bit of A Prayer for Owen Meany.
But just a bit. ... Also, you might like some Amy Tan The Joy Luck Club or The Kitchen God's Wife.
Favorite books not by nor about women A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Diamond Age, and Stephen King's The Stand Tortoise: A Prayer for Owen Meany is one of my absolute favorites. I hope you love it! Added to Mount TBR today:
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Because it’s a 1001 Book
Girl with a Pearl Earing by Tracy Chevalier
Because its about Vermeer and has sold 2m copies!
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Because its an LT recommendation.
The Impatience of ... Added to Mount TBR today:
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Because it’s a 1001 Book
Girl with a Pearl Earing by Tracy Chevalier
Because its about Vermeer and has sold 2m copies!
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Because its an LT recommendation.
The Impatience of ... ... Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Germinal by Émile Zola
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
I have reviews of these five books edited to avoid spoilers if anyone is interested right now. Otherwise, I will post them ... The Trick is to Keep Breathing
The History of the Siege of Lisbon
Like Water for Chocolate
A Prayer for Owen Meany
London Fields
The Book of Evidence
Cat’s Eye
Foucault’s Pendulum
The Beautiful Room is Empty
Wittgenstein’s Mistress
The Satanic Verses
The Swimm ... ... Cottage by Mary Stewart
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freedman and Nanc ... 13. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
A thoroughly enjoyable book - it made me laugh, it made me cry. Great stuff, I'll look forward to more by him, this was my first. ... of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God;- I am a Christian because of Owen Meany."
- A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving.
This has always been my favourite game. I'll be back! ... can't you tell I simply love this book? Sorry to have rambled so.
And, thanks for the affirmation in bying the book A Prayer for Owen Meany. I'll be very interested in knowing your impressions.
... like your watching the scenes play out before your eyes which is how I felt reading this book.
I also went ahead bought A Prayer For Owen Meany after I had read your many posts about it.
Also just started Breaking Dawn last one in this series and then moving on to a few ARC's. ... I'm like a book junkie getting a fix. At Borders, everyone knows my name!
But I would say the oldest TBR book is A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. An attorney I was working with on a case recommended it to me at least 15 years ago when we digressed into a discussion of books, ... Ik lees momenteel Bidden, de Nederlandse vertaling van Prayer: does it make any difference? van Philip Yancey. ... usual, your writing is inspiring!
I agree with you and cal8769; there are some books that are very much like old friends. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee are the three that I re-read, gaining new ... ... Two Birds and Get Stoned, or even Fear and Loathing? I grew out of my drug stage years ago. And if I hold onto Garp, Owen Meany, and The Hotel New Hampshire, there's really no particular spark in the rest of Irving's work. I can reason my way through every decision.
But still. It ... ... re-read, but that would prevent me from reading more great books for the first time, so it's a balancing act.
I re-read A Prayer for Owen Meany and The Sparrow every year or two. I re-read The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye about once a year.
I've already started thinking ... #28. John Irving is a great writer. If you haven't read A Prayer for Owen Meany I highly recommend it!
The Rosary Girls by Richard Montanari
A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler
Angel by Cliff McNish
Gods behaving Badly by Marie Phillips The Rosary Girls by Richard Montanari
A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler
Angel by Cliff McNish
Gods behaving Badly by Marie Phillips So many to choose from.......I've restricted mine to those titles where a full name appears.
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Fro ... ... you mentioned. In The Memory Keeper's Daughter I kept anticipating everyone getting together. Great story I thought. A Prayer for Owen Meany is one of my top 10 also.
I'll make a post on your site re some personal stuff.
I note that you read A Prayer for Owen Meany Because this is one of my three most favorite books, I'm always curious about how others perceive it.
It looks like you and I have read many of the same books. I also enjoyed The Memory Keeper's Daughter
And, I applaud that you have read ... 75. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
76. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
77. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
78. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie- No I didn't figure it out.
79. Holes by Louis Sachar- Just like the movie, loved ... I purchased:
The Adventures of Augie March (50th Anniv. Edition)
As I Lay Dying: The Corrected Text (Modern Library)
A Prayer for Owen Meany #164
I highly recommend A Prayer for Owen Meany It is one of my three favorite books...the others are To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Jane Eyre As I suspected, quite a few books waiting for me at work after being gone for a week.
Five via Bookmooch:
A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George
Listening to the Page by Al ... I note To Kill a Mockingbird on your list. This is my all-time favorite book...right up there with A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. ... and You Fall Down, Ann Fadiman (1997)
72. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon (2003)
73. A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving (1989)
74. Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger (1990)
75. Cathedral, Raymond Carver (1983)
76. A Sight for Sore Eyes, Ruth Rend ... A Prayer for Owen Meaney was a great book. I would have been even better if I hadn't seen the movie though... There were so many copies available that I didn't think mine would ever go. Thanks for the mooch Lorabear. I will post it today! ... myself had no idea where the book came from.
Owen is on Mt. TBR, but I haven't got to it yet. I recently realized that Owen Meany and Garp were both written by John Irving... shock! I am the ONLY person in the world that LIKED A Prayer for Owen Meaney????? Someone just mooched my copy of A Prayer for Owen Meaney!!! Mooch dreams do come true! ... kids books sometimes when I feel sad. It's been a while since I read it so it might be less uplifting that I remember, but A Prayer for Owen Meany made me laugh. My absolute favorite P is A Prayer for Owen Meany.
Close seconds are Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice and Das Parfüm. ... & I found"
A Piece of my heart Richard Ford& also his Lay of the Land
Ursula Hegi Floating in my mother's palm
A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. I've started several of his books & not been able to finish any, but this is supposed to be one of his best.
Also 4 books by Jan K ... #66. A Prayer For Owen Meany is one of my favorite books. I'd be interested in hearing what you think about this book when you are finished. I'm currently rereading A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, but right now, my attention is mostly focused on the first book in the Twilight series. I wasn't entirely sure about Twilight, since I outgrew most young adult fiction a couple years ago, but I've been completely captivated by it! ... I'm currently rereading A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, but right now, my attention is mostly focused on the first book in the Twilight series. I wasn't entirely sure about Twilight, since I outgrew most young adult fiction a couple years ago, but I've been completely captivated by it! ... ... Enger, and I think it's one of the best books I ever read. I haven't said that in a long time (possibly since reading A Prayer for Owen Meany in grad school), so that really means something. I haven't gotten started on my new one yet because I'm still in mourning over finishing that one! Hi Alaskabookworm.
Have you seen the movie Simon Birch, produced in 1998. It is a drama loosley based on A Prayer for Owen Meany. If you haven't seen this, you might want to try to rent it if you can find it. ... care for them.
Yet, when he spoke about this book he was writing at the time, I was hooked.
While reading A Prayer For Owen Meany, I laughed while reading one page and then cried when turning the next.
The primary theme is one of abiding friendship that touches the life ... From BM, and a fellow LT'er, A Prayer for Owen Meany and The Color of Water: a Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother. Hmm. Isn't the Deptford Trilogy cheating?
Off the top of my head:
A Prayer for Owen Meany
War and Peace
The Master and Margarita
Peacable Kingdom
Emma
Time's Witness
The Stand
Silence of the Lambs
Remains of the Day
Last Call
Phineas Finn
Pictures of Perfection ... ... dlemarch
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
The Grapes of Wrath
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Remains of the Day
A Prayer for Owen Meany
The Deptford Trilogy
The Magus
Jude the Obscure
Life of Pi
To Kill a Mockingbird
Great Expectations
As always with these lists, ... I have to stand up for both Wicked and A Prayer for Owen Meany. I started and gave up on both of them multiple times, but when I finally made it through I loved them both. In fact, I've now read them several times. Knowing the ending made them all the more enjoyable for me. They both ... ... of Florence by Salman Rushdie (the latter is not being published in the US until early June).
Other books: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving; Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris; American Gods by Neil Gaiman; The Once and Future King by T. H. White ... A Prayer for Owen Meany... this is just a test I don't know, bud. I sent out a copy of A Prayer for Owen Meany a few months ago. It might go. ... reason.
In no particular order (no authors where obvious or the touchstone works):
Wuthering Heights
Lonesome Dove
A prayer for owen meany
I was Amelia Earhart
We speak no treason (I'm a Richard III freak
Bel Canto
A Game of Thrones (1st that started me on the series)
The ... A prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving, ik slaag er steeds in een boek te gaan lezen dat zonder dat ik het van te voren weet gaat over een thema dat ik zelf meemaak. Ik was ooit in Wallis voor twee maanden, had een boek van Maarten 't Hart meegenomen, en bij het lezen van het eerste hoofdstuk ... ... any of the characters and were too annoyed by them to read anymore.
Another popular book that I could never finish was A Prayer for Owen Meany. Again, I made it about halfway through. I think I've only been able to stomach one John Irving book. He doesn't write for a female character very ... From Half Price Books for $1 each:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
Bargain Table at BN:
Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb
Immortal in Death is for the ... ...
Worst: I didn't exactly hate it, because I usually enjoy John Irving, but this one came off too forced in style for me: A Prayer for Owen Meany. I was disappointed. My top three were:
The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving A Prayer for Owen Meany is the *only* book that has every made me laugh out loud AND cry like a baby. Every single time I read it. Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy
A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway
Absalom, Absalom!, William Faulkner
Philosophical Investigations, Ludwig Wittgenstein (yes, weird things make me cry)
Four Quartets, T.S. El ... ... by Adam Lewis Schroeder
3. Talking Hands by Margalit Fox
4. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
5. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
6. Born Standing Up : a comic's life by Steve Martin
7. The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
What's great ... 2007, I picked 150 books to read. However, the last Harry Potter book completely ruined things for me and I had to desire to pick up another book until recently. I got around 50, if I was lucky (see http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=6899).
So, I'm not going to bite off more than I ... ... by Linda Smith
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Diner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Where did it all go right by Andrew Collins # 6 That was A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving.
Mine: The studio was filled with the rich odor of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amid the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink flowering thorn. ... Oh - I know both! #9 Moby Dick and #6 A Prayer for Owen Meany. I have one -- one of tmy favorite opening lines.
"The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it." Mine is Beloved by Toni Morison, but I will second the nominations above for:
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Absolam, Absolam!
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Price and Prejudice
White Teeth
the Ender Books (in order)
The Hours (especially in conjunction with Mrs. Dalloway)
... ...
9 Jack Ketchum's Off Season
10. 'Salem's Lot
VIII Longtime TBR
1 A Prayer for Owen Meany
2 Death of a Salesman
3 Dangling Man
4 For Whom the Bell Tolls
5 The D ... ... or i had another deadline looming that dragged me away. Part of the fascination was tracking the foundational pieces of A Prayer for Owen Meany, which John Irving wrote in part in tribute to the Tin Drum.
I'm afraid I loved 100 Years of Solitude too, even more than Love in the Time ... Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo and A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, particularly Nobody's Fool; I wish I lived in that novel. ->91 Kiwiflowa I'm glad you're liking Owen Meany. Hope you continue to do so.
I'm a little over halfway done with Norwegian Wood, and while it's not grabbing me hard like some books do, I'm starting to care more about what happens. I'm thinking this is going to be one of those books that you ... A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving has been my unbeaten favorite since it came out. I buy it every time I see it, and then I give it away again because it's too good not to share. ... wordy; at other times impossible to put down.
I think up next will be either Nicholas Nickelby by Charles Dickens or Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving, which I began, but put down in favor of other books I had been reading.
Obviously, I'm not a one-book woman.
I'm still reading A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and the Mallorean series by David Eddings. My reading has slowed down as I'm spending more time knitting and stitching. 2 weeks until holidays! ... pretty lively, though. As far as the previously mentioned books, such as, World according To Garp,Cider House Rules,and Prayer For Owen Meany, I enjoyed all of them. I love John Irving, his characters are all so quirky. I really enjoyed The Golden Compass I found it to be light reading, ... I'm reading A prayer for Owen Meany it's going to take a while to finish. I just finished the third chapter and I've figured out how the book is written (if there are no surprises) and really like it. It's not a quick read tho, I have to pace myself because I don't think it would do the book any ... 25) A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
A wonderful wonderful read. I got the shivers....
26) The Colour Purple by Alice Walker Philosojerk (#51)--I don't think anyone but kiwiflowa is actually reading Owen Meany right now. Greyhead mentioned in post #1 that he was reading Until I Find You by John Irving, and since then a number of people have been weighing in on their thoughts on Irving. Owen Meany keeps coming up as ... There are so many people reading A Prayer for Owen Meany right now - is there a group read going on? ... Kiss by Elizabeth Knox and read The Belgariad series by David Eddings.
I'm reading my first John Irving book too: A Prayer for Owen Meany which I have now read a lot of people consider their favourite book. I'm only 100 pages in and am enjoying it but I'm thinking that it must get ... I loved The Cider House Rules, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and The World According to Garp, but I've found Irving hit and miss since Meany. I never could read A Son of the Circus, but I liked (but didn't love) A Widow for One Year. I had high hopes for Until I Find You, but the reviews put ... --> 35
For my daughter's birthday, her boyfriend got her an autographed copy of A Prayer for Owen Meany. She was thrilled.
I got to see John Irving in 2005 at the National Book Festival. I was in awe of seeing such a well known author in person. He talked about his book Until I Find You ... A Prayer for Owen Meany is one of my favorite books. I am actually thinking of re-reading it soon and I very rarely re-read anything. I remember reading The World According to Garp and not really liking it - perhaps I should give that another go as well. I have both The Cider House Rules ... ... writing. I began with The World of Garp which has not met its equal since. I then read A Widow for One year and A Prayer for Owen Meany. A Prayer for Owen Meany is my daughter's favorite book of all time. By the time I got to The Fourth Hand, which I disliked, I stopped reading ... I'm on the Owen Meany train. I've read it many times, have laughed and cried every one of them.
STILL reading via Dailylit.com: Sense and Sensibility (I may quit this one, it never grabbed me before and it'd not grabbing me now), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and The Awakening. Mayb ... #7,#8: I'll certainly second A Prayer for Owen Meany. I read that when it first came out, and it's one of those books that has stayed with me ever since. a little late on the Irving posts, but... as a big fan, highly recommend Prayer for Owen Meany, Garp, Cider House and many others... but after Four Hands or whatever I got tired of the same book over and over, I couldn't even finish, and don't remember a word of, Unitil I Find You...
that ... >7 Oh, do give some of his earlier work a try. Especially The World According to Garp or Cider House Rules or A Prayer for Owen Meany. I'm currently 100 pages into A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving It's my first novel by this author. It's a good read so far. Kiwiflowa, I choose for you A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, because it's my favorite book EVER and I just feel so bad that you haven't read it yet! I do hope you love it.
Whoever picks for me, please choose from the TBR tags -- thanks! I'm still reading A Prayer for Owen Meany, feels like I've been reading it for about seven years now! I very much like it though, so that's ok.
Can't decide between.....well, anything on my TBR pile for my next read.
Now it's so wintry, I just want to hibernate with my boooks and not re-eme ... ... Galaxy
and Charlotte's Web
in my TBR pile are the following:
Catch 22
The Sound and the Fury
The Awakening
A Prayer for Owen Meany
and Rebecca
not currently reading from this list. I'd add A Prayer for Owen Meany to the list. Owen's genuine purpose in life was a beautiful thing, even if many events in the book were sad.
Now the travesty that became the movie "Simon Birch"...well, that wasn't so uplifting.
I'm currently reading A Prayer for Owen Meany and thoroughly enjoying it. In fact, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to take in a bit more.
Night night!
xx ... delivery. grrrr..... I'm hoping it will be waiting for me when I get home from work today.
I've already started Owen Meany since I needed a read and I can't resist a new book. heh So it should be interesting to see how I flip back and forth between these 2 when I DO start in on ... ... Brown. Would anyone like to discuss that one, or any other Foley books (fiction or non)? I saw a lot of John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, The World According to Garp influence in Tietam Brown, and I dropped Foley a note with that comment. Sure enough, he wrote back stating that he ... Finally got my copy! So I'll be diving in soon! I see the spoiler discussion has already started, hope I can catch up!
A Prayer for Owen Meany ROCKS. One of my all-time favs. But, like Clam, I haven't read it for 20 years. It just stuck to my ribs that long.
I need a new copy of Catch- ... #11- Ah, enjoy them both! I haven't read Owen Meany for over 20 years, but I did love it.
So far I am enjoying Elmer immensely. He's such a big doofus, yet oh so human. :o) Oh, and I happen to love the way Sinclair Lewis wrote. ... leave any bookstore empty-handed, plus there was a S*A*L*E!! So I came home with a nice hardcopy of Catch-22 and A Prayer For Owen Meany, neither of which I've read but have had for years on my mental "must read" list.
So, yay. :) ... Wuthering Heights The Raw Shark Texts and Death of a Murderer, I've now also oredered The Pillars of the Earth, A Prayer for Owen Meany, In Cold Blood and Donnie Brasco.
I need more shelves. I just finished A Prayer for Owen Meany, and had to hold back the tears as I was in a public place. By the last line, it was quite a struggle. I cried in the beginning of A Fine Balance, as I have a brother-in-law named Rustom and at the time he and my sister were nearing their 3rd ... A Prayer for Owen Meany always gets me, and I've read it no less than six times. The last few pages of To Kill a Mockingbird always choke me up, too. And, in addition to the aforementioned I'll Love You Forever, which I think we can all agree is just a sob-fest, there's another children's ... I've read A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 3 or 4 times; I've read Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo 3 times; I've read How We Die by Sherwin Nuland 3 times; I've read The Road by Cormac McCarthy twice and I'm ready for another reading. I'll read a book I really like as ... ... Hyde, Dracula, The Monk and few other non-1001 horror titles.
#54 raggedtig and #56 wonderlake: I cannot recommend A Prayer for Owen Meany highly enough. The Nativity scene alone is worth the price of admission, as they say. One of those books that can make you laugh until you burst ... >54 raggedtig
LOL I bought A Prayer for Owen Meany aaages ago (registered it in my catalogue @Jan 11, 2007) and still haven't got round to it. Bit of a door-stopper of a book. Just bought The Awakening and A Prayer for Owen Meany but not sure when I'll get to them. Reading The Best Laid Plans by Sidney Sheldon at the moment and then I will tackle Animal Farm. ... move in my part!) and couldn't resist buying 2 books from the 1001 list. I got The Awakening by Kate Chopin and A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. Sucker!!!!! LOL #23 - The movie adaptation of A Prayer for Owen Meany is for some reason called "Simon Birch". My boys and I just watched it this summer. While I agree that it is not nearly as good as the book, I did like it as did my boys (who had not read the book). I guess I knew going in that it wasn't ... ... I would go see the film of McCarthy's The Road, fantastic book that prob. couldn't be messed up in a movie.
LOVE Prayer for Owen Meany but, aside from the beauty that is Ashley Judd, did not like the movie....
never saw The Exorcist since reading the book when 13 and having the ... ... for me; Oystercatchers was quite good, not up there with my favourites, but perfectly readable. I also finished:
22. A Prayer For Owen Meany: John Irving
23. The Alphabet Sisters: Monica McInerney
Owen Meany was a delight - my first encounter with John Irving, and I enjoyed ... ... fannyprice- Thanks for mentioning the David Crystal book. That looks like something I'll have to pick up.
I am reading A Prayer for Owen Meany right now. I'm a little less than half done but enjoying it so far. Didn't A Prayer For Owen Meany by, John Irving
have a poodle in the story ? ... the bookshelves for a bit. Off the top of my head some MUST HAVES would be the Hitchhiker's Guide, Return of the King, Prayer for Owen Meany, Bill James Historical Abstract, Cannery Row and To Kill a Mockingbird.... ... incredibly tired when I finished it, though. So it could've been that, as well. ha
and #81 Mathildacat- I'm reading A Prayer for Owen Meany right now so thanks for the heads up. :) ... killed me back then.
The closest I came in the past year was definitely The Book Thief. Before that it may have been A Prayer For Owen Meany. Or Sophie's Choice. ... Austen
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Silk by Alessandro Baricco
Sophie's Choice by William Styron
Okay, so the first is non-fiction and an ... Wow I'm ::
A Prayer for Owen Meany!
by John Irving
Here's what it says (don't laugh)
Despite humble and perhaps literally small beginnings, you inspire faith in almost everyone you know. You are an agent of higher powers, and you manifest this fact in mysterious and loud ways. A sense ... ... anything he actually accomplished himself"
That's right, marietherese, on the beach, I've just read Jean Lorrain "maisons pour dames" and Mendes appeared twice in the book... I think Lorrain hated him too, sometimes telling to everyone in Paris he wanted to shot him down during a duel.. ... Prayer for Owen Meany is sad but also uplifting and one of the funniest books I've ever read. I've read it about eight times, and it still has the power to make me laugh out loud. ... will eventually find their way back to me! *grin*.
Today I went to the second hand book store and picked up:
1984
A prayer for Owen Meany : a novel
Healing Flynn by Juliette Mead
and The speech of angels by Sharon Maas ... to take with me. So, I picked up:
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Princess Bride by William Goldman
Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
What would the Founders Do? by Richard Brookhiser
A couple of these were because of suggestions from LT, the others just ... Forgot to mention A Prayer for Owen Meaney. What a fantastic book that was! LOL so many times. Sobbed like a baby at the end. A modern classic. ... Eyre, and Mansfield Park.
And for contemporary 'classics' -- Memoirs of a Geisha, The Poisonwood Bible, and a Prayer for Owen Meaney -- not to be missed!
That's my two cents. Too many to choose a single best book.
A few of my favorites, in no particular order:
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
Nineteen Eighty-Fou ... My wife and I share this account. My top 5 reads this year were:
The Sea by John Banville
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (reread)
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
1776 by David McCullough
Men and Cartoons by Jonathan Lethem A Prayer for Owen Meany is fantastic too, and didn't feel at all big. I think it might have my favourite first paragraph in a book ever. I bought 2 'whoppers' yesterday:
Middlesex, J Eugenides p560, and A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving p656~ both £2.99 from Waterstones.
Should keep me quiet for a bit :) I went to the Waterstones website and learned of
Middlesex and A Prayer for Owen Meany on sale for £2.99, so I went out after work to bag me copies. They also had Fugitive Pieces but there's a copy on eBay that'd be cheaper if no-one bids for it :) ... Ditto for everything Travis McGee and Dick Francis too. The Quest for Karla trilogy many times, The Stand, A Prayer for Owen Meany Guns of August, everything by Mary Stewart and
Helen MacInnes and many, many children's books--A Wrinkle in Time. The list is endless. ( ... ... reread one of my all-time favorites over winter break, so I have several I've read at least three times:
Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany
JT Hospital's Oyster
Drabble's The Witch of Exmoor
Marilyn Robinson's Housekeeping
Morrison's Beloved and Song of Solomon
Gaiman's Am ... ... books...hmmm..
I would agree that The Handmaid's Tale really stays with you
The World According to Garp and A Prayer for Owen Meany are really something, just because of the way John Irving writes.
Thats my two pence....
Oh, Birdsong too ... - Neil Gaiman
Enders Game (The Ender Saga) - Orson Scott Card
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
Cloud Atlas - David ... ... or who stops the story outright in order to provide an editorial directly from the Democrat Party, as in John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany. Irving's rant about Iran-contra ruined what was otherwise a very fine novel. ... Victory
Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities
Frank Herbert Dune
Carl Sagan The Demon Haunted World
John Irving A Prayer for Owen Meany
Shakespeare Macbeth Julius Caesar
Elaine Pagels The Gnostic Gospels
Jennifer Michael Hecht Doubt
Mary Shelley Frankenstein
Bram Stoker ... ... of trying WAY too hard.
Anything by Jodi Picoult also sends me over the edge.
I've had many friends recommend A Prayer for Owen Meany and tried it a couple of times. Couldn't get passed 40 pages. I've tried a handful of Irving and the only one I could make it through was A Widow ... ... but end up so irritated by the plot and characters that I'm annoyed I read it at all. I managed to stop after my third try (A Prayer for Owen Meany, I think) but I keep having to fight off the urge to try again. I think Irving is good at coming up with a concept but gets lost in the execution ... ... better because much of the junk is stripped away.
John Irving is a case in point. Look at the film adaptations of A Prayer for Owen Meany and A Widow for One Year, or to be more to point, don't look at them. (Although I did like the film of The World According to Garp the book is ... ... some great books there.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Living to Tell the Tale
To the Lighthouse
Jazz
Beloved
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Paperbacks are .50 cents, and hardcovers are $1.00. I usually swing by once a month to see what's new. ... I have ever read, however, the funniest literary scene I have ever come across is the Nativity scene in the book titled "A Prayer For Owen Meany" by John Irving
Another author who comes to mind is Richard Russo. The man has a great sense of humor :>)
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