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WWW Donating Member (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-04 10:11 PM
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favorite john irving novel
A prayer for owen meaney...nuf said..
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-04 10:12 PM
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1. The Cider House Rules

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WWW Donating Member (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-04 10:15 PM
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2. did you like the movie? n/t
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-04 10:21 PM
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3. It was OK
But the book was much better.
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-04 10:21 PM
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4. loved the book, hated the movie
but don't think he ever topped garp.
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WWW Donating Member (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-04 10:24 PM
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5. Me too loved the book, but the movie was not
that good.
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pasadenaboy Donating Member (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-04 10:48 PM
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6. I agree but Simon Birch was an incredibly crappy movie adaptation.
nt
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XanaDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-04 12:10 AM
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7. World According to Garp.
eom.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-04 01:27 AM
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8. Strong vote for Garp
n/t
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kayleybeth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-04 01:49 AM
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9. My favorite is Setting Free the Bears...
Setting Free the Bears. Hands down.

Great book.
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scottcsmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-04 01:58 AM
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10. In order
Garp
Cider House
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Hotel New Hampshire
A Son of the Circus

Waiting on my huge stack o' books is "Widow for One year" and "4th Hand."
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Hogarth Donating Member (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-04 02:15 AM
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11. I'll go alomg with "A Prayer for Owen Meany"
It didn't take me long to get through (I kept it in the bathroom); and, as someone has mentioned, the movie didn't do the book justice.
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woofless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-04 04:17 AM
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12. Hotel New Hampshire
followed closely by Garp. Really enjoyed them all though.
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