A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalcomedyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationshipsocial commentary
Boxlist takeEmotional and serious: a realistic novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
"I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice - not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany." So begins John Irving's new novel.
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- Author
- John Irving
- Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 544
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- Open Library
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