The World According to Garp
by John Irving
Total Points
#110
- Pages
- 609
- Genres
- American Humor Adult Fiction
- Award(s)
- National Book Award (1980)
This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields — a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes — even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with "lunacy and sorrow"; yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. In...
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Dec 31st, 2017
1979...my first contemporary novel!
Aug 27th, 2017
Aug 9th, 2016
This book fucked with my mind.
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Jul 6th, 2014
This book did not live up to its reviews
Feb 15th, 2014
Oct 3rd, 2013
An entertaining read. John Irving is a great writer!
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