Book :: The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp
By: John Irving
Pages: 609
Published: 1978
Genre(s): Humor
American
Adult Fiction
Award(s): National Book Award (1980)
Rating: (11)

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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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forline forline

1979...my first contemporary novel!

Dec 31st, 2017

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Aug 27th, 2017

Aaron Sztrakoniczky Aaron Sztrakoniczky

This book fucked with my mind.

Aug 9th, 2016

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Jul 25th, 2014

SueGoddess SueGoddess

This book did not live up to its reviews

Jul 6th, 2014

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Feb 15th, 2014

awickie awickie

An entertaining read. John Irving is a great writer!

Oct 3rd, 2013

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