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thenewgreen  ·  4573 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Moby-Dick is the Greatest American Novel
A Prayer for Owen Meany is a damned near perfect novel. I've yet to meet anybody that didn't enjoy reading that book.

aside: I used to always confuse John Irving with John Updike until I actually read John Updike. In my opinion, they couldn't be much different in their styles and subject matter. I started reading Updikes "rabbit" series and never got passed Rabbit is Rich.





briandmyers  ·  4573 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Agreed. The comparison of Marilyn Monroe to America sticks with me, a beautiful piece of writing.