Comments on: Writers I revere: John Irving http://terryfallis.com/2009/07/23/writers-i-revere-john-irving/ Terry Fallis author of The Best Laid Plans Sun, 13 May 2012 18:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ada http://terryfallis.com/2009/07/23/writers-i-revere-john-irving/comment-page-1/#comment-96038 ada Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:10:58 +0000 http://terryfallis.com/?p=1096#comment-96038 thank you so much for this. i have been an avid fan of John Irving since i read the world according to Garp in 1999. Since then I have bought all his novels that i can find. unfortunately, i live in Nigeria so it will be years before i find his recent books in bookstores. i agree that garp, meany and cider house rules are some of his best books. but i love hotel new Hampshire for the little nuggets of wisdom. however, i have read meany at least 20 times and it still makes me cry and laugh. thank you so much for this. i have been an avid fan of John Irving since i read the world according to Garp in 1999. Since then I have bought all his novels that i can find. unfortunately, i live in Nigeria so it will be years before i find his recent books in bookstores. i agree that garp, meany and cider house rules are some of his best books. but i love hotel new Hampshire for the little nuggets of wisdom. however, i have read meany at least 20 times and it still makes me cry and laugh.

]]> By: The Best Laid Plans » Blog Archive » John Irving on stage in Toronto http://terryfallis.com/2009/07/23/writers-i-revere-john-irving/comment-page-1/#comment-15822 The Best Laid Plans » Blog Archive » John Irving on stage in Toronto Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:31:22 +0000 http://terryfallis.com/?p=1096#comment-15822 [...] of Authors (IFOA) here in Toronto. Regular readers of this blog (both of you) may recall that John Irving has been an inspiration to me. The emotional impact of his writing and the laughs along the way make him one of my literary [...] [...] of Authors (IFOA) here in Toronto. Regular readers of this blog (both of you) may recall that John Irving has been an inspiration to me. The emotional impact of his writing and the laughs along the way make him one of my literary [...]

]]> By: Terry Fallis http://terryfallis.com/2009/07/23/writers-i-revere-john-irving/comment-page-1/#comment-13706 Terry Fallis Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:33:41 +0000 http://terryfallis.com/?p=1096#comment-13706 Excellent points all, Barbara. Thanks for dropping in... Excellent points all, Barbara. Thanks for dropping in…

]]> By: Barbara http://terryfallis.com/2009/07/23/writers-i-revere-john-irving/comment-page-1/#comment-13659 Barbara Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:46:31 +0000 http://terryfallis.com/?p=1096#comment-13659 Don't forget the early stuff. In Setting Free the Bears, The Water-Method Man (which still makes me laugh and cry as hard as it did 20 readings ago) and the 158-Pound Marriage, we see the first explorations of the themes that Irving has continued to explore. These books were not best-sellers in their time, but if you want to understand and appreciate the rest of the books, you have to go back and savor these. I'm just "rereading" a bunch of Irving novels in unabridged audio -- wonderful to listen to the words again. I, too, am counting the days until Oct. 20th! Don’t forget the early stuff. In Setting Free the Bears, The Water-Method Man (which still makes me laugh and cry as hard as it did 20 readings ago) and the 158-Pound Marriage, we see the first explorations of the themes that Irving has continued to explore. These books were not best-sellers in their time, but if you want to understand and appreciate the rest of the books, you have to go back and savor these.

I’m just “rereading” a bunch of Irving novels in unabridged audio — wonderful to listen to the words again. I, too, am counting the days until Oct. 20th!

]]> By: Galiush http://terryfallis.com/2009/07/23/writers-i-revere-john-irving/comment-page-1/#comment-13583 Galiush Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:49:57 +0000 http://terryfallis.com/?p=1096#comment-13583 I completely agree with your view of what it is that captivates so in Irving writing. Unlike yuo, the book that really "flattened" me was A Widow for One Year - I read it after being a fan for mny years, and it just blew me away. Until I Find You is indeed one of his greatest books, and I found many many similarities between it and A Prayer for Owen Meany. They seem to be the same mindset re-written and re-processed 16 years apart. I completely agree with your view of what it is that captivates so in Irving writing. Unlike yuo, the book that really “flattened” me was A Widow for One Year – I read it after being a fan for mny years, and it just blew me away.
Until I Find You is indeed one of his greatest books, and I found many many similarities between it and A Prayer for Owen Meany. They seem to be the same mindset re-written and re-processed 16 years apart.

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