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Something of a modern classic, this is the story of T. S. Garp, who is raised by his eccentric feminist mother and spends most of his life surrounded and preoccupied by woman. Irving depicts Garp's pursuit of a writing career against the backdrop of the odd assortment of characters in his life--wrestlers, radical feminists, transsexuals, and rape protesters. Part fictional biography, part examination of the writing life, and part meditation on modern American society gone amok.
 
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Nihilism with A Heart: The World According to Garp

Date of Review:  Oct 4, 2000
Review: I was turned off to John Irving's writing due to an irrational prejudice developed several years ago based upon seeing snippets of the horribly castrated movie version of the novel presently under review, and after seeing and loathing the film, The...
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Some small stretches of the...
 

The Best Book I've Ever Hated

Date of Review:  Sep 7, 2000
Review: I hated it.

I despised it.

I wanted to tear out the pages of this infuriating tome. I longed to set fire to it and dance around it in some sort of pagan rite, freeing me. I wanted to do away with this, this thing, lest I be...
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Amazingly written
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I hated every character, and everything...
 

The Life and Times of T.S. Garp

Date of Review:  Mar 10, 2002
The Bottom Line: If you're in the mood to be charmed, this is a good pick.
Review: Surprisingly, this is probably the least smutty book you'll ever find that's largely about sex.

No, that's not really fair. John Irving's The World According to Garp is really about the life of T.S. Garp . (It's just T.S. It doesn't...
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Absurd but immensely entertaining...
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Chapters that showcase Garp's writing.
 
 
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Authors John Irving
Narrator Michael Prichard
Fiction Genre Juvenile Fiction
Fiction Subgenre Unknown
Awards 1980 National Book Award

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  Washington Post: "A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking....You know 'The World According to Garp' is true. It is also terrific."

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  Format: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books (August 01, 1994)
Measurements: 7"(h) x 4.25"(w) x 1.25"(d), 0.75 lbs.
ISBN: 9780345366764
 
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