A Prayer for Owen Meany
Registered by eastbaybookmisr of Oakland, California USA on 11/23/2011
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
1990 Ballantine paperback of the 1989 #1 Bestseller. I bought this copy way back when.
I can let this go after I read:
1968 Setting Free the Bears [read 2009]
1968 Weary Kingdom (novelette) [read 2012]
1972 The Water-Method Man [read 2010]
1973 The 158-Pound Marriage [read 2010]
1973 Almost in Iowa (short story) [read 2013]
1974 Brennbar's Rant (short story in Playboy) [read 2011]
1976 The World According to Garp [read 2010]
1976 The Pension Grillparzer (novelette) [read 2013]
1980 Interior Space (novelette) [read 2013]
1981 The Hotel New Hampshire [read 2011]
1982 Trying to Save Piggy Sneed (short story) [read 2014]
1982 Other People's Dreams (short story) [read 2014]
1982 Gunter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants (essay) [read 2014]
1985 The Cider House Rules [read 2015]
1986 The King of the Novel (essay) [read 2021]
Edit February 1, 2022: This was really terrific, with a perfect ending which marvelously resolves the long, peculiar setup of the novel. This is one of my favorite books of all time, and made me a fan of John Irving, as I then dived into all his earlier books after first being amazed by this one. But this remains the best of them all. I loaned this to a girlfriend decades ago, and she was equally blown away by it. The drawback is that it runs very long. I skimmed for time on this read, and so I currently have this ranked at #3367 on my ranked list of best-read books lately, punished severely in my algorithm for being so extra long.
I can let this go after I read:
1968 Setting Free the Bears [read 2009]
1968 Weary Kingdom (novelette) [read 2012]
1972 The Water-Method Man [read 2010]
1973 The 158-Pound Marriage [read 2010]
1973 Almost in Iowa (short story) [read 2013]
1974 Brennbar's Rant (short story in Playboy) [read 2011]
1976 The World According to Garp [read 2010]
1976 The Pension Grillparzer (novelette) [read 2013]
1980 Interior Space (novelette) [read 2013]
1981 The Hotel New Hampshire [read 2011]
1982 Trying to Save Piggy Sneed (short story) [read 2014]
1982 Other People's Dreams (short story) [read 2014]
1982 Gunter Grass: King of the Toy Merchants (essay) [read 2014]
1985 The Cider House Rules [read 2015]
1986 The King of the Novel (essay) [read 2021]
Edit February 1, 2022: This was really terrific, with a perfect ending which marvelously resolves the long, peculiar setup of the novel. This is one of my favorite books of all time, and made me a fan of John Irving, as I then dived into all his earlier books after first being amazed by this one. But this remains the best of them all. I loaned this to a girlfriend decades ago, and she was equally blown away by it. The drawback is that it runs very long. I skimmed for time on this read, and so I currently have this ranked at #3367 on my ranked list of best-read books lately, punished severely in my algorithm for being so extra long.
Journal Entry 2 by eastbaybookmisr at Little Free Library at 3881 Lyman Road in Oakland, California USA on Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Released 2 yrs ago (2/1/2022 UTC) at Little Free Library at 3881 Lyman Road in Oakland, California USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
... in the box.
And please visit the next meetup of TriValley BookCrossing group, at Panera Bread in Dublin, the second Tuesday of each month.
And if you are now hoping to catch or release another book, but don't know where, check out my home page for a full list of all the local Little Free Libraries and other great release zones, where books can be safely left and found!
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And please visit the next meetup of TriValley BookCrossing group, at Panera Bread in Dublin, the second Tuesday of each month.
And if you are now hoping to catch or release another book, but don't know where, check out my home page for a full list of all the local Little Free Libraries and other great release zones, where books can be safely left and found!
Aside from loving shared books, my main passion in life is supporting the human rights work of my good friend, Anni Cyrus. 💖 💖 Her life story of survival as a childhood refugee is astounding, and quite moving!
Please look her up on Google, DuckDuckGo, and YouTube. You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram, among other platforms.
