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ABSOLUTLY AMAZING!!!
Absolutely amazing, I was skeptical in the beginning to read this book. I saw The World According to Garp: The Movie, and thought it was an awful concoction, of strange sexual behavior and weird characters I felt nothing for.
Just recently a co-worker of mine urged me to read a John Irving novel (THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP) and the thoughts of the film came back to haunt me. I told him that I hated the movie Garp, and wasn't sure I wanted to read any thing he had written. I have been reading for 20 years and have seen every novel since Cider House Rules come out in hardcover only to glance at it with prejudice, thinking to myself "there is that guy who wrote that Garp book, which became that awful movie." So naturally, I was hesitant, when my co-worker recommended it.
So one day I walked into the local Borders and started to check out the Irving Novels; When this younger guy was peering over my shoulder, and asked me if I had ever read any of Irving's novels? I said No! Never; and he told me if I do read any of them, I have to read GARP first. I began to get nervous. Is this a conspiracy against me to read John Irving? Later that week I saw an old tattered copy of The World According to Garp, for a Dollar on a used book table on Broadway; I thought this must be an omen. So, I purchased the book, and started to read....
Absolutely amazing, absorbing and one of the best novels I have ever read. Irving's words flow to me like a hot knife through butter. I felt apprehension while reading, because I would read the story and wonder how the story was going to continue without sounding too campy or silly. Irving never let me down, he would manage to keep the story going no matter what mud was thrown into the mix. Reading the book was like easing into a warm bad, easy to get started and I was quick to lose track of time.
Reading, The World According to Garp was like watching a Truman Show esq, story, Garp is an individual we watch from all angles, from the points of view of his mother, wife, children and trusted friends and enemies and Garp himself. We are show his infidelities, his insecurities, his neurotic episodes of dealing with his mother, wife, children, sexual exploits, his problems as a writer, etc. The story, is quirky and unpredictable with just the right amount of sincerity, you can't go wrong with. I fell in love with Garp and for the first time in my life I became misty at some moments in the book, especially the ending. To make me misty, is good writing. As I read on, I started to frequent used book shops to see if I can find other copies of Irving's novels. Let me say that there are not too many in circulation, which leads me to believe that people are hard pressed to give away their Irving novels because they are something you want to hold on to. I will say that if you want a Grisham, Nora Roberts, or a James Patterson novel there are plenty to find at the used book stores. If you should find a Irving novel in a used book shop and you haven't read it, buy it or it will be gone when you return in the future. I loved THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, and will read more Irving novels in the future. 6 stars******

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A world According to Garp
The World According to Garp by John Irving intrigues the reader opening their imagination into Garp's perspective of the world. Don't let the books heftiness discourage you, it reads extremely fast. The book will play like a movie in your head. John Irving posses a talent to precisely describe a situation without having to go on about it for pages, one of the reasons why it reads as fast as it does.
In this book you will be introduced to a perception on life unlike any you have encountered before. Jenny Fields, Garp's mother, bends around the natural moral standards. She decides to have a baby without the involvement of a man, how she does that you will have to read up on. After having T.S. Garp and raising him through the younger portion of his life she wrights a book about her experiences, Sexual Suspect. The book expresses her feminist feelings about life and makes her famous. She then opens up her own care house for woman. At this care house Irving introduces you into the extreme feminist group of the Ellen Jameson's, a radical group that will blow your mind when you read what they stand for. Meanwhile Garp is trying to survive in a harsh world. Garp raises a family and attempts to write his own books. When his books are not the success he dreamed of, Garp gets a little crazy, everyone only knows him for being the son of Jenny Fields. His Marriage does will not bore you either. Garp and his wife, Helena, are equally in love with one another but yet they both act upon lust toward other individuals.
The book contains many passages that will twist or agree with your way of thinking.
The World According to Garp covers all aspects of life through the experiences of Garp and Jenny. John Irving has done an excellent job bringing his characters to life. They will make you happy, sad, or even mad, but you will always want to read on.

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EXCELLENT!
To be honest, this book was my first one of John Irving's, but i must say: IT WON'T BE THE LAST! John Irving pulls you into this book of loves, lusts, and life. I am just thirteen and even at my age i loved and understood it. What i think I liked most about this book is that it was different from most books today. It didn't have a certain plot, other than showing you this man's life, from pre-birth, to post-death. This book was amazing and i would reccomend it to anyone who is mature enough to handle it. Oh, and the movie is great too!