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May 05, 2013Cecilturtle rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Years ago, I discovered <i>A Prayer for Owen Meany</i> and loved it. I've read other books by Irving since, always happily but never with the same degree of passion. This novel carried the same passion. Discussing abortion is not easy, but Irving masters the topic: discrete, passionate, convincing, respectful, he does a tremendous job of bringing his point across without dismissing the seriousness of the decision and its implications. The storyline itself is delightful, full of ambiguities and deep emotion, tact and subtlety. It carries, of course, Irving's trademark humour and stamp of tall tales. It's compelling and intrinsically <i>novelistic</i>: there's just no putting the book down. A book that will stay with me for a long time.