"A Prayer for Owen Meany"
I cannot emphasize enough how annoying Owen Meany's voice is. It's meant to be and the book is fabulous but it really got under my skin.
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"A Prayer for Owen Meany"
I cannot emphasize enough how annoying Owen Meany's voice is. It's meant to be and the book is fabulous but it really got under my skin.
"Don't Miss It"
John Irving is a master story teller. The characters come alive. I didn't every want it to end. I highly recommend this to every one.
"Excellent"
Irving's writing is lean, the narrator rich and the plot fantastic. My only problem with this book was that occasionally I would listen to it at work. While there is mildly NSFW content, the biggest issue was that the narrator did such a good job of creating Owen's wrecked voice that co-workers kept wondering what I was listening to.
"In a word: Tiresome"
My mistake, I guess. I had forgotten how wordy an Irving book can be. The longer I listened, the more irritating the narration was. The "Meany" voice was intolerable to me. Story was not engaging enough to give any reason to plow on.
"This book is not for everyone."
I listened for 6 hours, waiting to get hooked. I finally realized it wasn't going to happen when I stopped for gas and didn't feel the need to put my iPod on pause. The narrator does a great job, but this story is like a soap opera. Nothing much happens. Sure, there were quite a few humorous events, some great insights into human nature, and some interesting off-topic political rants. I'm sure there are a lot more gems of life lessons if I kept listening, but I don't want to work this hard. I want a book that makes me sit in my car listening when I'm already at my destination, and this book is not one of those.
"A Prayer for Owen Meany"
I am a Stephen King and maybe spoiled, but this book was thee longest, most boring book I ever listen to. I waited for it to get going, it never did. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! You will be disappointed!
"A Serious Book about Religion and the Viet Nam War"
This is a great book. I had read it years ago, and listening to it was pure joy. Irving is a wonderful storyteller, weaving threads to form a tapestry rich in pattern and detail. It is a book for the nonbeliever who wants to believe as well as for the believer who wants to believe thoughtfully.
"just bad..."
i did not enjoy this book. i found it slow and annoying. Owen Meany's voice was painful to listen to. it ruined the book.