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The World According to Garp: A Novel Audiobook
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A special 40th anniversary edition of the bestselling coming-of-age classic novel by John Irving, with a new introduction by the author. "He is more than popular. He is a Populist, determined to keep alive the Dickensian tradition that revels in colorful set pieces...and teaches moral lessons."--The New York Times The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel, The World According to Garp, signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. "Garp's mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested in Boston in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theater." Jenny is an unmarried nurse; she becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing. Her son, Garp, is less beloved, but no less polarizing. From the tragicomic tone of its first sentence to its mordantly funny last line--"we are all terminal cases"--The World According to Garp maintains a breakneck pace. The subject of sexual hatred--of intolerance of sexual minorities and differences--runs the gamut of "lunacy and sorrow." Winner of the National Book Award, Garp is a comedy with forebodings of doom. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries--with more than ten million copies in print--Garp is the precursor of John Irving's later protest novels.
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"I really liked this one. I debated giving it 5 stars. Definitely one of my favorites on the year this year. And it even took me a bit to read, too. (Which for me is great, because I tend to read really fast and fly through books. Reading gets expensive...)"
— Lindsey (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Just remembered I'd forgotten to add this. Definitely an awesome book. Not only "coming of age," but of a whole lifetime. Funny and daring. "
— Felicity, 2/18/2014 -
" Read it in college and recently read it again. Still like it! "
— Donna, 2/15/2014 -
" Nobody writes like Irving. You either love him or hate him. I love him. Barb "
— Barbra-Lee, 2/3/2014 -
" I started reading this after I'd read A Prayer for Owen Meany which I totally loved - but tbh I couldn't get into it at all, and didn't even finish it "
— Ant, 2/3/2014 -
" Hard to define. Enjoyed it, but some things were just plain weird. "
— Cathy, 2/2/2014 -
" oh man I loved loved love this book. "
— Zoë, 1/29/2014 -
" The stories the writer wrote within the book were more interesting than the actual book. "
— Allie, 1/1/2014 -
" My first read of John Irving. I loved the book. The movie did not do it justice. "
— Brenda, 12/26/2013 -
" Simply an incredible tale. I think I read this in three days. Definitely heartbreaking at times, but just so good. Hard to describe. A great novel. "
— Tezden, 12/16/2013 -
" Hilarious and smart. Seeing the movie before reading the book sort of ruined my imagination unfortunately. "
— Katie, 12/16/2013
About John Irving
John Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times—winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp, which became an international bestseller. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules. In 2001, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His novels have been translated into thirty-five languages.
About John Irving
MacLeod Andrews is a multiple Audie, Earphones, and SOVAS award-winning and Grammy-nominated narrator with hundreds of credits to his name. Perhaps best known for a cinematic approach with full characterizations and intimate deliveries in series such as The Reckoners, Sandman Slim, and Warriors, he’s also been noted for his straight reads ranging from memoirs to modern classics. When not doing books you can hear him in video games, cartoons, commercials, podcasts, and reading you the news on Apple News +. Or check out one of his films.