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The world of T S Garp is different. Son of a reluctant feminist icon, a wrestler, novelist, father, husband whose best friend is a transgender ex-professional football player.

We follow Garp from his conception until late adulthood with all the triumphs and tragedies along the way. This is very funny and even the tragic parts are so over the top that I laughed. The penalty his wife's lover pays is a high point. He pays a terrible price!

Several good shots by Irving at modern society with his mad feminists who have cut out their tongues in a supposed show of "solidarity"with a young rape victim who suffers this fate.

Then there is the uni-cycling bear and short novels within a novel.

This is outstanding, I was entertained from start to finish.


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The World According to Garp 9780345915597 Books Reviews

I first read John Irving's "The Cider House Rules." I absolutely loved it! Based upon that book, I decided to check out his other works. I really did like this book, and it is written in the same prose as the previous book. However, it just didn't entrance me the same way "The Cider House Rules" did. Perhaps I am giving it an unwarranted 4/5 stars because of preference to the author's other works. The story-line wove through several different decades. Overall, a great read!
One of my favorite John Irving books-masterful and amazing from the moment you start until, sadly, you reach the end. Too much so-called literature these is carp-sorry, no other word- this is timeless and beautifully written with delightful interlinking story lines and wonderfully developed characters who come to life as you turn the pages. A gift you should give yourself.
every time i re-read "the world according to garp" i worry that it will not be as great as i remember; but it always is. this is a funny and sad and beautifully written novel. the characters and situations are so real to me (i have been reading this book since i was in 10th grade) that i refer to them and remember them as real people. my most recent reading of the book may be the first time i have read it since i became a parent, and it affected me differently and MORE. i am a worrier, like garp. so reading about his fears for his children made me feel like i am not alone in the world. i told my girls the story of the dog in the alley as if it were my own, and they were transfixed. i so miss roberta m and garp and walt and even that slobbery old newfoundland, bonkers. what a great novel.
I'm glad I read this book and I will not forget it- it has some serious surprises. It was a great book club choice, as it spurred a lot of conversation about fidelity, growing older, and feminism. As my husband said "John Irving has one story to tell over and over again (there are some serious similarities to his book Owen Meaney, which I also loved), but it is still worth reading each one." I agree.
Beautiful story, what it boils down to. A bit winded in the first trip to Vienna. Reads more like "things the author wants you to know he knows about Vienna" than a necessary part of the story. A bit too much wrapping up at the end, also. Otherwise, a beautiful story, beautiful writing. One of my favorite writers and books. Third reading and still loved it.
The World According to Garp by John Irving (1978) takes us through the life of T.S. Garp from pre-conception (the tale begins with his mother's story) to after his death-revealing that he dies doesn't ruin the story, you pretty much know it from the get-go. Jenny, his mother, was a strong-willed nurse, who wanted a child but not a husband. Once Garp was an adult, she authored A Sexual Subject, in which she denounced lust and the need to live with a man; she instantly won considerable klout in the feminist movement.

T.S. Garp, the only child of the influential feminist icon, is a writer; he marries his first and only love Helen Holm, who teaches at a university. His first story (which you read in the novel) is wonderfully imaginative, absurd, and sad. Though he has so much promise to be a great name in literature, Garp slowly gets bogged down with everyday life. His novels begin to reflect his personal experiences rather than being purely imaginative and they suffer from it. Helen, his most revered critic, refuses to read the novel that wins him both fame and infamy, because it hits too close to home. Garp and Helen have a singular relationship that is tested throughout the book by lovers, children, death, and Garp's writing/not writing.

Sexuality is a raging presence in the novel. From Jenny's lack of sexual desire, to Garp's insatiable lust the reader is often thrown from side to opposing side. Rape, transgender, sex changes, lesbianism, affairs, and marital relations all play large roles in the novel and in Garp's life as he tries to figure out where he stands. Quick to anger but charmingly quirky, Garp's character is one that you can't help but love and empathize with despite his faults (and there are many!).

This story reveals character flaws sympathetically and hilariously. More than once I laughed out loud at the absurd and/or embarrassing situations! I felt very god-like while reading, because the narrator reveals so much about the ultimate end of the characters-there is even an epilogue!

The novel also spans over 30 years, so I think I can say "it was pretty epic."
This is the second John Irving book that I have read, the first being A Prayer for Owen Meaney. The World According to Garp was a story, but not in the traditional sense. There were stories within stories.
I was able to fully immerse myself in the novel. It is a long book and I tried not to rush through it too quickly as I felt this is a sort of sipping whiskey novel rather than a shooter.
There are many themes concealed within the writing and many of the topics are still highly relevant today. I have given this a full 5 stars and plan to further explore this author.
The world of T S Garp is different. Son of a reluctant feminist icon, a wrestler, novelist, father, husband whose best friend is a transgender ex-professional football player.

We follow Garp from his conception until late adulthood with all the triumphs and tragedies along the way. This is very funny and even the tragic parts are so over the top that I laughed. The penalty his wife's lover pays is a high point. He pays a terrible price!

Several good shots by Irving at modern society with his mad feminists who have cut out their tongues in a supposed show of "solidarity"with a young rape victim who suffers this fate.

Then there is the uni-cycling bear and short novels within a novel.

This is outstanding, I was entertained from start to finish.