Apologies for the lapse between posts, those who read my personal blog will know that I have been recovering from a broken back. My inability to get to the library for a while, along with a desire to read light (as in literal weight) and light (as in content) novels, shelved my project for a while. However, I am back and am planning a foray to the library this afternoon, list in hand.
While in hospital I did read another from the list however - the fantastic 'A Prayer for Owen Meany' by John Irving. I had tried to read another of his, A Widow for a Year, without much success, so wasn't holding out much hope for this. However I was proved drastically wrong and I loved this book completely.
It follows the stories of 2 boys in their passage to becoming young men, and adults. The narrator is the best friend of the eponymous Owen, a tiny, high voiced anomaly with little regard for the normal ideas of society, or the normal behaviour of his peer group. To be honest, it is now a few weeks since I read it and some of the details are a little hazy. I will say though, it kept me compelled and entertained for a good half of the week I spent on my back in a hospital bed, unable to move whilst I waited for my surgery. Any book that can do that is worth reading, and I shall definitely read it again in the future, and try more of Irving's as well.
Try it. You'll like it. :o)
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