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Book Review of A Prayer for Owen Meany

A Prayer for Owen Meany
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I like John Irving alot, but I thought this book just did not live up to his typical good quality of storytelling (Cider House Rules and World According to Garp for example). I thought the premise was kind of dumb and the story just didn't grab me.