A prayer for owen meany book review5/7/2023 According to John's narration, Owen is a remarkable boy in many ways he believes himself to be God's. Published in 1989, it tells the story of John Wheelwright and his best friend Owen Meany growing up together in a small New Hampshire town during the 1950s and 1960s. Finally, what was the icing on the cake was the little touch of 'Catcher in the Rye' at the very end of the story. A Prayer for Owen Meany is the seventh novel by American writer John Irving. Plus, there are layers upon layers of humor since Owen is such an enjoyable character with choice one liners, retorts and observations when conversing to others throughout the book. Everything makes sense and is explained in the end. It was enjoyable to see how there are recurring items that tie back or are of important value to his life that pop up throughout the book. The added depth provides further characterization to all the people who come and go into Owen's life as told by his best friend, the narrator. The next chapters, until the end, then take tangents from that main story and build out the life of Owen Meany over the course of the book. What was most interesting is that the main story of Owen Meany is told initially at the start. I had a difficult time rating this book, because, although I thoroughly enjoyed this. I would truly rate this a 4.5 but could definitely rank this as one of the top books I've read in a long time. A Prayer for Owen Meany is a unique and fascinating literary fiction read. I didn't realize how much I would love this book as I only had one or two people mention this as a favorite story and never having heard anything out its plot.
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