Scott Killen reviewed A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Review of 'A prayer for Owen Meany' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This was a masterful story.
Mass Market Paperback, 637 pages
English language
Published Jan. 5, 1990 by Black Swan.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying. At moments a comic, self-deluded victim, but in the end the principal, tragic actor in a divine plan, Owen Meany is the most heartbreaking hero John Irving has yet created. (back cover)
Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying. At moments a comic, self-deluded victim, but in the end the principal, tragic actor in a divine plan, Owen Meany is the most heartbreaking hero John Irving has yet created. (back cover)
Gossamerchild reviewed A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Review of 'A prayer for Owen Meany' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Best first sentence of all time. A good chunk of the story takes place during the Vietnam era and it was spooky how much of the politics foreshadowed the problems of today. Wonderful story-Irving's best.
Best first sentence of all time. A good chunk of the story takes place during the Vietnam era and it was spooky how much of the politics foreshadowed the problems of today. Wonderful story-Irving's best.
