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In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys—best friends—are playing in a Little League baseball …

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.