Speaking of which, wow, I love to read. Anyone ever read "A Prayer for Owen Meany"? You must. Great stuff. An all-time fave. Let me know if you've read it.
Speaking of which (part two), I met John Irving once. We were all set to go to a White Sox game after work when my wife (fiancee at the time) heard he was giving a speech at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago's Loop. We went to a lot of games so we skipped it and headed to the library. It was even my birthday. Bought his latest at the time "Until I Found You" and had him sign it. Cool guy.
I don't know what this is but it has "John Irving" and "baseball" in it so there ya go. Wrong John Irving? Whatevs. |
I wonder if Nolan Ryan will make the nomination cut, hmmm.
Spoiler: He will.
I don't recall if I've read Owen Meany but I did love Garp and Hotel New Hampshire. I also liked Cider House Rules, I have a signed limited edition like this one, http://cgi.ebay.com/John-Irving-SIGNED-1st-LTD-EDITION-Cider-House-Rules-/280445328297#ht_4234wt_1180
ReplyDeleteI read Prayer for Owen Meany after my sister recommended it and I saw someone else reading it and laughing outloud. I really enjoyed, not so much the movie they made from it.
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