The Hotel New Hampshire (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by John Irving
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Author: John IrvingEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-06-23
ISBN: 034541795X
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: "Berry family survives the worst of times..."
Summary: 4 Stars
Wow! The first book of Irving's I read was "A Prayer for Owen Meany" - perhaps that was a mistake because now when I read his other novels, they just don't compare. I would rank "The Hotel New Hampshire" as my 3rd favourite (with Garp coming in second to Owen). But, who else but John Irving could come up with the Berry family? So many taboo situations (although, it was written prior to the Politically Correct Ages): homosexuality, incest, dwarfism, lust, death, fascism, prostitution, "abortions & miscarriages". It just makes my head spin that he can pull off such a novel. So many emotions were toyed with: sadness (when SO MANY PEOPLE DIE!!), revulsion (not too hip to incest), love (I too lusted for Franny), laughter (need I explain?), and yearning (I want to see the movie now for sure). It is also interesting how autobiographical his novels are (at least in particular characters) - in Owen, it was easy to see "John" as John, in "Garp" you also see a little of him, but in "Hotel" it was hard to see who was supposed to be John - "Iowa Bob"? "Win Berry"? (isn't John's middle name Winslow?), or again another John (John Berry)? There are also the references to wrestling (John's favourite sport). You begin to wonder about the other things that reoccur in his novels - prostitution, Vienna (although he did live there for a time I believe), bears (Hotel & Garp), incest (Hotel & Owen), tragic death (Owen, Garp, Hotel, Son of, 158lb Marriage). Anyways, before you begin to think that I didn't like the novel - I did - I loved it!! John Irving is my favourite author (and I've read a lot) - I can hardly wait to jump into "A Widow For A Year". Mr. Irving - Thanks for another great read!!
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