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Review by Dan Geddes Note: The first part of this review is for would-be readers and thus contains no spoilers. The second part is further commentary, including spoilers. John Irving would admit that sexual orientation is still an important political issue in ... More »
Review by Dan Geddes See also reviews of Rushmore and Moonrise Kingdom. Cast Gene Hackman … Royal Tenenbaum Anjelica Huston … Etheline Tenenbaum Ben Stiller … Chas Tenenbaum Gwyneth Paltrow … Margot Tenenbaum Luke Wilson … Richie ... More »
Imaginary Review by Dan Geddes John Irving’s latest book, The Third Leg, depicts the life of John Bath, an aging, award-winning writer, struggling with his literary destiny and his unusual family. As the novel opens, Bath is grappling with his next opus, The... More »
See also: A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Son of the Circus, A Widow for One Year an imaginary review of Irving’s The Third Leg The Fourth Hand By John Irving Review by Dan Geddes The Fourth Hand must have been a fun book to write. John Irving’s novel is fi... More »
Review by Dan Geddes See also: A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Son of the Circus, The Fourth Hand and an imaginary review of Irving’s The Third Leg A Widow For One Year by John Irving John Irving’s A Widow for One Year chronicles the history of the Cole... More »
See also: A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Widow for One Year The Fourth Hand and an imaginary review of Irving’s The Third Leg A Son of the Circus John Irving Review By Dan Geddes John Irving’s command of his material is masterful. He will make y... More »