Coleccion Andanzas: La Ultima Noche en Twisted River (Series #725) (Hardcover)

from JohnAdcoxCarolBales

I'll start with by answering the question that (I imagine) John Irvings' many fans-assuming that there are any who haven't read this yet-are asking. Yes, the John Irving who wrote Last Night in Twisted River is the good John Irving, the one who produced The World According to Garp and A Prayer fo...

from strongstuff

John Irving is a first-rate story-teller and he does not disappoint with 'Last night in Twisted River.' From the backwoods of northern New Hampshire, to mid 20th-century Boston, to contemporary Canada, Irving steers the reader through more than 50 years of the Baciagalupo's history. In this "worl...

from strongstuff

John Irving is a first-rate story-teller and he does not disappoint with 'Last night in Twisted River.' From the backwoods of northern New Hampshire, to mid 20th-century Boston, to contemporary Canada, Irving steers the reader through more than 50 years of the Baciagalupo's history. In this "worl...

from invisiblelizard

I've been a huge John Irving fan since I read Garp back in high school, and I still count Owen Meany among my all-time favorite novels. Twisted River feels like his most autobiographical attempt to date (similarities with Irving's life are aplenty: New Hampshire, Iowa Writer's Workshop, tutelage ...

from kshaffar

I love John Irving. I became a writer because of John Irving. That said, Last Night in Twisted River was not his best. The story of a cook and his son and an angry companion was touching in spots and unrelentingly repetitive in others. As usual, the characters are magnificently drawn, the details...