Thorndike Core: In One Person (Paperback)

from petterw

I am a huge and loyal fan of John Irving. However, this time I was a bit disappointed. I found In one Person one of his weakest and most detatched novels to date. Perhaps the subject matter is more shocking and groundbreaking to an American reader, but I just couldn't be moved by most of the char...

from steadfastreader

I read somewhere that this was Irving's most political book since 'Cider House Rules'. It probably is. A few things though. There seems to be an inordinately large LGBT(Q) population in the tiny town of Favorite River. ...not that there's anything wrong with that, but it felt a bit contrived. Sec...

from tvordj

This is a really wonderful book! It's a coming of age story in the first half about a teenage boy, Billy, who realizes early on that he's bisexual. He gets "inappropriate" crushes on other boys, men and older women. It takes place in the late 50s and early 60s when he's young and then takes us th...

from Hagelstein

I was surprised at how good this book was because I'd heard some negatives. I think the content might bother some people, because you can't fault the writing. It is John Irving after all. The story follows William Abbott from adolescence - when he discovers his bisexuality - to old age. At the en...

from Cathyvil

Started out a bit slow for me but eventually drew me in to the point where I had to find out what happened next. Three more cheers for Irving on this one.