Title: A sublime view on very personal issues
Review: Not quite as charming, witty and entertaining as Garp and A Prayer for Owen Meany, this novel is somewhat distinctive from Irving's earlier books. It deals with essential issues of humanity and, thus, leaves the reader in a state of reflection. It is definitely worth being read. This novel entails a very specific tension: the gap between entertainment and the requirement, imposed upon the reader, to render moral decicions. This tension is finally resolved in the genuine, typical Irving style - magnificent.
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