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Review title: Is it just me?????
Product review: I don't understand all the hype surrounding this novel. I read the book on the high recommendation of my mother, whose taste almost always comports with mine. It was a chore to get through the whole thing. I felt like, knowing from the first chapters that Owen is special and believes he is the instrument of God, it took entirely too long to tell the whole story. I couldn't sympathize with any of the characters, and I found the grown up John to be a complete bore and a dolt. The length and slow pace of the story frustrated me. Maybe one has to be an Irving fan to enjoy Owen Meany; I admit that I am not -- I did not like A Widow for One Year, though I rate it higher than Owen Meany (at least 3 stars). In all, Owen Meany, for me, fell far below the hype.
