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Title: So disappointing it's suspicious
Review: The Fourth Hand is by far John Irving's worst book... if it is by John Irving! I agree with almost all the other reviewers. No character development, trying too hard to be funny, almost amateurish. In short, totally unlike Irving. How he could publish this book after the brilliant A Widow for One Year is beyond me. We're talking about the author of The World According to Garp, here!! Did he write it at 16? Did he write the book over a weekend to honor some kind of contractual obligation? Did his wife write it (after all, Irving himself said his wife had the initial idea - was that a hint?)? Really bizarre and suspicious.
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