The World According to Garp
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The World According to Garp
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Narrated by:
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Adam Sims
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By:
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John Irving
About this listen
A masterpiece from one of the great contemporary American writers.
Anniversary edition with a new afterword from the author.
A worldwide best seller since its publication, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, struggling writer and illegitimate son of Jenny Fields - an unlikely feminist heroine ahead of her time.
Beautifully written, The World According to Garp is a powerfully compelling and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation.
©2020 John Irving (P)2020 Orion Publishing GroupCritic Reviews
"A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and heartbreaking...terrific." (Washington Post)
"A diamond sleeping in the dark, chipped out at last for our enrichment and delight...As approachable as it is brilliant." (Cosmopolitan)
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- L Holyoak
- 04-05-2022
awesome
I loved reading the book, the audio version is just as good.
great reading & a brilliant story.
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- MISS TK MCCLENAGHAN
- 23-05-2023
Average
A book easily to put down. Basic writing and overuse of shock tactics rather than thought provoking. Agree, narrator is highly irritating and speaks very slowly
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- Sue
- 21-05-2020
one of my favourites of all time
i first read Garp as a teenager over 30 years ago. i loved it then and i love it now. A classic.
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- Frances
- 31-01-2021
A classic narrated perfectly
Having read The World According to Garp many times over the years I was excited to listen to this recording. I was not disappointed. The narrator did a perfect job of presenting the characters. Highly recommend.
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- Marjanna
- 30-08-2023
Massive disappointment
Every word of dialogue was read with a cynical sarcastic tone! However now I’ve finished I realise that possibly that is how these truly odious people spoke to each other. I’m not sure why I persevered to the end. A massive disappointment.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-08-2022
Uninspiring
I struggled to get into this story. I found the voice of the narrator uninteresting and dull as he read in almost a monotone.
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