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A Prayer for Owen Meany

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jurassicfoxyAug 7, 2024

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randomcarblokeDec 5, 2022

I too read "A Prayer for Owen Meany" this year, it is beautiful, and despite knowing everything that was coming I still welled up.

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tbonesteaksDec 4, 2022

My favorites I read this year in order: - Prayer of Owen Meany, it’s the basis of the movie Simon Birch if you have seen that. The book has so much more going on though - My Antonia, wonderful characters - Jude the Obscure, the cover tells you the ending is shocking, and the cover is right! - How the Irish Saved Civilization, really fun and interesting

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halhelmsJun 6, 2013

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

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