tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post1950737976995200910..comments2024-03-28T16:20:18.628-05:00Comments on Book Chase: John Irving "Encourages" Aspiring NovelistsSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-9239310003661466532012-04-08T00:45:24.482-05:002012-04-08T00:45:24.482-05:00That's awesome!That's awesome!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261941485949652341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-58440512413030536132012-04-04T20:34:07.974-05:002012-04-04T20:34:07.974-05:00I'm giving away 25 copies of Owen Meaney on Wo...I'm giving away 25 copies of Owen Meaney on World Book Night, Michelle, to some of the folks at the senior living facility my dad lives in. That's April 23 and I'm looking forward to spreading the word about this great novel.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-22096069728468623882012-04-03T23:33:50.821-05:002012-04-03T23:33:50.821-05:00A Prayer for Owen Meany remains one of the most br...A Prayer for Owen Meany remains one of the most brilliant books I've ever read. <br /><br />I love his charactersMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261941485949652341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-46115652032556146532012-04-01T16:01:20.094-05:002012-04-01T16:01:20.094-05:00Sort of makes you want to pick up your pen and sta...Sort of makes you want to pick up your pen and start that novel, doesn't it, Debbie?Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-10746839147160684502012-04-01T12:27:46.051-05:002012-04-01T12:27:46.051-05:00I've never seen this clip - greatly enjoyed it...I've never seen this clip - greatly enjoyed it, but am glad I'm not an aspiring author!<br /><br />Prayer for Owen Meany, for sure - and then...too many to choose just one. ;-)Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-35282339946835253342012-04-01T06:39:34.800-05:002012-04-01T06:39:34.800-05:00Cip, for me it's Owen Meaney and Cider House R...Cip, for me it's Owen Meaney and Cider House Rules, although Widow is one I did enjoy very much, too. Been trying to get my hands on an ARC of his new one, but no luck so far.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-66449842566148934852012-04-01T01:40:02.172-05:002012-04-01T01:40:02.172-05:00Sam -- I have seen this clip before, but watched i...Sam -- I have seen this clip before, but watched it again here, and I concur [with you]. It certainly is not encouraging, especially when Irving is shooting himself if he were a novice writer today! And yet, the whole import of what he is saying is - exactly as he put it - "telling". <br />The stakes are higher nowadays -- you've got to be not only good, but really good, to make it Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.com