Unabridged Audiobook
I'm a devoted John Irving fan. I'm glad I waited for the audio version for long car rides and 30 minute runs outside or at the gym to handle this 35 hour book. You have to get used to the first fourth of the book - it's a full-length book treatment of a boy among older girls. It has its pay-offs but you have to be patient. In time you'll be glad you slogged thru that first fourth. This really is 2 or 3 novel-length books in one. I still have just under two hours to go but it has now been worth it. I decided it was worth it half-way thru - you may have to get that far to learn to appreciate it. Only if you're an Irving fan will you get the tone and the feel. Five stars is a lot, but its five stars are here and there in many places - and like anything that good - its not perfect - but the end product is the sum of its bests. The narration was very good - the man had to sound like a female with an accent so many different times - he deserves an A for the effort. I'm glad I've read the book.
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