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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
What I meant is that some people turned away from some of his recent writing - his less critically received novels; whereas, this novel is a "return to form" for those people who love the John Irving they encountered in some of the earlier novels.
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Aha! I didnøt know that some of his novels were considered 'less successful' so it just sounded a little 'odd'
Interestingly though, I got stuck early in "Widow for a year" and haven't read anything by him since (tried "son of the circus" but got stuck as well). Perhaps I should try this book. Thanks very much for the recommendation
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
I finally decided to read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
We went to see the movie and I wanted to see how truthfully it followed the story. So, I grabbed a copy here and started reading it. I must say, I didn't find it easy to read. I found the writing a bit, chaotic, for lack of a better word.
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Chaotic? You don't say! I think that was why I got stuck in several Dickens novels
