IniciGrupsConversesMésTendències
Cerca al lloc
Aquest lloc utilitza galetes per a oferir els nostres serveis, millorar el desenvolupament, per a anàlisis i (si no has iniciat la sessió) per a publicitat. Utilitzant LibraryThing acceptes que has llegit i entès els nostres Termes de servei i política de privacitat. L'ús que facis del lloc i dels seus serveis està subjecte a aquestes polítiques i termes.

Resultats de Google Books

Clica una miniatura per anar a Google Books.

Prayer for Owen Meany (Export Ed.) de John…
S'està carregant…

Prayer for Owen Meany (Export Ed.) (1989 original; edició 1989)

de John Irving (Autor)

MembresRessenyesPopularitatValoració mitjanaConverses / Mencions
18,087331273 (4.24)2 / 670
In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying. He is Irving's most heartbreaking hero.… (més)
▾Informació de l'exemplar
Membre:Biyankuh
Títol:Prayer for Owen Meany (Export Ed.)
Autors:John Irving (Autor)
Informació:Transworld Publishers (1989), Edition: First Printing, 640 pages
Col·leccions:La teva biblioteca, Llegint actualment, Llista de desitjos, Per llegir, Llegit, però no el tinc, Preferits
Valoració:
Etiquetes:to-read

Informació de l'obra

A Prayer for Owen Meany de John Irving (1989)

tots els membres
▾Membres
Afegit fa poc perPohai, Magpiebooks, TraSea, biblioteca privada, pjfreeb, GrammaPollyReads
▾Etiquetes
▾Recomanacions de LibraryThing
▾Recomanacions dels membres
  1. 132
    El món segons Garp de John Irving (dele2451)
    dele2451: Garp and Owen would make a great literary double feature. I wish I didn't have to wait so many years between reading both of these wonderful books.
  2. 122
    The Hotel New Hampshire de John Irving (Booksloth)
  3. 51
    Peace Like a River de Leif Enger (jhedlund)
  4. 53
    A Son of the Circus de John Irving (Booksloth)
  5. 20
    The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint: A Novel de Brady Udall (sanddancer)
  6. 20
    The Art of Fielding de Chad Harbach (Ciruelo)
  7. 10
    El Timbal de llauna de Günter Grass (spiphany)
  8. 11
    The Lonely Polygamist de Brady Udall (sruszala)
    sruszala: The style--many characters, complicated but compelling story, the humor--all remind me of John Irving
  9. 11
    American Gods: Author's Preferred Text de Neil Gaiman (krazy4katz)
    krazy4katz: Both works have elements of religion and belief. They are both mystical in very different ways.
  10. 00
    Simon Birch [1998 film] de Mark Steven Johnson (TheLittlePhrase)
  11. 00
    Observatory Mansions de Edward Carey (potenza)
    potenza: Similar peculiar, poignant central character
▾Llistes
» 47 més
1980s (163)
AP Lit (254)
▾T'agradarà?
S'està carregant…

Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar.

▾Converses (Enllaços)

» Mira també 670 mencions

▾Ressenyes dels membres
Anglès (322)  Neerlandès (3)  Alemany (2)  Francès (1)  Totes les llengües (328)
Data ▼ | vots
Es mostren 1-5 de 328 (següent | mostra-les totes)
The last time I read anything by this author was back in 1978, or thereabouts, when I read "The World According to Garp" which I didn't really care for. I wasn't all that captivated by the movie version of his "Cider House Rules", so wasn't in a hurry to read anything else by him, but a patron at the public library I was working in recommended this so I added it to my "want to read" list, where I think it sat for about a year. It's very long, especially if you listen to the audio version, but quite well-narrated, and really quite good. I was nearly finished when I played the beginning of it for my husband, and due to his interest, I ended up listening to the entire thing I'd already heard and then finally got to hear the end.
I liked the many references to classic literature, the characters of the two boys, and their friendship. Another thing I especially like is that at no time, despite its length, does it wander aimlessly leaving you wondering if the author has any idea how it will end. ( )
  TraSea | Apr 29, 2024 |
This book explores the friendship between Owen Meaney and the narrator, John Wheelwright during the years after WWII into the Vietnam era. After Own accidentally kills John's mother, he believes he is God's instrument. His fate is unavoidable and he learns to accept it. He's always been in God's hands. The book deals with themes that permeate adult life after a certain age- faith, doubt, purpose, disillusionment, loss, and grief. ( )
  Chrissylou62 | Apr 11, 2024 |
Not Irving's quirkiest novel, but his most amusing. You will never forget the Christmas pageant scene. Owen is an unforgetable character who speaks in a voice impaired by some sort of early damage to his larnyx. The reader is reminded of this each time he speaks, since his words are placed in capitals throughout the text. “LAST NITE I HAD A DREAM. NOW I KNOW FOUR THINGS. I KNOW THAT MY VOICE DOESN’T CHANGE – BUT I STILL DON’T KNOW WHY. I KNOW THAT I AM GOD’S INSTRUMENT. I KNOW WHEN I’M GOING TO DIE – AND NOW A DREAM HAS SHOWN ME HOW I’M GOING TO DIE. I’M GOING TO BE A HERO! I TRUST THAT GOD WILL HELP ME, BECAUSE WHAT I’M SUPPOSED TO DO LOOKS VERY HARD.”
( )
  maryelisa | Jan 16, 2024 |
I think I could have enjoyed this book but the author chose to put all of "Owen's" words in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS and it is REALLY ANNOYING TO TRY AND READ A BOOK WITH FREQUENT CAPITALIZATION. I understand why he chose this technique but I think it was unnecessary and ultimately unsatisfying. I gave up on it pretty early on. ( )
  Kim.Sasso | Aug 27, 2023 |
Of all the John Irving I've read this one is still my favorite and holds a place on my top ten list. ( )
  rebwaring | Aug 14, 2023 |
Data ▼ | vots
Es mostren 1-5 de 328 (següent | mostra-les totes)
?
▾Ressenyes publicades
"Owen Meany" is as sappy as a book can get without having a title like "Coddled By The Light" or "Sauntering Towards the Light" or "Picking Posies in the Fields of the Light," but it's never nauseating or treacly or overly wholesome. It's a nice good fun read, like a quiet vacation. Irving isn't wrangling us with extremes, here -- he gives us a break. You've been beat up enough, he says. I'll do the work for you this time. The result is merciful, healthy, warm and gladdening.
afegit per stephmo | editaSalon.com, Cintra Wilson (Sep 30, 1996)
 
The characters capable of representing such scepticism don't look good on paper, while the book puts all its efforts into promoting a belief in belief. But a belief in belief is something this book lams into elsewhere: the Americans' propensity for decisiveness in the absence of policy. On the green award of the Gravesend Academy, it may seem innocent enough; in the jungles and deserts of international trouble spots, it looks fatally naive.
afegit per stephmo | editaThe Guardian, Stephen Games (Jun 5, 1989)
 
Mr. Irving shows considerable skill as scene after scene mounts to its moving climax. But the thinking behind it all seems juvenile, preppy, is much too pleased with itself. There is something appropriate in the fact that so much of the book takes place in and around a New England academy. The heavily emphasized ''religious'' symbols at the center of the book - the contrast to American aggressiveness offered by the clawlessness of the armadillo, the armlessness of the Indian founder of the town, even John Wheelwright's imbecile joy at being mutilated as still another symbol of his sacrifice of sex to right thinking - all this reminds this long-tried teacher of all the ''Christ symbols'' his students find in everything and anything they have to read.
afegit per stephmo | editaNew York Times, Alfred Kazin (Mar 12, 1989)
 
Diminutive Owen Meany, believing himself to be God's instrument, unlocks life's mysteries for his closest friend in this imaginative mix of humor and tragedy.
From Booklist, Copyright © American Library Association. Used with permission.
afegit per Shortride | editaBooklist (Web de pagament) (Mar 1, 1989)
 
John Irving’s A Prayer For Owen Meany is yet another Irving book that absolutely held my attention, and had me racing to finish it. Irving, perhaps because of his own dyslexia, takes pains to write clearly and readably. He avoids labyrinthine construction. He earns his right to describe things by keeping the action moving.
afegit per stephmo | editaThe Satarist, Dan Geddes
 
▾Altres autors

» Afegeix-hi altres autors (9 possibles)

Nom de l'autorCàrrecTipus d'autorObra?Estat
Irving, John—autor primaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Barrett, JoeNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Broek, C.A.G. van denTraductorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Veenbaas, JabikTraductorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Vink, NettieTraductorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
▾Relacions entre sèries i obres
▾Premis i honors
mostra l'historial
▾Coneixement comú
Has d'iniciar sessió per poder modificar les dades del coneixement compartit.
Si et cal més ajuda, mira la pàgina d'ajuda del coneixement compartit.
Títol normalitzat
Títol original
Títols alternatius
Data original de publicació
1989
Gent/Personatges
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Owen Meany
John Wheelwright
Dan Needham
Tabitha Wheelwright
Hester Eastman
Llocs importants
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Gravesend, New Hampshire, USA
80 Front Street, Gravesend, New Hampshire, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Gravesend Academy
Arizona, USA
Esdeveniments importants
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963-11-22)
Vietnam War (1959 | 1975)
Iran-Contra Affair (1985 | 1990)
Christmas
Pel·lícules relacionades
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Simon Birch (1998 | IMDb)
Epígraf
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
—The Letter of Paul
to the Philippians
Not the least of my problems is that I can hardly even imagine what kind of an experience a genuine, self-authenticating religious experience would be. Without somehow destroying the process, how could God reveal himself in a way that would leave no room for doubt? If there were no room for doubt, there would be no room for me.
—Frederick Buechner
Any Christian who is not a hero is a pig.
—Leon Bloy
Dedicatòria
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
This book is for
Helen Frances Winslow Irving and
Colin Franklin Newell Irving,
my mother and father
Primeres paraules
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.
Citacions
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
One can learn much through the thin walls of summer houses.
She was just like our whole country—not quite young anymore, but not old either; a little breathless, very beautiful, maybe a little stupid, maybe a lot smarter than she seemed. And she was looking for something--I think she wanted to be good. Look at the men in her life—Joe DiMaggio, Arthur Miller, maybe the Kennedys. Look at how good they seem! Look at how desirable she was! That's what she was: she was desirable. She was funny and sexy—and she was vulnerable, too. She was never quite happy, she was always a little overweight. She was just like our whole country... And those men... Those famous, powerful men—did they really love her? Did they take care of her? If she was ever with the Kennedys, they couldn't have loved her—they were just using her, they were just being careless and treating themselves to a thrill. That's what powerful men do to this country—it's a beautiful, sexy, breathless country, and powerful men use it to treat themselves to a thrill! They say they love it but they don't mean it. They say things to make themselves appear good—they make themselves appear moral. That's what I thought Kennedy was: a moralist. But he was just giving us a snow job, he was just being a good seducer. I thought he was a savior. I thought he wanted to use his power to do good. But people will say and do anything just to get the power; then they'll use the power just to get a thrill. Marilyn Monroe was always looking for the best man—maybe she wanted the man with the most ability to do good. And she was seduced, over and over again—she got fooled, she was tricked, she got used, she was used up. Just like the country. The country wants a savior. The country is a sucker for powerful men who look good. We think they're moralists and then they just use us.
Every day is different; you never know how busy you'll be—most people don't die on schedule, most families don't order gravestones in advance.
. . . twenty-two-year-olds are stubborn.
You can't understand anything by reading the news.
Darreres paraules
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
(Clica-hi per mostrar-ho. Compte: pot anticipar-te quin és el desenllaç de l'obra.)
Nota de desambiguació
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Please distinguish between (a) the complete novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany; (b) the first part only; and (b) the second part only. Thank you.
Editor de l'editorial
Creadors de notes promocionals a la coberta
Llengua original
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
English
CDD/SMD canònics
LCC canònic
▾Referències

Referències a aquesta obra en fonts externes.

Wikipedia en anglès (2)

▾Descripcions del llibre
In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying. He is Irving's most heartbreaking hero.
▾Descripcions provinents de biblioteques

No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca.

?
▾Descripció dels membres de LibraryThing
Descripció del llibre
Sumari haiku

Debats actuals

Cap

Cobertes populars

Dreceres

Amazon.com (directe)
Abebooks.com
Amazon Kindle (0 edicions)
Audible (0 edicions)
CD Audiobook (0 edicions)
Project Gutenberg (0 edicions)
Google Books — S'està carregant…
WorldCat

Gèneres

Classificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)

813.54Literature › English (North America) › American fiction › 20th Century › 1945-1999

LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)

PS3559.R8Language and Literature › American literature › American literature › Individual authors › 1961-

Valoració

Mitjana: (4.24)
0.5 11
1 83
1.5 9
2 154
2.5 46
3 568
3.5 112
4 1397
4.5 252
5 2406

Ets tu?

Fes-te Autor del LibraryThing.

 

Quant a | Contacte | LibraryThing.com | Privadesa/Condicions | Ajuda/PMF | Blog | Botiga | APIs | TinyCat | Biblioteques llegades | Crítics Matiners | Coneixement comú | 205,086,339 llibres! | Barra superior: Sempre visible
Copyright LibraryThing and/or members of LibraryThing, authors, publishers, libraries, cover designers, Amazon, Bol, Bruna, etc.