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billymac1962's review against another edition
4.0
I started the Cider House Rules after giving up on 3 novels that just couldn't hold my attention.
John Irving will certainly make you love reading again. The Cider House Rules is once again a novel rich with characters so real you forget this is fiction and you care about what happens to them.
Why can I only say that about a mere handful of writers?
This is a novel about abortion in the 1940s. The dilemmas of abortion are obvious, and this novel does lean towards pro-choice. I think pro-lifers would be well advised to save themselves the ordeal, but
that really is too bad since they would miss out on a wonderful read. John Irving is a master writing about the human condition, and given the setting of an orphanage, unwanted children, an elderly ether-addicted doctor, this is every bit as great as you would expect it to be.
If you find yourself in the same place I was, where you just can't seem find interest in reading anymore, pick this one up and get to know some wonderful (and not so wonderful) people.
John Irving will certainly make you love reading again. The Cider House Rules is once again a novel rich with characters so real you forget this is fiction and you care about what happens to them.
Why can I only say that about a mere handful of writers?
This is a novel about abortion in the 1940s. The dilemmas of abortion are obvious, and this novel does lean towards pro-choice. I think pro-lifers would be well advised to save themselves the ordeal, but
that really is too bad since they would miss out on a wonderful read. John Irving is a master writing about the human condition, and given the setting of an orphanage, unwanted children, an elderly ether-addicted doctor, this is every bit as great as you would expect it to be.
If you find yourself in the same place I was, where you just can't seem find interest in reading anymore, pick this one up and get to know some wonderful (and not so wonderful) people.
larix10dua's review against another edition
5.0
Meget god! Man kom virkelig ind under huden på en masse karakterer, allesammen uperfekte, men spændende! Glæder mig til at jeg får chancen for at se filmen!!!
charis_et2's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion
bethsponz's review against another edition
3.0
I found this a tough one to get through, yet I really enjoyed it, if that makes sense! I like the character, Homer Wells. I didn't like the love triangle btw. the 3 characters much. I found it maddening actually. I need to see the movie now. I heard it was changed a bit from the book which might be a good thing?
adambjohnson85's review against another edition
3.0
I don't usually rate books that I put down halfway through, but I think it's ok in the case of the 1,000-page Cider House Rules. 2 stars up until I gave up... Maybe it gets better in the second half?
rosigreen's review against another edition
5.0
John Irving is a complete genious. Love, love, love his work and this is one of my favorites.
thema97's review against another edition
5.0
TRIGGER WARNING
I´ve been always strictly against abortion. I couldn´t understand, why someone would kill an innocent little human. But then I read this book and it really made me think. It doesn´t matter, if it changed my opinion or not, it´s just soooo important, that a book can make you think, can make you question yourself.
I loved this book, the setting, the writing. It´s great!!! John Irving is such a brillant writer!
I´ve been always strictly against abortion. I couldn´t understand, why someone would kill an innocent little human. But then I read this book and it really made me think. It doesn´t matter, if it changed my opinion or not, it´s just soooo important, that a book can make you think, can make you question yourself.
I loved this book, the setting, the writing. It´s great!!! John Irving is such a brillant writer!
ginny17's review against another edition
4.0
My first Irving. It definitely did not disappoint. Beautiful writing, beautiful story.
kelseybright9's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0