282 reviews for:

The Last Chairlift

John Irving

3.5 AVERAGE

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

I loved a prayer for Owen meany and the work according to garp—this novel felt like rehashing a of those stories but with less enjoyable characters and too many subplots.
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
slow-paced
emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If you love Irving you’ll love this- a lot of it feels like Irving playing his greatest hits.
challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
slow-paced