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The Hotel New Hampshire
by John Irving
This book did not interest me as much as the other [a:John Irving|3075|John Irving|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1257375547p2/3075.jpg] book which I have read, [b:The World According to Garp|781817|The World According to Garp|John Irving|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343225111s/781817.jpg|1028204]. It was interesting how with both these books the subjects of bears, hotels, and Vienna, Austria all pop up in both. I am curious as to what in the life of Irving has fostered these fascinations.
The book had a dreamy quality for me. Part of this is that the children of the Berry family talk in a precocious manner. There is no difference in how the kids talk at age 10 or age 40. The writing style was pleasant enough, and some parts had a strong comedic sense. Certainly not a life-changing book, but pleasant enough.
Oddly enough, as I was finishing this book, I started reading [b:Counter-Clock World|12198737|Counter-Clock World|Philip K. Dick|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344672998s/12198737.jpg|1915739] by [a:Philip K. Dick|4764|Philip K. Dick|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1264613853p2/4764.jpg]. Both of these books have characters named Arbuthnot. A fun coincidence
The book had a dreamy quality for me. Part of this is that the children of the Berry family talk in a precocious manner. There is no difference in how the kids talk at age 10 or age 40. The writing style was pleasant enough, and some parts had a strong comedic sense. Certainly not a life-changing book, but pleasant enough.
Oddly enough, as I was finishing this book, I started reading [b:Counter-Clock World|12198737|Counter-Clock World|Philip K. Dick|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344672998s/12198737.jpg|1915739] by [a:Philip K. Dick|4764|Philip K. Dick|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1264613853p2/4764.jpg]. Both of these books have characters named Arbuthnot. A fun coincidence