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The World According to Garp
by John Irving
An incredibly well written, pervasive, and deeply emotional book. At first blush, the World According to Garp is feminist novel, absolutely; and while it is a testament to not only the hardship that women endure, it is equally an embodiment of the fear of the unknown undertow; beautifully, and in its own quiet brutality, it conveys the pain of loving the ones dearest to you so much, that you find that the world you've constructed is still unsafe for them to live in.
This is a book about women and their struggle, yes; about lust and its incessant ramifications; about marriage, children, writing and reading; it is about sex, love, and death. In the World According to Garp, we may all indeed be terminal cases, but it is the memory of life, and the energy we create and put towards the future, that gives our humorous and tragic inevitability a touching, and tangible value.
This is a book about women and their struggle, yes; about lust and its incessant ramifications; about marriage, children, writing and reading; it is about sex, love, and death. In the World According to Garp, we may all indeed be terminal cases, but it is the memory of life, and the energy we create and put towards the future, that gives our humorous and tragic inevitability a touching, and tangible value.