A review by aks_maine
A Widow for One Year by John Irving

4.0

I had a hard time determining if I actually liked this book, or if my enjoyment simply came from the fact that A Widow For One Year is EONS better than the last John Irving book that I read (Until I Find You). Thinking it over, I have decided that I actually really liked the story. It was nowhere near Hotel NH, Owen Meany, Garp, or Cider House Rules, but I really enjoyed the characters and the plot line. The first section is the strongest part of the book, but it's worth it to see how the rest of the life comes together. One thing that I found interesting was that the primary main character (that sounds redundant, but it makes sense - I swear) was a woman, which goes from JI's usual style of having the focus be on a man. He wrote it well and had some really strong characters. Not a classic, but very good none the less.