The Cider House Rules

i have been reading irving novels since seeing “the world according to garp”— i eventually went back and read the first three novels “setting free the bears” (personal favorite), “the water-method man” and “the 158-pound marriage”— his books are not light reading— he obviously puts a lot into his research and writing and the reader should be willing to do their part— after several tries across decades, “last night in twisted river” had me pulling the rest of my hair out as his characters traveled back and forth across the north-east but it was worth it at the end of the book— “the cider house rules” was the same— a second read of this book and i did not remember a lot of the story— like many of his books this one also comments to me of my own actions, thoughts and beliefs across the decades—

I found this story completely boring and couldn’t get through it. I rarely give up on a book, but I just couldn’t read another boring word

All downhill. Read for sake of words.

I absolutely loved the movie, which was my introduction to this book. I soon learned of several plot lines that the movie omitted, most likely to focus on the core plot lines. Overall, this is a enjoyable novel that I couldn’t put down by the time I reached the last few chapters.

My favorite book of all time. I am not a big fan of John Irving, for a variety of reasons. But this book is my all time favorite.

As with most books, much better than the movie!