Category: John Irving

Review: In One Person by John Irving

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

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In One Person by John Irving Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 18 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Irving is known for his bold approach to sexuality and the social/familial “other.”  This latest is no exception to that well-established reputation. … Continue Reading “Review: In One Person by John Irving”

Category: Bisexuality, Book Review, Coming-of-Age, Death, Family, Fiction, Fictional Memoir, GLBT, John Irving, Literature, Sexuality, Transgender

Reviews: The Earlies, Part 6

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

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To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf My first Woolf novel, and I’m a bit disappointed. The language is too flower, the characters undeveloped. It seems Woolf attempts to evoke feelings from her readers without providing the necessary information – she glazes over deaths and… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies, Part 6”

Category: Book Review, Drama, Fiction, Herman Melville, J.D. Salinger, John Irving, Literature, Orson Scott Card, Virginia Woolf

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