A new book by John Irving

	posted by Matt on 11:51 AM July 24th, 2005
	zerostress writes " This article in the Globe and Mail talk about the latest book by John Irving ( of The World According to Garp fame ) , Until I Find You. In this book, Irving, himself a victim of sexual abuse by an older female family friend, approach the subject of of sexual abuse and its repercussion on the life of a man. Warning : contains spoilers, heeds author's advice."

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weird (Score:2) by jenk on 09:38 PM July 24th, 2005 EST (#1) Why on earth would a book seller put up the worst review first, and put their name on it? You would think selling books would be their fist concern, thus a good review would be put in the spotlight. It makes one think there may be other reasons for this placement, which sounds paranoid. The Biscuit Queen

Re:weird (Score:1) by zerostress on 10:02 AM July 25th, 2005 EST (#2) I think you are seeing things which are not there. One review of this book is focusing on the literary aspect of the novel while the other is focused more on the sexual abuse that happened to John Irving. Both are good reviews. In fact, a man choose to focus on the writing aspect of the novel while a woman choose to focus on the human background of the author. Nothing wrong here. As of editor putting their name on the review, it is a common practice by "reviewer" to include the name of the editing house, the price and sometimes the ISBN as information to their readers. The Cookie Monster

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