A review by frogqueen
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving

emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

  • i just love everything about john irving's writing
  • the scope! the wacky-but-lovable characters! the bears!
  • this one in particular really resonated with me on a personal level in a few different ways
  • made me cry many many times!
  • i think if i have any complaints it's just that after having read a few of his other works, some of the ivring-tropes can feel repetitive (bears, vienna, teacher's kid at a new england prep school, wrestling/lifting)
  • at the beginning i thought it was going to be more of a problem than it was tho and it didn't wind up bothering me
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