A review by rebeccatc
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving

4.0

This is the first time I have read anything by John Irving. It's the story of an eccentric family with five children and their attempts to run two different hotels, one in New Hampshire and one in postwar Vienna, Austria. The story takes many unexpected turns and addresses some uncomfortable subjects but is written in an entertaining and often laugh out loud way. I did think the last quarter dragged. You know the book has gone on too long when it starts quoting poetry on every other page.