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Books by John Irving mentioned on podcasts
John Irving and his novels have been discussed on several podcast programs. On an episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett in March 2025, a speaker mentioned reading a collection of John Irving novels, including 'The World According to Garp' and 'The Cider House Rules', noting that the strange characters made him feel better about himself. On No Stupid Questions in January 2024, Mike shared a personal story about reading 'A Prayer for Owen Meany', expressing a strong dislike for the book. The SmartLess podcast in April 2023 featured a host recalling the release of 'The Hotel New Hampshire'. Theo Von discussed Irving's books across multiple episodes of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von. In February 2019, he mentioned Robin Williams playing Garp in the film adaptation and called it one of his favorite books. In April 2018 and February 2018, Theo Von mentioned 'The Cider House Rules' while discussing adoption, foster care, and New Hampshire as John Irving country where rich kids attend private schools.
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The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving is a sprawling, eccentric novel following the Berry family through a series of extraordinary hardships, bizarre escapades, and international travels.
Recommended“and then I read a bunch of John Irving novels the world according to GARP Cider House roles and the people in it were just so [ __ ] strange it made me feel better about myself”
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving is a sweeping, deeply emotional novel following the poignant childhood friendship and enduring legacy of a remarkably unique young man in a New Hampshire town.
Recommended“Dude, that's I read another I got into a couple John Irvin books. But when I read a prayer for Owen Meanie, I was like, that is the greatest book I've ever read.”
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The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp by John Irving is a celebrated novel that follows the unconventional life of writer T.S.
Discussed“Yeah. Yeah. It's the only book I read. I mean, I read that as a kid. World According to Garp was like one of the first books.”
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Avenue of Mysteries
Discussed“we start at number five with John Irving's new novel Avenue of mysteries which is in some ways a very typical John Irving novel”
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