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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 an eccentric and sprawling novel that follows the extraordinary, unconventional life of the Berry family through various trials, travels, and tragedies.
Discussed“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
Discussed“By the way, I remember the day that I was reading John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, and I hated, did you read that book?”
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