Book · 1978 · Fiction
The World According to Garp
A Novel
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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.
Why people recommend it
The World According to Garp by John Irving is a celebrated novel that follows the unconventional life of writer T.S. Garp and his feminist icon mother, Jenny Fields. Dane Cook recommended and discussed the book on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, recalling seeing Robin Williams play Garp and noting that it stands as one of his favorite books of all time and praising it as an amazing novel. Luke Bryan also brought up the novel on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, recalling that he read the book as a kid and noting that it was one of the first books he ever read. Both podcast guests highlighted the lasting emotional impact of Irving's narrative and its cinematic adaptation, reflecting on how the story resonated with them during their youth and shaped their appreciation for compelling character-driven storytelling across both literature and film, cementing the novel's place as a memorable cultural touchstone for public figures from different entertainment backgrounds.
Every mention
Dane Cook I remember Rob you know seeing guys like Robin Williams playing like GARP and like a Warlick arena guard ye… 1
“I remember Rob you know seeing guys like Robin Williams playing like GARP and like a Warlick arena guard yeah that's one of my favorite books of all time love it book amazing”
Luke Bryan Yeah. Yeah. It's the only book I read. I mean, I read that as a kid. World According to Garp was like one o… 1
“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.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“did you ever read um John Irving any of his books like the world according a gar remember that book”
“and then you can delve into her [ __ ] and just be like yeah listen you know this world according to GARP [ __ ] lunatic [ __ ] that you've gone on to add and like she's not gonna internet reference whatever the [ __ ] references”
“I work for all these places in my era the big paperback was world according to GARP which came in a thousand different colors”