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Last Night in Twisted Riverby John Irving |
Arlene Almas: Ever since reading
"The World According to Garp" I have been a fan of John Irving.
His stories usually involve the growth of a child from birth
(or sometimes before conception!) to maturity; the main
character will have a large cast of supporting, and
supportive, adults and friends, and beloved characters
will die. "Last Night in Twisted River" is no exception:
it takes Danny Baciagalupo from childhood in a backwoods
logging camp in northern New Hampshire to his sixties,
as a successful writer living in Canada. A lot, and
I do mean a lot, happens in between - and even before,
since Danny's father is a major character and we learn
a great deal about his early life. There is a bit
of repetition - as you read you may recognize an
incident or phrase from earlier in the book, but this
was not enough to spoil my pleasure in this
irresistible story.
Rating: ****
