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Book Review of The Cider House Rules

The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules
Author: John Irving
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


I may be one of the few dissenting voices about this book. I have enjoyed other works by John Irving, but about 3/4 of he way through, I put the book down. I just stopped caring about the characters. Do you know the feeling of wanting to "yell at the movie screen" at people for what they are/are not doing/don't realize?

I have NOT seen the film and maybe I would have liked the book if I had already created an affinity for the characters because of the characterizations of the actors which might have carried me through.