My 2024 Reading List, Part 2
Rating and reviewing every book I’ve read in the second quarter of this year
I don’t know how, but one way or another we are now halfway through 2024 — and that means another quarterly update on what I’ve been reading. If you missed my first one, you can read it here:
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
5/5
[Owen Meany] believes he is God’s instrument. This belief is put to the test when, during a Little League baseball game, he hits a foul ball that kills his best friend’s mother. The resulting events are both extraordinary and terrifying.
— Synopsis from John Irving’s website
This is quite possibly my favorite John Irving novel I’ve read so far (The World According to Garp may be more famous, but it’s a little on the violent and bleak side for my taste). There’s no doubt that the characters are eccentric, but I grew to be really fond of them the more I read. I also found it to be a pretty interesting perspective on the Vietnam War; many books and films…
