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A review by melliferareads
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
5.0
I absolutely loved this book, and consider it a modern classic. I feel as this book will later be read by my children in the classroom.
[a:John Irving|3075|John Irving|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1257375547p2/3075.jpg] does such a great job talking about the issues surrounding abortion, in a time period when abortions were illegal. He has two characters, one for and one against, and they do a fantastic job of respecting each other's opinions. While some of the medical stuff was bordering on the edge of graphic, I found that it fit the style of Irving's writing style.
Irving has such a detailed way of writing. He provides readers with the entire life history of each character, even if they are minor and only have a few lines in the novel. While some readers might find this trivial, I found that it really added to the novel and made each character seem that much more human. This novel contains such a great mix of both descriptions and painting sceneries and portraits of people, but keeps the reader engaged in the drama and the scenes between people.
The themes explored in the book are extremely well-done. While the idea of abortion is this idea of providing women with a choice, Homer Wells, the main character, does not have a choice or say in the way that his life is thrown at him. The concept of women's rights is brought up from a male's point of view.
For a longer book, I read this book fairly quickly, and would recommend to people in search of a classic novel that is not too dense. It read pretty easily, but really made me ponder the meanings and the hidden themes within the text.
[a:John Irving|3075|John Irving|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1257375547p2/3075.jpg] does such a great job talking about the issues surrounding abortion, in a time period when abortions were illegal. He has two characters, one for and one against, and they do a fantastic job of respecting each other's opinions. While some of the medical stuff was bordering on the edge of graphic, I found that it fit the style of Irving's writing style.
Irving has such a detailed way of writing. He provides readers with the entire life history of each character, even if they are minor and only have a few lines in the novel. While some readers might find this trivial, I found that it really added to the novel and made each character seem that much more human. This novel contains such a great mix of both descriptions and painting sceneries and portraits of people, but keeps the reader engaged in the drama and the scenes between people.
The themes explored in the book are extremely well-done. While the idea of abortion is this idea of providing women with a choice, Homer Wells, the main character, does not have a choice or say in the way that his life is thrown at him. The concept of women's rights is brought up from a male's point of view.
For a longer book, I read this book fairly quickly, and would recommend to people in search of a classic novel that is not too dense. It read pretty easily, but really made me ponder the meanings and the hidden themes within the text.