The Cider House Rules (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: John Irving
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, Nineteenth century, 1940’s, Doctors, 1920’s, 1930’s, New England, Adoption or adopted children, Abortion, Medicine, Orphans or orphanages, Medical ethics
- Locales: Maine
In John Irving’s THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, Garp writes a novel about rape, of which a reviewer says: “The women’s movement has at last exhibited a significant influence on a significant male writer.” Although written about his fictional alter ego, Garp, the statement is true about Irving himself.
In THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, Irving again tackles a central issue of the women’s movement--abortion--treating it with great sensitivity and insight. The novel is not a polemical essay but a typical Irving story of zany characters caught up in bizarre events. In the early...
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