Author: John Irving
Length: 640 pages
The Cider House Rules
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Description
“Raised from birth in the orphanage at St. Cloud’s, Maine, Homer Wells has become the protege of Dr. Wilbur Larch, its physician and director. There Dr. Larch cares for the troubled mothers who seek his help, either by delivering and taking in their unwanted babies or by performing illegal abortions. Meticulously trained by Dr. Larch, Homer assists in the former, but draws the line at the latter. Then a young man brings his beautiful fiancee to Dr. Larch for an abortion, and everything about the couple beckons Homer to the wide world outside the orphanage.”
Janet Dore –
Those who plead for the lives of the unborn should consider the lives of the living.
I remember loving the Cider House Rules movie, but don’t remember it being like what I just read. Let’s just say this book is not for the Karens of the world. 😄 Abortion, prostitution, bestiality, incest, domestic violence…this book will offend and/or trigger pretty much anyone whose mind isn’t pretty wide open.
Fortunately, mine is so I truly enjoyed it. John Irving is an amazing WRITER (as opposed to just an author). He pulls you in and takes you on quite the wild ride.
His character development is top tier. Every one of the characters comes to life—I could see, hear and feel them with little effort. Being that the story is primarily character driven, I especially appreciated this aspect of his writing.
Having read this on my Kindle, I didn’t realize how long it was until I started it. If you’re not a speed reader, it will take you some time to read at 963 pages. I fought it a bit at first, but then settled into to a place where I savored it.
Looking forward to watching the (award winning) movie again…now I’m intrigued as to how they handled all of the super edgy content.