Monday, May 5, 2008

The World According to Garp (1982)

I don't remember much about this book except I really liked it as a teenager. I don't even remember when I read it exactly. It wasn't assigned but I read it because it was recommended and my dad happened to have a beat-up copy with the cover image worn off. I guess it's time to re-read it.

The movie didn't bring back any memories of the book but I did like the movie. Robin Williams in his prime is always a delight and Glenn Close was wonderful. But the best part has to be John Lithgow as an ex-football player whose had a sex change. He managed to make the character real without being a caricature (very much unlike what John Travolta did in Hairspray).

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