The LibraryThing Early Reviewer program has gifted me with my most prized new book. I cried actual tears of joy when I got the email telling me I was one of 30 out of 1508 who requested a copy. I cried again when I went to Amazon's page and heard John Irving himself read this excerpt:
We don't always have a choice how we get to know one another. Sometimes people fall into our lives cleanly - as if out of the sky, or as if there were a direct flight from heaven to earth -the same sudden way we lose people who once seemed they would always be part of our lives.
I cried a few more tears of joy when it arrived at my door three days later. Yes, I'm a bit moody lately. No excuses.
I've been holding out, waiting for a day when I have some uninterrupted time to read it. Today is the day. I'll keep you posted.
You lucky dog, you!
ReplyDeleteI would cry too!!! He's one of my top five favorite authors, ever. One of my most prized possesions is my hardback of Garp. Jealous, jealous, jealous.
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