href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93..." style="float: left; padding-right: 20px">Until I Find You by John Irving

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Literary Fiction is my favorite genre and Irving one of my all-time favorite writers. And he doesn't disappoint in this meandering tale of a young unwed mother out to find the tattoo artist father of her little boy. The story is told through the eyes of the little boy as he grows to manhood. It is a haunting story in many ways leading you on a strange journey through tattoo parlors all over Europe with twist and turns in plot that are a joy to slip down the side streets of Amsterdam whores with him.

Once the little boy is grown and the story changes gears there is no loss of spectacle as his relationship with the daughter of his mother's lesbian lover grows out of their childhood when he is the only boy in an all girl's school and she his protector, sexual guide. This is a seriously hot novel in that regard. A truly magical fantasy relationship grows from hand-jobs to the sincerest of love.

This novel is packed with so many wonderfully profound twists and insights into humanity that I don't want to unfold much of it for you. Suffice to say, this is a fantastic read. The kind of book you want to curl up with on a rainy day with a hot cappuccino and absorb like a sponge. Really, the craft at it's highest illustration. In this novel, Irving treats you to what great writing is until you almost forget how wonderful the story he is unfolding to you is.



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