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Matthew Bauersfeld
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Writing about the previous 200 pages, not this one:
Irving has a tendency to take an author or two and focus on them. In A Prayer for Owen Meany, it was Thomas Hardy and the wit of his narration; here, it is Dickens and Brontë, though the former gets more credit on account of his "Dickensian" "description" and "wit." I am certain Irving himself fancies he has a knack for descriptions and witticisms (he does).
— Jan 19, 2026 07:00AM
Irving has a tendency to take an author or two and focus on them. In A Prayer for Owen Meany, it was Thomas Hardy and the wit of his narration; here, it is Dickens and Brontë, though the former gets more credit on account of his "Dickensian" "description" and "wit." I am certain Irving himself fancies he has a knack for descriptions and witticisms (he does).
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