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The Fourth Hand
The Fourth Hand | John Irving
14 posts | 40 read | 1 reading | 7 to read
'Imagine a young man on his way to a less-than-thirty-second event - the loss of his left hand, long before he reached middle age.'While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. A married woman in Wisconsin wants to give the one-handed reporter her husband's left hand, that is, after her husband dies. But the husband is alive, relatively young, and healthy...
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runswithscissors007
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Mehso-so

It is a solid so so/meh. On a different day it might have been a pick. There were some super quirky, charming characters that normally make up for a lot for me.

But, for whatever reason, it was not enough to over come the ho-hum-ness of a man losing his hand to a lion and having the widow of his hand transplant donor require visiting rights with the hand.
I know.
What exactly is wrong with me????

BookishMe I am trying to process what I just read about the plot 🤔🙄😅 4y
nanuska_153 The only John Irving book I've read is The world according to Garp and I also found it very weird (not to mention misogynistic and transphobic) 4y
runswithscissors007 @BookishMe ha! you would think I would find it more gripping right? sheesh. 4y
runswithscissors007 @nanuska_153 I remember the same about the book. But I do like weird. I feel like the movie did a better job of embracing the trans character but it was a long time ago when I watched it and I was young. 4y
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runswithscissors007
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1. Tagged

2. Brother -David Chariandy

3. My pet peeve is that I am old and fall asleep almost immediately if I read after 9pm!🧡😬

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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runswithscissors007
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“He had a far simpler,albeit more athletic method of preventing Medea from eating her own shit. He got to her turds first with his lacrosse stick. ....on occasion Irma had seen him take a shot at a squirrel in a tree clear across Brattle Street. Dr. Zajac missed every time, but the gesture went straight to Irma‘s heart.”
(Re: silly and random from previous post! Like Irma I am charmed but still struggling to get into the book!)

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runswithscissors007
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Struggling to read this. But it is how I remember John Irving. Seemingly random and silly and then poof! Just a bit silly but not so random. So far I am still at silly and random....💗🤞🏼

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princesspeanutsmommy
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Just started this audiobook. Not sure how I feel about this author...

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Kathrin
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Pickpick

Until halfway through, I didn't quite care for the book, but then things started to fall into place.

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Lcsmcat
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The Irving looks more #purple in person than in this photo. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #riotgrams @Liberty

SilversReviews Gorgeous purple. 6y
intothehallofbooks Ohhh I love the purple Anna Karenina! 6y
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Lcsmcat
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This has been on my #TBR for awhile now. Maybe I‘ll get to it in 2018. #Novemberbythenumbers @JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

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McFarchie
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Pickpick

Love love love Irving

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McFarchie
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McFarchie
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I love that I don't quite know where this is going :)

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McFarchie
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Love Irving :)

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youngreadrshelf
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Trying to finish this one today, but could use a third hand. First to hold book, second turn pages, and the third to pet the dog who is freaking out because of the air show.

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youngreadrshelf
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Day 2 of Jazz Fest in NOLA and book 2 is this. Always nice to have something to read while you wait in lines or for the next band to start.