The winner of last week's Great Wednesday Compare (Margaret Atwood Vs. John Irving), with a final score of 9-8, was John Irving.I'd only read one John Irving book before, The World According To Garp, so I probably would have went with Margaret Atwood had it come down to a tie.
Slightly getting off topic... does anyone else think The World According to Garp has a Robertson Davies feel to it?
Getting back on topic... this week, for the second time, I'm putting up an author which I haven't even read. The first was Jane Austen, now it's Ian McEwan. For those of you who do vote in his favour, which book should I start with?
Remember, vote simply by adding your comment below, base it on whatever merit you choose, voting does not end until Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. (September 4th), and please spread the word!
Who's better?
21 comments:
Oh dear, I can't vote because I haven't read any McEwan yet. I'm predicting he'll win the week, though.
Grrr! Irving won. Gotta go against him for sure this time, though I'd probably go w/ McEwan if it was someone else.
McEwan. I've only read one of his books (Amsterdam), and had to stop reading Atonement because it was too painful. But not as painful as reading John Irving.
I've only read one McEwan - Atonement which I did like. I've had Saturday on my TBR pile and just can't get into it. With that said, I've never had trouble getting into an Irving novel so I'm voting for Irving!
Yay for Garp!!!
I probably should abstain because I have yet to read a McEwan book yet. But, because John Irving has been one of my favorite authors for more than 20 years, I doubt if McEwan could shove him off the pedestal. So, I vote for Irving again :)
Don't listen to Rob Hardy. *nyeh, to Rob* "On Chesil Beach" and "Saturday" were truly painful reads. I may never recover.
Irving is the finest writer of his generation. Thus, that's where I vote.
I swear you are purposely monitoring my blog just to pit my very favorites against each other. Yes, obviously this is all about me. Well, this time, I vote tie! OH WHAT NOW, JOHN?
Dewey: I plead innocent! Your tie vote is fine by way of expressing your opinion, but it obviously can't affect the results that way. Sorry :(
It's Irving for me again this week.
I'm afraid I've not read any McEwan, but I don't have any problem voting for Irving once again.
I vote for Ian McEwan! Love all three of the books of his I've read.
Can't believe Atwood lost! My vote goes for Irving this week.
Ok, ok, I've made a decision! Irving. He's been a huge part of my reading life since college, and although his last few books have been disappointing, I have to choose him since I only discovered McEwan a year or two ago.
Irving, I haven't read any McEwan either although I have a couple of his books just sitting there.
I haven't read McEwan either. But I also have no problem voting for Irving. I got to see him read from Owen Meany at Radio City Music Hall last year, and he was completely brilliant as a reader too.
No. (to the Robertson Davis question, although it's mostly because I still like to read RD's stuff and I cannot read JI at the moment.)
OTOH, I vote JI against IMcE.
I got that same comment as above too. Gee, it must have taken anonymous a long time to type out two responses like that!
I dont' think I'll vote this week, I;ve read a few Irvings that I liked, but I haven't read any MacEwan yet; I'm in line for On Chesil Beach at the library. I can't vote where I didn't read it yet and I don't have any great attachment to Irving.
Raidergirl: What comment? ;)
Just kidding. Guess that's why blogger gives us the "delete comment" option. I don't throw the word "scumbag" around lightly, but that was one awful scumbag. And don't worry about voting this week, Scumbag didn't either.
I'm going with McEwan, but it's a tough one for me. I loved John Irving when I was younger, and I have a fondness for him because he was one of the writers who helped make me into a reader. But I think McEwan's work speaks to me more now in my life.
And by the way, that anonymous person spammed my blog, too. Grrrr...
Voting now closed.
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