John Irving's "The World According to Garp"

When referring to John Irving's book The World According to Garp, it has been said "His style is simplistic, almost childlike...'(55), and "Irving's prose is the prose of a poorly educated man-his vocabulary is uninspiring, his grammatical proprieties is severely limited.'(51) It has also been said that Irving's "instincts are so basically sound, his talents for storytelling are so bright and strong..."(55) I agree with all that has been said to an extent; …

…that it's funny and heart breaking at the same time. These circumstances can only be achievable through the winding of the Ironic circles. And without these circumstances the book wouldn't be near this interesting. Ironic circles weaving one big spider web just waiting to catch their next victim to be caught in their web, of entertainment and interest. This is what John Irving does so well, and makes The world According to Garp absolutely fantastic.