A Prayer For Owen Meany

"Owen Meany, the only child of a New Hampshire granite quarrier, believes he is God's instrument; he is. This is John Irving's most comic novel; yet Owen Meany is Mr. Irving's most heartbreaking character."
[From the back cover of A Prayer For Owen Meany]

This novel is many things. It's a commentary on United States foreign policy. It's about the friendship between two young men. It's about destiny, growing up, and the will of God. It's about "Hester the Molester". It's about a middle-aged man who is doomed to remember a boy with wrecked voice. Not only is it considered by many to be John Irving's finest hour, it also has the best opening line of any novel ever. 

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