Final Thoughts

A Prayer for Owen Meany definitely suprised me. My first thought when buying the book was, "This is going to take me forever to read, and I probably won't even like it that much." I was very wrong though. From the first sentence, I was hooked. The story is told in such a personal way through the narrator, I feel like I actually grew up with Owen and Johnny.
The story starts really when the rest of Johnny and Owen's life starts, which is the death of Tabby. From that point on, Johnny tells of everything going on in his life. The reader gets such a good perspective of everything going on in the book, even for example, Johnny's cousins. Johnny's cousins, Noah, Simon, and Hester, live in Fort Sumpter. They are wild and crazy spirited kids, and Johnny loves getting to see them. They are introduced early on, and while they don't play a major role in the overall story, it's nice to read about things important to the character- it makes them more relatable.
As the story goes on, so does the development of the characters. A Prayer for Owen Meany is really just a story of two young boys trying to make it through the obstacles life throws at them together. The problems they face are common, and ones that anyone and everyone have to deal with- anything from death, getting teased, finding love, or even just how they spend their summer nights.
By the end of the story I was sad it had to end. I had grown used to getting to pick up the book and learning more and more about the charcters and the new adventures they would go through. What would it be this time? Searching through other people's belongings in the dormrooms at their academy? Causing a scene in the school play? I can honestly say that this story is one I will never forget.