John Irving

I need to vent some feelings that I have about author John Irving. Firstly, I think he is a FANTASTIC writer and I find his characters to be complex and interesting. Many of his storylines, too, are imaginative and beautifully drawn. My problem is this: why is the the guy such a friggin' pervert?! He has this sexual fixation that permeates almost every one of is books (except for "A Prayer for Owen Meany", one of my favourite novels, if not my very favourite, ever) and I find it to be very disturbing. I wish that he could let go of the whole incest/kinky sex/fascination with all things sexual bend that he is on and just stick to writing great novels that move people (like "Owen Meany" did for me). I just started "Until I Find You", Irving's newest novel and thus far it is pretty tame. We'll see whether or not he heads down the pervert-weirdo road again!