A Saga of Loss And Recovery
- By Paul Gray. [Time] Review of "A Widow for One Year."
- http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101980504-139096,00.html

John Irving spins a love story, his way
- By Dorman T. Shindler. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] A review of "A Widow for One Year."
- http://www.jsonline.com/news/sunday/books/0524bk.web.stm

One Hand Clapping
- By Richard Eder. [New York Times] A review of "The Fourth Hand." [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/07/08/reviews/010708.08ederlt.html

No Hand For Irving
- By Tony Buchsbaum. [January Magazine] A review of "The Fourth Hand."
- http://www.januarymagazine.com/fiction/fourthhand.html

Out on a Limb
- By Chris Bohjalian. [Washington Post] A review of "The Fourth Hand."
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A61400-2001Jun28

Review: Setting Free the Bears
- [New York Times] A review of the author's first published novel. [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/lifetimes/irving-bears.html

Review: The Water-Method Man
- By Jan Carew. [New York Times] A review of the author's second novel. [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/lifetimes/irving-watermethod.html

Stumbling Toward Profundity
- By Anatole Broyard. [New York Times] A review of "The 158-Pound Marriage." [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/lifetimes/irving-marriage.html

Books of the Times
- By Christopher Lehmann-Haupt. [New York Times] A review of "The World According to Garp." [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/lifetimes/irving-garp.html

John Irving's World
- By James Atlas. [New York Times] A review of "The Hotel New Hampshire." [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/life

Guilt and Compassion
- By Benjamin DeMott. [New York Times] A review of "The Cider House Rules." [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/lifetimes/5385.html

Review: A Prayer for Owen Meany
- By Alfred Kazin. [New York Times] [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/lifetimes/10212.html

Dr. Daruwalla and the Dwarfs
- By Robert Towers. [New York Times] A review of "A Son of the Circus." [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/lifetimes/17275.html

A John Irving Sampler Of Testimony and Tales
- By Michiko Kakutani. [New York Times] A review of "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed." [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/lifetimes/19089.html

A Widow for One Year: Randomness and Luck, but Whew, No Bears
- By Michiko Kakutani. [New York Times] A review of "A Widow for One Year." [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/04/26/daily/irving-book-review.html

No Ideas! It's a Novel!
- By William H. Pritchard. [New York Times] A review of "A Widow for One Year." [Registration required]
- http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/05/24/reviews/980524.24pritcht.html

Review: The Fourth Hand
- By Syd Allan. A review of The Fourth Hand.
- http://www.jagular.com/fourthhand.shtml