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* AdaptationTitleChange: The FilmOfTheBook is titled ''Simon Birch,'' itself an AdaptationalNameChange for the title character Owen Meany. This change was in part because John Irving [[DisownedAdaptation wanted to distance himself from the adaptation,]] claiming it had very little to do with the story he wrote.
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* AdaptationTitleChange: The FilmOfTheBook is titled ''Simon Birch,'' itself an AdaptationalNameChange for the title character Owen Meany. This change was in part because John Irving [[DisownedAdaptation wanted to distance himself from the adaptation,]] claiming it had very little to do with the story he wrote. Irving did like the movie.
* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Irving, who takes great care in getting the endings of his novel right, (to the point of always writing it first) considers ''Owen Meany'' as having one of his very best.
* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Irving, who takes great care in getting the endings of his novel right, (to the point of always writing it first) considers ''Owen Meany'' as having one of his very best.
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* AdaptationTitleChange: The film adaptation of the book FilmOfTheBook is titled ''Simon Birch,'' itself an AdaptationalNameChange for the title character Owen Meany. This change was in part because John Irving [[DisownedAdaptation wanted to distance himself from the adaptation,]] claiming it had very little to do with the story he wrote.
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* WordOfGay: John Wheelwright. The author has said that he made it apparent that Johnny loves Owen, but kept it more subtle that he is ''in love with'' him. Perhaps a bit too subtle, though, since many readers don't pick up on this at all, despite John never sleeping with a girl and being called a "[[ChasteHero non-practicing]] homosexual" in later life. The issue of Johnny's sexuality seems to be more [[AmbiguouslyBi complex]] than that, though. While it's possible, even likely, that he has homoromantic feelings for his best friend, he is clearly described- at least when he's a kid- as being very much attracted to girls. The problem is that they are just as firmly not attracted to him.
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* WordOfGay: John Wheelwright. [[http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_12059000 The author has said that he made it apparent that Johnny loves Owen, Owen]], but kept it more subtle that he is ''in love with'' him. Perhaps a bit too subtle, though, since many readers don't pick up on this at all, despite John never sleeping with a girl and being called a "[[ChasteHero non-practicing]] homosexual" in later life. The issue of Johnny's sexuality seems to be more [[AmbiguouslyBi complex]] than that, though. While it's possible, even likely, that he has homoromantic feelings for his best friend, he is clearly described- at least when he's a kid- as being very much attracted to girls. The problem is that they are just as firmly not attracted to him.
