Big fan of Irving here too. The thing about him is, the first 200 or so pages are a bit slow, then the story picks up and you discover that the subtle stuff from the beginning is actually quite important.
I've never seen films based on novels do less justice to the book than those made from Irvings work. Of course, the movie would have to be about seven hours long to encompass one of his books.
Here's a
tshirt for all of you Harry Potter fans.