This is maybe Updike's most beloved novel, so I meant to get around to it much sooner than I did. I must say that it did not live up to the hype. I really struggled to get through the first third of it, having no real interest in the character and great difficulty relating to his decisions or even...
The story line is a familiar one used by many of the Classics. Boy and girl get married. Some years later, one of them feels trapped in the marriage and disappointed that there isn't more to life. Madame Bovary, Anna Karenina, The Awakening - all are books that follow a similar plot. Rabbit, Run...
Updike seems to write about nothing so much as middle-aged white guys who want to have sex. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But as a plot, I find it rather dull.
I will admit that the writing was excellent, but also admit that Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom was one of the most hated protagonists I have have had the displeasure to encounter. At one point I did not know if I could continue to finish this book, but then I looked at the big picture that if Updike can g...
You know what would be nice, is if there was a wikipedia for life, and every time you met someone, you could just give it a glance and see if, you know, you really want to be associated with that person. Sure, it would backfire, it would reveal your prejudices and narrow-mindedness, your circle of f...
This book reinforces the negative stereotype of human males as being selfish sex-crazed narcissists who possess no feelings of empathy or loyalty for their female companions. The main character demonstrates the ultimate in immaturity and lack of responsible behavior. The women in the story show p...
Rabbit is a little lost boy. His greatest days were spent on the high school basketball courts; he is bewildered to find that the rest of life is not nearly as wonderful. He marries and has a son, works in a tedious job. One day, he goes out for cigarettes and he just doesn’t come back. He takes up ...
Get over it! Pull up your socks and get on with it! Sheez.Book Circle Reads 96Rating: 2.5* of fiveThe Book Description: Penguin's bumf--Rabbit, Run is the book that established John Updike as one of the major American novelists of his — or any other — generation. Its hero is Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom,...
To those who gave this book bad reviews because they hate Rabbit. YOU"RE SUPPOSED TO HATE RABBIT!!! He is everything bad about post-modern culture and the American dream. Updike's brilliant novel is supposed to spit in your face. It may seem a little dated now but Updike caught the neuroses and turm...
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