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Title: Rabbit Angstrom : The Four Novels : Rabbit, Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich, Rabbit at Rest (Everyman's Library) by John Updike ISBN: 0-679-44459-9 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 17 October, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.93 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: one-line summary???
Comment: Nothing comes close in the annals of modern literature to the Rabbit series. This is the book everyone should own. Well, every biting narcisist with no particular views, and with a major messianic complex. So, 99% of the population should own this book. There are SO many levels in this maelstrom of contemporary American culture, subculture, conture-culture, and pop culture. To find out more about the books, read the individual reviews, but bear in mind this is THE definitive edition, with an enlightening essay that works as an overture to the grand epic, along with the insertion of several passages editited from earlier volumes. BUY THIS BOOK, if you're ready. This is the closest any prose really gets to art. More relevant than ever, Rabbit will change your way of thinking about life. Two weeks after reading this book, if you wake up shaking, sweating from fear and paranoia over whats happened to your life over the years, you have Mr. Updike to thank. Then take! a breath, and dive back into the book on a second-wind. Be prepaed to laugh, cry, and most importantly meditate on the impact of this book; be ready to experience the Life and Times of Mr. Rabbit Angstrom, a character as deep as life itself.
Rating: 5
Summary: These novels changed my life
Comment: Say what you may about Updike, whether you think he overwrites or he's obsessed with sex, the man's power shines through in these novels. The Rabbit tetralogy represents some of the best American Literature of the century. Harry Angstrom is an unlikeable antihero, but his life holds significance for every American. Through him we see America "progress" and perceive what Americans want, need, and don't need. Updike juggles so many balls in this tetralogy it's amazing; one can look at these novels on so many different levels. Sure, Updike sometimes hits you over the head with imagery, but many readers miss much of the subtlety in the novels. The tetralogy deals with the question as to how modern man can live life without spiritual nourishment. Rabbit is questing for Grace. These novels will be resilient because when we read and reflect about Rabbit, we're really just looking in the mirror.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great, great books
Comment: Rabbit, Run is one of the best books of the 20th century and once you get into the tragic life of Rabbit Angstrom, you can't turn back. I dont have Updike's gifts for words, so I cannot describe the book accurately enough, but I can say that it is a mistake if you don't read the book. Read it!
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Title: The Early Stories : 1953-1975 by JOHN UPDIKE ISBN: 1400040728 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Couples by John Updike ISBN: 044991190X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Complete Henry Bech by John Updike ISBN: 0375411763 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 27 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Licks of Love : Short Stories and a Sequel, "Rabbit Remembered" by John Updike ISBN: 0345442016 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Self-Consciousness by John Updike ISBN: 044921821X Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 28 May, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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