Finished the book this evening and voted it average. Harry was just to much of a jack *** for me to care about.
Jeff
Finished the book this evening and voted it average. Harry was just to much of a jack *** for me to care about.
Jeff
"Lennie said, "I thought you was mad at me, George."
"No," said George. "No Lennie. I ain't mad. I never been mad, an' I ain't now. Thats a thing I want ya to know."
I find the sections with Rabbit to be intensely written. The sections without him rather lacking. Overall I'm enjoying it. I'm 2/3 done and will post some substantive thoughts shortly.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
I'm still working on reading this. My attention has been pretty divided, so hopefully I'll post some concise thoughts on the book. So far, I'm trying to reconcile that I'm enjoying the way the story is written, but I'm in the air on whether I like the characters or not.
Meg, O'm not sure any of the characters are meant to be likable.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Fair enoughI'm not too sure they're written to be likable either... worthy of pity, maybe, but not likable. I like books, once in a while, that have characters I can't stand. I love The Awakening, but I just wanted to slap Edna through the whole book, so I'm thinking this may be one of those.
Yeah, no doubt, Rabbit could use a good slap.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
That's what I'm saying. I'm a little weirded out by the coach too... I'm not that far in, but is he homosexual??? I think it was the whole watching Rabbit dress and undress that felt a little creepy. By the way, I like your new avatar. Are you trying something new on for size? It seems like you had the wolf even when I joined... Well that was the same time as you, but I had quite a hiatus.
I've always had the wolf and i will go back to it shortly. But a conversation with Riesa led to where she thought i needed an avy change. The coach is not homosexual as you'll shortly see, but I thought the same at first too when he was watching him dress. That was weird.Originally Posted by mkhockenberry
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LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
I fear I am cursed to never completely finish an Updike book. His stories always sound interesting, but I never quite make it through. This is odd for me because I always finish the books I begin unless I decide they are absolutely a waste of time without redemption. Updike’s books do not seem like a waste, but I just can’t get through them. First I failed to finish A Month of Sundays and now Rabbit, Run.
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.- Emma Goldman
I find it odd that only myself have rated this months book and we are 4 days into Oct. Does this happen often?
"Lennie said, "I thought you was mad at me, George."
"No," said George. "No Lennie. I ain't mad. I never been mad, an' I ain't now. Thats a thing I want ya to know."
Oh take your time. You don't have to finish in a month. I haven't yet.
Jib, I will vote when I finish. I will in the next week or so. I have been very busy.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
I am really struggling with this one; seems like Updike has found the cure for insomnia!
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Been swamped with so many things. My copy is on its way from Amazon now. Will try to get to it before the month is over.
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -- Ambrose Redmoon
CR: Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert
JF: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. My review is here.
I've not had time to finish and it may be a couple more weeks. I'm enjoying it, but fitting the time to read into my days has not been easy lately. The baby has chicken pox now, so it will be a bit before I really have the time to finishI'll be skipping October reading because of time constraints, I think. It may change between now and the end of the month, but you never know. I hope to make it back for November.
I will say that Updike's style ranges from dull to incredibly precise. It's like he's trying to reach for poetic diction in every sentence. Sometimes he hits it and sometimes it comes across exaggerated. The term I should reaaly use is not exaggerated but mannered. I understand this was Upidike's first novel, so I guess he had some learning to do. But I think one can see the potential talent that was there.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
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