Samilja's review
The Witches of Eastwick
by John Updike
Samilja's review
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
Samilja's review
rating:
[Just realized I forgot to rate this after I'd read it. Shocking!]
Loved this. If you're a fan of the movie, don't expect the book to be much of a reflection of the film version. Personally, I did love the movie and wasn't sure what to expect from the book that inspired it. I was happily surprised.
The book is darker and less comedic, but certainly no less interesting. Updike's writing tends toward the poetic making it, at times, indirect and challenging to follow. But he spins an amazing yarn as they say and the characters are interesting, complex and very much human in their failings. On the other hand they're also quite supernatural and inspiring.
Allegorical at heart, Updike challenges notions of good and evil, order and chaos and societal constraints vs. the will of the individual. However, the rather ambiguous ending spares the reader being whacked over the head with Updike's own opinions and instead leaves us to our own assessments. The ultimate author's gift.
Loved this. If you're a fan of the movie, don't expect the book to be much of a reflection of the film version. Personally, I did love the movie and wasn't sure what to expect from the book that inspired it. I was happily surprised.
The book is darker and less comedic, but certainly no less interesting. Updike's writing tends toward the poetic making it, at times, indirect and challenging to follow. But he spins an amazing yarn as they say and the characters are interesting, complex and very much human in their failings. On the other hand they're also quite supernatural and inspiring.
Allegorical at heart, Updike challenges notions of good and evil, order and chaos and societal constraints vs. the will of the individual. However, the rather ambiguous ending spares the reader being whacked over the head with Updike's own opinions and instead leaves us to our own assessments. The ultimate author's gift.
