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One minute Updike's protagonist (Ben) is describing in great detail his wife's front garden and every flower in it, the next he's describing his erect penis, or his obsession with the breasts of a young woman to the reader. Then, we're off playing golf.
— Jun 30, 2024 07:12AM
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I haven't checked reviews of this one yet (going in blind) - so I knew nothing about it. I bet it has mixed reviews, even though I am loving this work - what an author!!
— Jun 25, 2024 12:53AM
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Jun 30, 2024 07:23AM
Ain't he something? (Don't forget, also, his gift of talking about the beautiful lilies in the garden, then POOF, imagining himself dead among the compost, rotting).
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Julie wrote: "Ain't he something? (Don't forget, also, his gift of talking about the beautiful lilies in the garden, then POOF, imagining himself dead among the compost, rotting)."Yeah Jools, I reckon he's magic. He really describes the self-obsessed, seedy side of male characters very well indeed!
Whoa! Sounds like Ben's gotta lot going on in his head!
