Rabbit Run - John Updike Reviews
Description:ISBN 0141187832 /
Newest Review: ... transition from star athlete to 'everyday Joe'. The sparkle of his success on the basketball court has elevated his ... more
... self-esteem to the point where Rabbit is initially incapable of dealing with the mundane and we are equally torn between our sympathy for this young man and our contempt for his obvious narcissism.
As the novel unfolds, Updike describes in intimate detail the way that the ties of family, the opinion of the community and his own emotions serve to rein Rabbit in and to try and bring him back to the family unit that he has rejected.
As well as a moving family saga and modern day bildungsroman, the Rabbit quadrilogy presents ...more
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Customer Rabbit Run - John Updike Reviews (1)
by - written on 04/01/09 (Very useful, 46 readings)
Rating:
Rabbit Run sees author John Updike at his towering best. The first part in this life cycle of Rabbit Armstrong charts his entry into manhood and his inability to cope with the responsibilities and structure that crowd in around him as he makes the transition from star athlete to 'everyday Joe'. The sparkle of his success on the basketball court has elevated his self-esteem to the point where Rabbit is initially incapable of dealing with the mundane and we are equally torn between our sympathy for this young man and our contempt for his obvious narcissism. As the novel unfolds, Updike describes in intimate detail the way that the ties ... Read the complete review
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