RIP John Updike

[Blitz]

Wow. What a great writer. I really enjoyed his "Rabbit" series, especially "Rabbit, Run."

I've got that book but at times it was hard for me to understand its greatness
Same with "Catcher in the Rye"
That's just me, though.

 

[Zombie Vonnegut]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/books/28updike.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/books/28appr.html?hp

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/01/27/books/1231546398585/a-conversation-with-john-updike.html?hp

 

[Double Down]

It's been a tough two years for American letters. In the last 24 months, we've lost David Hallberstam, Norman Mailer, Molly Ivins, Kurt Vonnegut, William F. Buckley, Michael Crichton, James Crumley, Tony Hillerman, David Foster Wallace, Studs Turkel, and now John Updike.

Damn.

J.D. Salinger turned 90 earlier this month, btw.

Damn.