Updike was surprisingly sensitive to critiques of his work. The complaint, "Updike writes well, but doesn't SAY anything" bothered him a lot
@CarlRobertAnd @matthunte There is a kind of untroubled gratitude & praise giving in the early books that adultery/divorce shook up.
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@HeerJeet@matthunte Early writing had, mostly, a backward glance. And it was Romantic. Updike's style and his eye was a perfect match. -
@CarlRobertAnd@matthunte Right: romantic panegyrics of someone who enjoyed v. blessed life. Adult acquisition of guilt & pain deepened him - Show replies
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