21. Updike's wider engagement with world and changes in family surely fed into The Coup: attempt to see USA through African eyes.
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@CorComm Cheever. His diaries & letters made clear extent of his bisexuality. - Show replies
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32. One last thing: in trying to relate to his dark-skinned grandkids, Updike brought up his own skin condition: both creepy & endearing.
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7 years late, but I love Updike and just got around to Roger’s Version. Am I too enthusiastic or is it the most underrated novel of the 80s? Definitely U’s most underrated. Consistently great without ever feeling like showing off. (Maybe one tone deaf racial moment at the end)
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33. That was a kind of a goofy/creepy white granddad thing to do, but also very human: trying to find a point of contact.
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34. Lots of mixed-race kids had a goofy & well-meaning white grand-dad: that's John Updike.
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@CultPopCulture Interesting. Look forward to reading (in general I think late period JU is underrated).
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