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The Witches of Eastwick : A Novel by John Updike (1996, Trade Paperback)

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"John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters and] The Witches of Eastwick is one of his] most ambitious works. . . . A] comedy of the blackest sort."-- The New York Times Book Review Toward the end of the Vietnam era, in a snug little Rhode Island seacoast town, wonderful powers have descended upon Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie, bewitching divorc es with sudden access to all that is female, fecund, and mysterious. Alexandra, a sculptor, summons thunderstorms; Jane, a cellist, floats on the air; and Sukie, the local gossip columnist, turns milk into cream. Their happy little coven takes on new, malignant life when a dark and moneyed stranger, Darryl Van Horne, refurbishes the long-derelict Lenox mansion and invites them in to play. Thenceforth scandal flits through the darkening, crooked streets of Eastwick--and through the even darker fantasies of the town's collective psyche. "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike is] a wizard of language and observation."-- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."-- Newsday

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0449912108
ISBN-13
9780449912102
eBay Product ID (ePID)
174120

Product Key Features

Book Title
Witches of Eastwick : a Novel
Author
John Updike
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Fantasy / Contemporary, Sagas, Literary
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Fiction

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3571.P4w5 1996
Reviews
"John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort."-- The New York Times Book Review "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation."-- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."-- Newsday, "John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort."- The New York Times Book Review "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation."- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."- Newsday, "John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort." -- The New York Times Book Review "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have." -- Newsday, "John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort."- The New York Times Book Review "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation."- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."- Newsday, "A Great Deal Of Fun To Read...Fresh, constantly entertaining...The text also abounds with delightful aphorisms for these times...John Updike remains a wizard of language and observation." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "A wicked entertainment with lots (and lots) of sex...In book after book, Updike's fine, funny impressionistic art strips the full casings of everydayness from objects we have known all our lives and makes them shine with fresh new connections." -- The New Republic "A dazzling book...A very funny and very unsettling story of what witchcraft might look like if it were around today...Updike is devilishly clever." -- Los Angeles Times Selected By Time Magazine As One Of The Five Best Works Of Fiction Of The Year, "John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort."-- The New York Times Book Review "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation."-- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."-- Newsday
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
96-096642
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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3 out of 5 stars
by degowin2011Jun 22, 2022
The Movie is Better
I like Updike's beautiful use of prose, but there have been several instances where the female characters feel like they've been awkwardly written by a man attempting to have a female perspective. I've watched the movie, "Witches of Eastwick," and I feel it does a better job portraying women and speaking with a feminine voice. This is definitely a case where the movie is surprisingly better than the book; I'll re-watch the movie but probably won't re-read the novel. Other than that, it was an entertaining read.
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by neveronasunday-...Sep 26, 2018
Interesting and challenging
While reading the novel, it is easy to envision the movie. Updike's vocabulary can be a little challenging at times . . . having a dictionary handy is never a bad idea.
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by jbwilburJun 17, 2009
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