RIP John Updike
RIP John Updike
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- grunttt0
RIP
- waterhouse0
Damn. What a writer.
- magnificent_ruin0
wow. on a side note, when I was a lad of 19 years, hitchhiking west, I met his father
- were you hitching into the wild?7point34
- yes, I died soon aftermagnificent_ruin
- probably the ratner's7point34
- WrappedInBooks0
Who's left from that generation? Is Philip Roth the last one?
- Well, Salinger's still alive. Maybe.waterhouse
- I always think he' deaduberdesigner
- Mal0
sad news
- CallerNo90
later, gator!
- threadpost0
Ugh, what a huge loss. One of the great American writers of the last century. Your contributions to the literary world were immeasurable, rest in peace Mr. Updike.
- BattleAxe0
oxymoron last name
- fooler20
What's Up Dike?
- MrOneHundred0
Ah, just heard about this. Sad news.
I was just un-boxing all my books last week and found a few Updikes to put on my re-read list.
Stephen King once called him a “cock contemplator”. I doubt he cared.