tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post8647253677768886046..comments2024-03-27T21:47:38.050-07:00Comments on stevereads: In Memoriam: John UpdikeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-61700819582291481502009-01-31T13:13:00.000-08:002009-01-31T13:13:00.000-08:00Okay, by my memory those three books feature five ...Okay, by my memory those three books feature five weddings. Can you, without checking back, match any of the couples with any of the titles? Or do they all sort of blend together?<BR/>You'd never have to strain to place characters with titles in Dickens' novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-50915353421523198582009-01-30T19:59:00.000-08:002009-01-30T19:59:00.000-08:00basically identical??? Art thou MAD??? Clearly, so...basically identical??? Art thou MAD??? <BR/><BR/>Clearly, somebody needs a little help sorting out his Trollopes...stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411174345391126343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-6818407905690594692009-01-30T09:47:00.000-08:002009-01-30T09:47:00.000-08:00I haven't fallen in love with all of Updike's work...I haven't fallen in love with all of Updike's work, but i will continue to appreciate his candid writing style; his death is a sad loss indeedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-57001307289377696662009-01-30T01:12:00.000-08:002009-01-30T01:12:00.000-08:00And, go on! Trollope better than Dickens? I cheris...And, go on! Trollope better than Dickens? I cherish my yearly stint with a big fat Trollope (now, now), but the last three I've read (Doctor Thorne, Framley Parsonage, The Small House at Allington), although they all satisfied, are basically identical. Dickens' books, so far as I've gotten with them, are all distinct and memorable in their own ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-80769303900024295672009-01-30T01:08:00.000-08:002009-01-30T01:08:00.000-08:0050 years ago?! I didn't know the printed word even...50 years ago?! I didn't know the printed word even existed then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com