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This third novel in Updike‘s “Rabbit” series is the best yet. Rabbit is 43, the year is 1979, and he is making money while the economy swan-dives and the culture moves past him. His frantic inner runner still broods and panics and petulantly lusts but it‘s all counterbalanced by the inertia of age and comfort. Old pains plague his college dropout son, though. Trouble is brewing there. I am truly excited to see how this grand, witty series ends.

#OppositeDay #Poor This is the third of Updikes series about Rabbit Angstrom, he seems to be doing well at Springer Motors , but family problems persist.I read them many years ago , and really enjoyed them . Updike is a master of making me want to finish the story though many of his characters are unlikable.

Updike writes so good. He really gets to me. Not always in a positive way but he always does.
You simple have to care for Harry Angstrom although he remains an egoistic man, always thinking of sex, un-healthy, too harsh towards his son etc.
He is so unmistakably human. I feel like I really know him, though he is the kind of man I probably wouldn't have known in real life.
Updike does that. And I like it a lot. #1001books Picture: Groningen

Rabbit is rich! Maybe now he'll be happy. Oh, wait... #rainbowbooks #somethingforseot