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LICKS OF LOVE
John Updike
Knopf, Nov 2000, $25.00, 358 pp.
ISBN: 0375411135
This collection is a well-written short story anthology centering on the
foibles of loving someone more than one love oneself. In addition to the
dozen tales, the legendary John Updike includes a novella about the
Rabbit family. That tale, "Rabbit Remembered" is worth the "steep" price
of admission by itself.
The short stories are enjoyable, but Mr. Updike has plowed no new
ground. Perhaps it is this reviewer at fault as a rabid Rabbit fan, but
the fantastic novella clearly owns the book. Fans of the previous four
books will want to read this posthumous story while new readers will
scramble for the four novels that have made Mr. Updike a well deserved
award winning author. Without giving away the plot, the deceased
Rabbit's illegitimate daughter meets the rest of the family in a
humorous but, often melancholy way. This clearly enables the tying up of
the previous stories into a fabulous complete package worth reading.
Harriet Klausner
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