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- EMFK, on 01/27/2009, -1/+51RIP, John Updike.
- diggface5000, on 01/27/2009, -0/+48"The great thing about the dead, they make space."
- John Updike
rip - Natitude, on 01/27/2009, -0/+28Sad to see another great American mind pass away.
- turtlegroove, on 01/27/2009, -2/+30its a shame that a lot of that generation of writers is starting to pass along..
- YME1280, on 01/27/2009, -5/+29It's a good time to consider quitting smoking...
- inactive, on 01/27/2009, -0/+23His work is something special: the essays he wrote for NYRB stick out in my mind, though. My favorite is "Singular in Everything," reflections as he walked through an exhibition of paintings by El Greco.
- supercandy, on 01/27/2009, -0/+13RIP
- gregmo, on 01/27/2009, -0/+13My absolute favorite writer of all time. So descriptive and realistic with the human thought process. I regret never having had the chance to talk to him.
Though I don't have to short story in front of me, he once wrote that the great thing about people passing away is the little shameful things they know about you die with them. I always took that as somewhat comforting. - wynbennett, on 01/28/2009, -0/+10"A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience."
- John Updike - inactive, on 01/27/2009, -0/+9Great writer who will be sorely missed. RIP, Mr. Updike.
- lelebelle, on 01/27/2009, -0/+9What a terrible way to go. Thanks for your genius, John.
- JosefH, on 01/27/2009, -0/+9Rest in Peace. You will be sorely missed.
- PontdePierre, on 01/27/2009, -4/+12That's too bad. He was a friend of a friend but I never got to meet him. Seemed like a good guy.
- rukeypoo, on 01/27/2009, -1/+7Man. I ***** love A&P.
- pamon, on 01/27/2009, -0/+6RIP to a great author. A legend that'll be missed.
- vegx, on 01/27/2009, -2/+8Krusty: Oh ... I think I just seltzered myself.
[John Updike chuckles]
Shut up, Updike! - inactive, on 01/27/2009, -0/+5A great man, one of the first novels I ever read was "Of the Farm".
- Linguo, on 01/27/2009, -1/+6He was great in the NYer.
- inactive, on 01/27/2009, -0/+5he's chasing the bunnies
- Mude, on 01/27/2009, -0/+5Updike wrote "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" (about Ted Williams' last game) when he was 28 (!). It's an amazing essay.
Rest in peace.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/hub_fans_ ... - inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+4my condolences
- inactive, on 01/27/2009, -0/+4 His books were always full of good sex scenes, probably handled sexuality better than any other major novel writer.
- Dingadang, on 01/28/2009, -1/+5He was one of the few literary giants who wrote about butt sex. He will be missed.
- elephantiasis, on 01/28/2009, -0/+4Same. That was the first story of his that I ever read.
- obliviousfool, on 01/27/2009, -3/+7Any moment one might call "right now" is a good time quit smoking.
Trust me. You'll live longer than you imagine, but if you continue to smoke you won't enjoy those years and you'll be a burden to those around you. - douglasr007, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3A&P was interesting. You never realize that a grocery store is a forgotten source of women.
- adamc7, on 01/27/2009, -2/+5Wow almost all seven of these people down voted you at once!
And for good reason! - elephantiasis, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3I'll miss seeing new stories in the New Yorker. RIP, old buddy.
- soulonfire928, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3Damn he was born in Shillington? I grew up 5 minutes away & I never knew that.
- Twice, on 01/27/2009, -0/+3We can't all be jellyfish.
- rustyrobot, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3English class: making sure that you don't grow up to be a dumb ass who doesn't read books.
- web2pointYo, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3Guarantee my local fox affil. runs that one today or tomorrow.
- iceman0113, on 01/27/2009, -1/+4If your had paid attention in English class, you would have known that he was an American writer. He was most notably known for his short stories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Updike - thewordisberry, on 01/28/2009, -0/+3The last thing he'd like to know, but I always loved his criticism over his writing. Still, he was a tremendous talent. RIP.
- heystellah, on 01/28/2009, -1/+4You're joking right?
Go to a library. It's this place with a fair amount of books (you will need to know how to spell your name to get a card though). Borrow "Rabbit, Run." Read it. Then come back here and call him "some old guy." - whiteboyrob, on 01/27/2009, -0/+3Terrible shame he wasn't given a Nobel Prize while he was alive.
There has been a huge controversy over this and it's just a shame. - inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2Tell that to Obama.
- fairmont72, on 01/27/2009, -1/+3I know relatively little about literature and I am familiar with Updike. I highly doubt many had to google his name.
- obliviousfool, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2He died in hospice care. That generally means he wasn't able to do stuff like, you know, wash himself.
I lost two grandparents, an uncle, and am currently losing my mother to smoking.
If you add up all the time the four of them lost to oxygen tanks, heart medications, surgeries, home health care, code alerts and so on you'd have about 15 years. As it was, those 15 years weren't good years unless you get a kick out of struggling to breathe and hoping the cancer in your lungs doesn't spread to somewhere even more painful.
Updike rocked. The romantic image of the smoking writer, not so much. It isn't really all that romantic to have someone else wipe your butt. - stonebear, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2I guess you ought to know.
- adkenc, on 01/28/2009, -1/+3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ZKpq5QfDE
i guess people didn't get it or think it was funny? - rustyrobot, on 01/28/2009, -1/+3ImperialKingdom, there are people who are smarter than you. John Updike is very popular writer, and many people know his work.
- chaosgroove, on 01/27/2009, -1/+2I agree. If he would have never smoked maybe he would have lived to 77. It's so sad when they pass so young due to smoking.
Truly a great writer though, he will be missed. - agentinfinite, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1Another great writer lost...
- doesmybrethsmel, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1He's an icon from where he was born in, which is the town i am from; Reading, Pennsylvania
. - JFitzGaynard, on 02/02/2009, -0/+1I read this a couple of days ago in the paper edition of the Guardian: a great warts and all tribute to a great writer who showed that you don't have to move far from home to understand the world.
- inactive, on 01/28/2009, -1/+2damn straight. that's a ***** hilarious reference
- DanDotOrg, on 01/27/2009, -1/+2Holy crap, his hometown is 5 minutes from my house...this has sparked a whole multitude of memories of high school english teachers telling me about this every year. I didn't process a word of what they were saying until just now.
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