Like many booklovers around the world, I am saddened by the news that John Updike has passed away at 76 from lung cancer (see the New York Times obituary). He was my favourite modern author, one whose intricate fictions captured the spirit (the good, the bad, and the ugly) of the post-war American middle classes.
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Archive for January, 2009
Go ahead, John
Posted in books, tagged John Updike on January 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Looking back at 2008
Posted in reading summary on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another year of reading gone by! I have mixed feelings looking back on 2008. On the positive side, I was able to increase my reading over the previous year (even with the arrival of my second daughter) by finishing 50 books. Also, I am near completion of my project to read the complete Greek tragedies [...]
