A review by tildafin16
Rabbit Redux by John Updike

adventurous dark funny reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I really really struggled to finish this. Making my way through the Guardian top 100 and this is in the mid 80s - I disliked every character but especially Rabbit. I found the writing about women and sex appallingly bad (yes I know he’s well known for that) , the general plot far fetched and the racism even if it was a ‚way in‘ as he says in his afterword, unsettling. Yuck