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Witches of Eastwick : A Novel by John Updike (1996, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100449912108
ISBN-139780449912102
eBay Product ID (ePID)174120
Product Key Features
Book TitleWitches of Eastwick : a Novel
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, Fantasy / Contemporary, Sagas, Literary
Publication Year1996
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Updike
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight11.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-096642
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Reviews"John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort."-- The New York Times Book Review "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation."-- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."-- Newsday, "John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort."- The New York Times Book Review "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation."- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."- Newsday, "John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort." -- The New York Times Book Review "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have." -- Newsday, "John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort."- The New York Times Book Review "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation."- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."- Newsday, "John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort."-- The New York Times Book Review "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation."-- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."-- Newsday, "A Great Deal Of Fun To Read...Fresh, constantly entertaining...The text also abounds with delightful aphorisms for these times...John Updike remains a wizard of language and observation." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "A wicked entertainment with lots (and lots) of sex...In book after book, Updike's fine, funny impressionistic art strips the full casings of everydayness from objects we have known all our lives and makes them shine with fresh new connections." -- The New Republic "A dazzling book...A very funny and very unsettling story of what witchcraft might look like if it were around today...Updike is devilishly clever." -- Los Angeles Times Selected By Time Magazine As One Of The Five Best Works Of Fiction Of The Year
Synopsis"John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters and] The Witches of Eastwick is one of his] most ambitious works. . . . A] comedy of the blackest sort."-- The New York Times Book Review Toward the end of the Vietnam era, in a snug little Rhode Island seacoast town, wonderful powers have descended upon Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie, bewitching divorc es with sudden access to all that is female, fecund, and mysterious. Alexandra, a sculptor, summons thunderstorms; Jane, a cellist, floats on the air; and Sukie, the local gossip columnist, turns milk into cream. Their happy little coven takes on new, malignant life when a dark and moneyed stranger, Darryl Van Horne, refurbishes the long-derelict Lenox mansion and invites them in to play. Thenceforth scandal flits through the darkening, crooked streets of Eastwick--and through the even darker fantasies of the town's collective psyche. "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike is] a wizard of language and observation."-- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."-- Newsday, "John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters [and] The Witches of Eastwick [is one of his] most ambitious works. . . . [A] comedy of the blackest sort."-- The New York Times Book Review Toward the end of the Vietnam era, in a snug little Rhode Island seacoast town, wonderful powers have descended upon Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie, bewitching divorcées with sudden access to all that is female, fecund, and mysterious. Alexandra, a sculptor, summons thunderstorms; Jane, a cellist, floats on the air; and Sukie, the local gossip columnist, turns milk into cream. Their happy little coven takes on new, malignant life when a dark and moneyed stranger, Darryl Van Horne, refurbishes the long-derelict Lenox mansion and invites them in to play. Thenceforth scandal flits through the darkening, crooked streets of Eastwick--and through the even darker fantasies of the town's collective psyche. "A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike [is] a wizard of language and observation."-- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."-- Newsday
LC Classification NumberPS3571.P4W5 1996
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- Jun 22, 2022
The Movie is Better
I like Updike's beautiful use of prose, but there have been several instances where the female characters feel like they've been awkwardly written by a man attempting to have a female perspective. I've watched the movie, "Witches of Eastwick," and I feel it does a better job portraying women and speaking with a feminine voice. This is definitely a case where the movie is surprisingly better than the book; I'll re-watch the movie but probably won't re-read the novel. Other than that, it was an entertaining read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 26, 2018
Interesting and challenging
While reading the novel, it is easy to envision the movie. Updike's vocabulary can be a little challenging at times . . . having a dictionary handy is never a bad idea.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
