Arts: John Updike - A Life in Letters -- NYTimes.com/Video

[ZachClooney]

I miss John Updike. Thank goodness for the books. And these You Tube videos of Updike. He will live forever like this.

[TheBigDelicious]

Last week finished a reread of 'Roger's Version' and am now immersed in 'The Beauty of the Lillies'. As I have commented elsewhere, John Updike is my favourite author. I love the poetry, the mellifluous current of words, am transfixed with images, and the challenge of the whole to re-think, to alter, and yes, to worship at the altar of the greatest author of my lifetime.

[mojonproductions]

@TheBigDelicious It's interesting that in Roger's Version an attempt at proving the existence of God is made while in Beauty of Lillies there's a sort of refutation of existence in Reverend Wilmot awaking from a Sunday nap to a world without God. I find Updike's agnosticism (I'm not sure he classifies himself that way) to be humorous and forlorn and moving from idealism to doubt.

[akimbogeo]

Have you read 'Memories of the Ford Administration' ? Updike's prose flows like poetry

[pawsoned]

Enchanting person, intelligent man and great author <3

[SufferInJuly]

The existence of paranormal phenomenon is in no way contingent upon whether any individual believes.

[LovingKimiKatkar]

He wrote obscenely.

[TheFutureUnquiet]

Nuclear winter involves smoke & particulates acting as a blanket that blocks the sun's warming rays thus lowering the Earth's temp. "Global Warming" involves smoke & particulates acting as a blanket that traps the sun's warming rays thus raising the Earth's temperature. Meaningful measures to stop the sun are being explored. 1 day Man will not have to rely on this cruel mistress for his warmth & light. Man has conquered the moon & Mars. Soon Saturn, Neptune, Mercury & Venus will succumb.

[CastleRockFan]

@LovingKimiKatkar I can only assume this is a compliment.

[kelman727]

@LovingKimiKatkar

That he did - obscenely well.

[TheFutureUnquiet]

Crazy ol' coot!

[TheVicAndHelenShow]

John Updike: Good riddance porno king!

[HR5308]

"Terrorist" seems the best book from Updike, even in the german translation I have read. What a great novelist!

[Smoochy44]

@HR5308 That's interesting, I found "Terrorist" to actually be his weakest novel, at least of the ones I've read (just 3-4).

[jc2101]

Did anyone else catch, at the beginning of this, when Updike "promised" he would not be writing another book? Extraordinarily moving in light of his recent death.

[stretchyrubberbands]

Rest in peace, John Updike.

[pcookerbud]

What a great guy.