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Rabbit Redux is the sequel to the novel Rabbit, Run written by John Updike, featuring as its protagonist, Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom. When we left Rabbit at the conclusion of Rabbit Run, he had just suffered the loss of his infant daughter through the negligence of his estranged, alcoholic wife.

Rabbit Redux finds Angstrom ten years later, reconciled with his wife Janice, living a mundane existence with his wife and teen aged son in a dead end job. Things soon spice up, however, as Harry's wife leaves him and he falls in with two interesting characters, an eighteen year old runaway hippie chick from Connecticut named Jill, and a twenty something year old African-American Vietnam veteran and radical fugitive from the law named Skeeter. Needless to say, the combination makes for quite an explosive household, even more so given Harry's mainstream conservative political and social outlook.

The time frame of the story is 1969. The moon landing is in progress and the Vietnam War is in full swing. The Civil Rights movement is active and social unrest is ever present. Harry supports the War and the Nixon administration. He is uncomfortable around African-Americans and views them as largely leeches and lazy hangers on. The conversations between Harry and his new housemates are enlightening both to Harry and likely to the reader. Harry's poor fourteen year old son is not only a witness, but an active participant in much that goes on.

While much of the writing is entertaining and very well done, it must be noted that at times, Updike seems to fly off on wild screeds of florid, almost unintelligible prose that leave the reader simply rolling his eyes. Nevertheless, the characters contained in the story are well presented and fleshed out beautifully, even some of the more peripheral players. By and large, I enjoyed not only underlying story, but much of the give and take contained in the political discussions between Harry and his more radical new friends. I look forward to the third Rabbit installment, Rabbit is Rich.


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Rabbit Run John Updike 9780449911655 Books Reviews

This book was written by John Updike in the late 1950s while he was still in touch with his plebeian roots in small town Pennsylvania. As someone who was a child in this region during this time, this story brought back to life this era and its zeitgeist vividly in a manner whose nuance, insight and maturity is notable, particularly for an author who had not yet reached his 30th year. The novel's protagonist, a high school athletic star of a few years past, approaches his sexual misadventures with unapologetical panache, but a tragedy unexpectedly confronts our young Casanova in the end that he cannot wrap his mind around. An original tale from the era of Mad Men; an R rated Norman Rockwell morality play. Highly recommended.
John Updike is a 20th Century author, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for two books in the "Rabbit" series, "Rabbit is Rich" and "Rabbit at Rest." "Rabbit Run" and "Rabbit Redux" are first two in the series and one should read "Rabbit Run" before reading "Rabbit Redux." They are an intimate portrait of the life and times of Harry Angstrom (nick-named Rabbit), who lives in the the early to mid-20th Century. Why is Harry's life of interest? Because Updike's unique ability to put words together that convey the depth and beauty of ordinary lives and ordinary surroundings is captivating. I felt very involved in Harry's life and the lives of his family and friends and couldn't wait to get back to it after having to put it down for a while. I really enjoyed it and think you will, too.
This is an excellent work of literary fiction. Updike was one of America's greatest authors of the last century and in a world enamored with crime novels, thrillers and fantasy tales, proves again and again the value of fine literature. The plot of the book is thin--young Harry Angstrom's efforts to leave his pregnant wife--but Updike's detailed look at Harry, his family and friends makes for an engaging read and offers thoughtful insights into the human condition that are as valid today as they were when the novel came out in 1960. Highly recommended.
Rabbit Redux is the sequel to the novel Rabbit, Run written by John Updike, featuring as its protagonist, Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom. When we left Rabbit at the conclusion of Rabbit Run, he had just suffered the loss of his infant daughter through the negligence of his estranged, alcoholic wife.

Rabbit Redux finds Angstrom ten years later, reconciled with his wife Janice, living a mundane existence with his wife and teen aged son in a dead end job. Things soon spice up, however, as Harry's wife leaves him and he falls in with two interesting characters, an eighteen year old runaway hippie chick from Connecticut named Jill, and a twenty something year old African-American Vietnam veteran and radical fugitive from the law named Skeeter. Needless to say, the combination makes for quite an explosive household, even more so given Harry's mainstream conservative political and social outlook.

The time frame of the story is 1969. The moon landing is in progress and the Vietnam War is in full swing. The Civil Rights movement is active and social unrest is ever present. Harry supports the War and the Nixon administration. He is uncomfortable around African-Americans and views them as largely leeches and lazy hangers on. The conversations between Harry and his new housemates are enlightening both to Harry and likely to the reader. Harry's poor fourteen year old son is not only a witness, but an active participant in much that goes on.

While much of the writing is entertaining and very well done, it must be noted that at times, Updike seems to fly off on wild screeds of florid, almost unintelligible prose that leave the reader simply rolling his eyes. Nevertheless, the characters contained in the story are well presented and fleshed out beautifully, even some of the more peripheral players. By and large, I enjoyed not only underlying story, but much of the give and take contained in the political discussions between Harry and his more radical new friends. I look forward to the third Rabbit installment, Rabbit is Rich.