The Maples Stories Audiobook

" I like Updike. I like his phrasing and his way of serving up bits of his characters. "

" I'm a fan of Updike's work--I really think he's an interesting writer. However, if you are looking for an uplifting portrayal of marriage and relationships--this is anything but. Plus, he's a bit of a misogynist. "

" I love John Updike's writing, I just wish he would write about something other than unhappiness and infidelity. "

" I don't usually read short stories, but I was so attracted by the wonderful Nicholson portrait on the cover. The book more than lived up to its cover. At the end I was not ready to let the Maples go. "

" Found it depressing. This is the first Updike I've read. Are they all depressing? "

" One of my favorites. Painful. "

" I really don't know why anyone would bother writing about such unsympathetic characters. For years. "

" As much as I love John Updike (especially the Rabbit books and "Roger's Version"), these stories strike me a as a little thin. I think the novel was his true metier. "

" When you're reading a book while riding a bus and miss not one, not two, but three of your stops because you're too engrossed in the book, then you have to admit to yourself it's a pretty good book,even if you can't stand either one of the two main characters. "

" Found it depressing. This is the first Updike I've read. Are they all depressing? "

" I love John Updike's writing, I just wish he would write about something other than unhappiness and infidelity. "

" I'm a fan of Updike's work--I really think he's an interesting writer. However, if you are looking for an uplifting portrayal of marriage and relationships--this is anything but. Plus, he's a bit of a misogynist. "

" I don't usually read short stories, but I was so attracted by the wonderful Nicholson portrait on the cover. The book more than lived up to its cover. At the end I was not ready to let the Maples go. "