The Witches of Eastwick: A Novel Audiobook

" The king of Dick Lit! John Updike makes me happy in a way no other male author can. This book is a hilarious read. It's a book I want on my shelves. "

" This novel was great and disappointing at the same time. Great, because Updike's writing style was very easy to get wrapped up in. Loved the idea of these women and their "cone of power" doing both good and evil. It was disappointing because I kept comparing it to the movie. I know I shouldn't have, but it's been one of my favorites and I couldn't control my brain. Therefore the story left much to be desired. It didn't really seem to me as if the witches "summoned" Van Horne, he just showed up and left. Very anticlimactic. "

" Not as good as I was hoping. "

" It was good nothing like the movie. "

" Superb crafting with strong narrative. I need to read more Updike, now that his ouvre has been sealed "

" HORRIBLE BOOK!!!!!! I couldn't finish reading it. It was bad in every way. I plan on letting everyone know how bad this book really is. I can't believe it was a move and now a TV series......it is just awful!!! BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD!!!!!!! "

" I don't get it. Why do people love Updike so much? I didn't find any of the characters believable or interesting. It wasn't a hard read, didn't take that much time to get through, I just didn't understand the point behind reading such drivel. "

" It's hard to understand ourselves without understanding how unmoored and freaky the middle decades of the 20th century were. This is a good place to dive in and get weird. Love the foil between New England and the West. Also, squishy, visceral descriptions of sex, anatomy, and weird 70's food. "

" can be very long winded and while the story was great there were times you could skip a page altogether because it just talked about how the weather was changing "

" human weaknesses, the evil in each of us "

" While I don't like to compare books to movies, I confess I was driven to read this book purely because of the film. What a disappointment! It was so overly sexual, wordy and bizarre. I enjoyed the film a lot better and as a faithful book lover that really says something. "

" twisted entertainment "

" I found I had to stop reading because I no longer cared about any of the characters, or had reached a point of serious dislike. "

" Too long. Just kept going on and on. "

" Took too long to grab my attention & want to read "

" I just couldn't do it...I'm afraid I gave up on this one :-/ "

" I adore Updike, but not THIS kind of Updike -- so I put it down after 100 pages. "

" I had high hopes for John Updike, but this book is just depressing. Gives me little hope for humanity. "

" So far, I'm pushing myself to keep reading. Hasn't grabbed me yet. "

" strangely enough the movie was better. the book was all tangents and blah. "

" Updike's excessively earnest readings may betray the essential subtleties of his stories, but it's pretty pardonable given that he gave us the stories in the first place. "