Updikean

Regular readers of Updike's work would no doubt find this recognizably Updikean.

Point of View in Fiction 2009

This is Wood attempting a takedown of Updike based on a perceived flaw in one particular book, in which Updike has taken a risk by treating a subject not immediately and recognizably Updikean, however much he is able to render it with his usual precisely observed style.

Updike, John 2010

Calling the novel an "indelible portrait of our times," Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times wrote: "Jonathan Franzen's galvanic new novel," Freedom, "showcases his impressive literary toolkit -- every essential storytelling skill, plus plenty of bells and whistles -- and his ability to throw open a big, Updikean picture window on American middle-class life."

Oprah Winfrey Confirms Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom' As Book Club Selection 2010

Calling the novel an "indelible portrait of our times," Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times wrote: "Jonathan Franzen's galvanic new novel," Freedom, "showcases his impressive literary toolkit -- every essential storytelling skill, plus plenty of bells and whistles -- and his ability to throw open a big, Updikean picture window on American middle-class life."

Oprah Winfrey Confirms Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom' As Book Club Selection 2010

Calling the novel an "indelible portrait of our times," Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times wrote: "Jonathan Franzen's galvanic new novel," Freedom, "showcases his impressive literary toolkit -- every essential storytelling skill, plus plenty of bells and whistles -- and his ability to throw open a big, Updikean picture window on American middle-class life."

Oprah Winfrey Confirms Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom' As Book Club Selection 2010

Calling the novel an "indelible portrait of our times," Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times wrote: "Jonathan Franzen's galvanic new novel," Freedom, "showcases his impressive literary toolkit -- every essential storytelling skill, plus plenty of bells and whistles -- and his ability to throw open a big, Updikean picture window on American middle-class life."

Oprah Winfrey Confirms Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom' As Book Club Selection 2010

But to see Keller looking older and sadder, as we all look and feel these days (at least the older part), made me reflect on the passage of time, its irreversible flow and thinning force, an Updikean reverie interrupted when our oldest ocicat planted himself squarely in front of me on the desk and made it vocally evident that it was time for his late-night treat.

James Wolcott's Blog Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

But to see Keller looking older and sadder, as we all look and feel these days (at least the older part), made me reflect on the passage of time, its irreversible flow and thinning force, an Updikean reverie interrupted when our oldest ocicat planted himself squarely in front of me on the desk and made it vocally evident that it was time for his late-night treat.

January in October: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

Mary Lou and her baby are so unimportant to this novel as to warrant no second appearance; yet in its authoritative characterization of a particular place and era, and in its unstrained, lyrical precision, this sentence is quintessentially Updikean.

Villages, by John Updike 2005

Mary Lou and her baby are so unimportant to this novel as to warrant no second appearance; yet in its authoritative characterization of a particular place and era, and in its unstrained, lyrical precision, this sentence is quintessentially Updikean.

Villages, by John Updike 2005