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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  1dragones | Sep 9, 2009 |  Having read the Witches of Eastwick back when it came out, my memory of the previous events was a bit dim as I read this book. Nonetheless, I found the struggle to deal with the reality of aging, which no magic, apparently, can quell, fascinating and perhaps, more truly horrifying than any of the supernatural events previously enacted. One can sense Updike's own impending death stirring through the meditations on change and time and what legacy one leaves. (  ) robinamelia | Aug 9, 2009 | Um, not so much. Much more graphic sexually than the original, not as interesting and really just blah. Updike's last novel and certainly not his best (although what do I know, having only read this one and the Witches of Eastwick?). Every once in a while, his descriptions caught me up short but for the most part, I was reading for plot, in a hurry to get it over with and find out what happened to the three friends. If not for the plane ride, I still wouldn't be done with it. (  )1  iammbb | Jul 14, 2009 | Maybe I'm too young to be able to appreciate this yet, but it wasn't my favourite thing to read. The story seemed almost... slow, and the type was too small to keep me interested. I guess I'll try again when I'm 30. dancingbacon | Apr 29, 2009 | 1st edition was the reason I bought it when I saw it a couple of months after Updike died. Good writing makes it easy to read, but I was annoyed at all the senior citizen tourist commentary and ended up depressed at how boring and lonely old age sits just waiting for me. RIP KymmAC | Apr 13, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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More than three decades have passed since the events described in John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick. The three divorcées—Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie—have left town, remarried, and become widows. They cope with their grief and solitude as widows do: they travel the world, to such foreign lands as Canada, Egypt, and China, and renew old acquaintance. Why not, Sukie and Jane ask Alexandra, go back to Eastwick for the summer? The old Rhode Island seaside town, where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne, is still magical for them. Now Darryl is gone, and their lovers of the time have aged or died, but enchantment remains in the familiar streets and scenery of the village, where they enjoyed their lusty primes as free and empowered women. And, among the local citizenry, there are still those who remember them, and wish them ill. How they cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell, and the advancing inroads of old age, form the burden on Updike’s delightful, ominous sequel.
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The first half of the book drags on forever, with too much description, very little action or dialogue, and almost nothing of interest for the first 100-150 pages. Near the middle of the book, it gets better - for awhile. Near the end, it becomes more like the beginning of the book, but still more interesting than the very slow start.
Not recommended... unless you're a fan of the author with a *must have* imperitive for all of his books. For most people, this one would be better passed by.
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