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A review by browngirlreading
Rabbit, Run by John Updike
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Despite all of the trigger warnings Rabbit Run is an excellent book to read for the writing craft. I enjoyed looking at how Updike was going to move this story of a self-centred misogynistic young man trying to escape his responsibilities in 1959.