Ethan Santiago’s Reviews > Rabbit Is Rich > Status Update

The Melanie/Nelson thing is pretty interesting. I wonder how much that will get explored because I mostly enjoy it. Rabbit is an interesting guy. Perhaps its the times but he seems more out of place now than ever before (and that's saying a lot). Love the writing; I'm curious about how this novel will progress. How will Ruth tie in? What's the endgame with Melanie, Nelson, Charlie, etc.?

Really good. Nelson and Melanie are curious. I like Melanie a fair bit... Nelson I'm not so sure about. The writing is superb as always. All this talk about Ruth and Rabbit's illegitimate child... I wonder how that will play into the narrative down the line. The scene at the club was fine. I much preferred the scene at home with Nelson and Melanie. I'm curious how this family dynamic will unravel (for good or bad).

It really is no wonder that this novel won a Pulitzer Prize. Updike's ability to make such a seemingly mundane evening as visceral and engaging as he does is incredible. Rabbit is a questionable actor. A part of me sympathizes with him but not really. He's obviously a bad guy but I respect what he is going through as a sign of the times. I'm curious what the driving force of this novel will be.

John Updike's literature is truly such a treat. I'll always have mixed feelings about Rabbit, but I certainly appreciate how he is written. So, he saw Ruth in that one girl? I guess she'd be about the right age but maybe he's just hopeful not sure. Interesting that he gets along with Stavros as well as he does... wasn't sure if they'd have any sort of relationship given everything that happened in the past.