Rabbit, Run by John Updike

307 pages first pub 1960 (editions) user-added

fiction classics reflective sad slow-paced
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Rabbit, Run is the book that established John Updike as one of the major American novelists of his—or any other—generation. Its hero is Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, a onetime high-school basketball star who on an impulse deserts his wife and son. He i...

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Community Reviews

3.35
based on 4,234 reviews

Moods

sad: 61%

dark: 52%

reflective: 50%

emotional: 46%

challenging: 39%

tense: 18%

funny: 12%

adventurous: 4%

lighthearted: 2%


Pace

4% of readers chose fast
49% of readers chose medium
46% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Complicated
88% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
90% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

98% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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