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A review by oleandreasen
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
4.0
I am amazed really. It took me 30 years to get through this book.
After seeing the movie, I wanted to read the book. But the beginning of it was SO incredible dreadfully slow and dragging, that I gave up, disgusted - several times.
I have tried through the years and with the same result. But recently I have decided that when I start on a book, I finish the book - and one day I stumbled over the Witches of Eastwick again - and decided to go for it.
This I did - and I have to say, it was a pleasant surprise to get into it. I like the story, and once getting into Updikes way of writing - it became very interesting indeed.
But it has as good as absolutely NOTHING in common with the movie, part from a few names. Nothing what so ever. Not a bad thing though, although I like the movie. Like "The Shining" and "Jaws" both good movies, and very different from the books - it´s okay that the book is different from the movie. Both works.
After seeing the movie, I wanted to read the book. But the beginning of it was SO incredible dreadfully slow and dragging, that I gave up, disgusted - several times.
I have tried through the years and with the same result. But recently I have decided that when I start on a book, I finish the book - and one day I stumbled over the Witches of Eastwick again - and decided to go for it.
This I did - and I have to say, it was a pleasant surprise to get into it. I like the story, and once getting into Updikes way of writing - it became very interesting indeed.
But it has as good as absolutely NOTHING in common with the movie, part from a few names. Nothing what so ever. Not a bad thing though, although I like the movie. Like "The Shining" and "Jaws" both good movies, and very different from the books - it´s okay that the book is different from the movie. Both works.