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In the beauty of the lilies

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In the beauty of the lilies

by John Updike

About this title: One hot afternoon in 1910, the Reverend Clarence Wilmot, standing in the rectory of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, experiences the last vestiges of his faith departing. True to this revelation, Clarence abandons the pulpit and becomes an encyclopedia salesman. What follows is the saga of the Wilmot family, one wandering tapestry thread within the ... read more

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goodreads rating 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Oct 22, 2009
By Hrpattlsp, Rock Hill, SC

"I was new to Updike when I began reading this- his prose style and descriptive abilities are amazing. So much visual imagery-and analogies that really pull you in. Updike has an ingenious way of telling the story through the various characters' voices and moving it along through the eyes and experiencesof different generations of people."

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goodreads rating 3 out of 5 3 out of 5
Oct 18, 2009
By Richard, The United States

"I began this book on page 163.John Updike is a

wonderful writer, with keen powers of

perception and description. I have read most of

his novels, and a smattering of book reviews

and essays. When he died earlier this year I

re-read some of his earlier work (the Rabbit

series, the Bech series, the Maples stories),

but never this one.

But to get back to page 163: "The girl dressed

in a slightly off-key way...a little too

fancily for everyday some days, her hair done

up behind in an old-fashioned ribbbon, and then

on other days too plain, with potting soil

besmirching her gingham dress and her stockings

speckled with bits of mulching hay. She had to

order a new leg brace and orthopedic shoe, a

high top with built-up sole..She had fallen

into (Doc Hedger's) hands and the prescriptions

of his she brought in-APC, morphine sulfate,

pain-easing linaments-told a sad story of

discomfort that her lovely clear eyes and

cheerful factual manner concealed". Well, who

wouldn't be drawn in? I read 20 more pages at

the library before checking it out and forcing

myself to go back and start from page 1.

The novel chronicles 4 generations of a family,

starting with Clarence in the early 1900's, a

Presbyterian Minister in Paterson NJ who loses

his faith and ends up a door-to-door salesman;

his son Teddy (who meets the crippled Emily

(see page 163 above)in the 1920's, in

Delaware); their daughter Essie, who brings us

up to the 50' and 60's, and then to her son

Clark as the closer

So, the novel spans a century and this is

something of a tour de force for Updike, whose

close observation of time and place illuminates

the novel. Unfortunately, this 'illumination'

gets a little bogged down for me in Essie's

Movie star career (at times, a long list of

movies, stars, and conquests); I liked best the

courting of Teddy and Emily and their brief

honeymoon in Philadelphia (circa 1927):

beautifully written prose with detail upon

enchanting detail unfolding.

Updike is so studious of time and place in this book, and

such a craftsman in his prose in general, that this novel

cannot be said to be even close to a failure.

He is one of those writers (at least for me)

who can draw one in and hold one fast for

hours."

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goodreads rating 2 out of 5 2 out of 5
Sep 16, 2009
By Cyd, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

"This was another Updike tale of moral decline. Although it was not a great book, in my estimation, it gave my book club a lot to talk about."

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goodreads rating 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Aug 13, 2009
By Marvin, Iowa City, IA

"A story of the fate of religious faith in the 20th century, from a Presbyterian minister's loss of faith at the turn of the century, through the myth-making power of cinema at mid-century, to a radical, cultlike faith in the 1980s. It's Updike's usual grand sweep, only more so, along with his perceptiveness about the passions of white, middle-class American males (like me), only more so, & particularly less of his usual preoccupation with sex."

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