"Brilliant and poignant . . . By his compassion, clarity of insight, and crystal-bright prose, [John Updike] makes Rabbit's sorrow his and our own."–The Washington Post
"The power of the novel comes from a sense, not absolutely unworthy of Thomas Hardy, that the universe hangs over our fates like a great sullen hopeless sky. There is real pain in the book, and a touch of awe."–Norman Mailer,
Esquire "A lacerating story of loss and of seeking, written in prose that is charged with emotion but is always held under impeccable control."–
Kansas City Star
