R.I.P.

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John Updike passed away on Tuesday.

The Pulitzer prize-winning author died of lung cancer.

He was 76 years old.

Posted: Jan 27, 2009 at 1:46 pm / Email this »

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31 comments to “R.I.P.”

SWEETPIECE LOVES THE OBAMAS! says – reply to this

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:( Loved him! RIP! xxx
M*I*A*R says – reply to this

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sad. next.
LaDiva says – reply to this

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Uhhhhhhh ok
LaDiva says – reply to this

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Too bad imposter hasn't met this fate yet…
BBBoricua says – reply to this

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Sad. Rest in peace…..
harrybalsac says – reply to this

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Re: SWEETPIECE LOVES THE OBAMAS! – ( Blink)
Da Vinci Code says – reply to this

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Rest in peace, John Updike.
I have every book you've written on my bookshelves right next to Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner and Tolstoy.. You are one of the best .
CoolGurl says – reply to this

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That's so sad. "Brazil" was my favorite book ever. This is a big loss to readers everywhere (((
Dirty old man says – reply to this

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Another dyke died, next rosie o'donell.
<3mk&ash<3 says – reply to this

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dunno what he wrote, but im sure he was fab!
Sass84 says – reply to this

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ah well, he had his innings
SWEETPIECE LOVES THE OBAMAS! says – reply to this

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Re: harrybalsac – Don't rub them.
Earlobe says – reply to this

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Sad, another great is gone…
Mrs. Petunia Picklebottom says – reply to this

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RIP
RedWingsFan says – reply to this

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Re: Dirty old man – Oh Hell ya!
Third_Conchord says – reply to this

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Awwwww he is AMAZING!

Even though he wasn't all that nice to women in his novels…hahaha still LOVE HIM!
Da Vinci Code says – reply to this

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Re: LaDiva –
He/she/it will.
LaDiva says – reply to this

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Re: Da Vinci Code – What??
LaDiva says – reply to this

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Re: Da Vinci Code – Oh i see. Yes he/she/it will. lol
Mrs. Petunia Picklebottom says – reply to this

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Sooo sad
Caffeine Queen says – reply to this

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He has passed into legend. His writing is canonical- the man himself will be missed.
Yokel says – reply to this

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$10 says this is the first time perez ever heard of him.
Novel1 says – reply to this

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Would hate for you to have to type more than THREE sentences for someone who earned a Pulitzer. Would hate for you to actually do some work on a story
lefty lady likes weiner says – reply to this

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Aww. Wow. We just finished studying his works in my lit class.
sheba08 says – reply to this

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RIP! What a great writer. He won every major writing award. He will be missed.
Solaera says – reply to this

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Oh no. He was my favorite contemporary American author. His Rabbit series contained some of the funniest, misogynistic yet human novels I have ever read. One of them won the Pulitzer (Rabbit Run, I think…). Goodbye, John. I love you.
The Emperor's New Shorts says – reply to this

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Great loss…Rabbit Run is a classic.
rachelodelia says – reply to this

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augusten burroughs is going to be feeling very guilty about this.
Freak Speely says – reply to this

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Yeah Perez, like you ever read any of the Rabbit series.
SWEETPIECE LOVES THE OBAMAS! says – reply to this

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"Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings."
fogee says – reply to this

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R.I.P. ……up dyke..haha

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