http://3guys1book.disqus.com/NoneenMon, 10 Aug 2009 11:49:32 -0000http://3guys1book.com/john-updikes-the-maples-stories#comment-22473130<p>Thanks very much...you know that I'm just hinting at the many felicities that these stories contain. There are so many sentences with such high intelligence. And the chain of stories is as satisfying as a moderately-scaled novel. There are few, if any, story collections that give the reader such a sense of closure.</p>DHMon, 10 Aug 2009 11:49:32 -0000http://3guys1book.com/john-updikes-the-maples-stories#comment-22473129<p>Lovely essay. I have such a love/hate relationship with Updike's fiction, but these stories, luminous on occasion, quietly searing in others, have always appealed to me.</p>Travel for AgoraphobicsMon, 10 Aug 2009 09:19:38 -0000