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FIRST LINE REVIEW: "Set together, the two words are seen to be mutually transparent; the e's, the m's blend -- the m's framing and squaring the structure lend resonance and a curious formal weight to the m central in the creature, which it dominates like a dark core winged with flitting syllables." Read that a few times. This is the opening line of Updike's short story "Museums and Women." An excellent example of his pure delight in experimenting with language. But this collection, while still peppered with experiments, also stabs more painfully into highly detailed depictions of reality...particularly the infidelity's that were part of his personal life at the time these were being written. They're scalpel sharp, exposing the tumors that can destroy relationships.

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