tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104012373258339565.post316551258936864356..comments2023-10-31T12:10:39.067-04:00Comments on Ladder on Wheels: Updike and Emerson, Pt. 1Michial Farmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062071425935524922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104012373258339565.post-37763654175658214532008-04-15T13:33:00.000-04:002008-04-15T13:33:00.000-04:00"A&P" was probably the first thing I read too, alt..."A&P" was probably the first thing I read too, although it may have been Nick Baker's <I>U&I</I> that hooked me. I still think it's an amazing story, and it points up what is great about Updike to me, which is also the same thing that Richard Wilbur has going for him: they both still have such fresh eyes and an ability to evoke all the senses, even after years and years of the slog of life.hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115290007190070450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104012373258339565.post-79207835618053435992008-04-11T17:57:00.000-04:002008-04-11T17:57:00.000-04:00I'll point out that Todd Truffin was my introducti...I'll point out that Todd Truffin was my introduction to Updike--we read "A&P" first thing in my Freshman Comp II class--and now my students read "A&P" first thing.Michial Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062071425935524922noreply@blogger.com