John Updike - The Complete Henry Bech

Pros: Funny, clever, smatterings of high quality Updike prose

Cons: Uneven, sometimes confusing plot choices.

The Bottom Line: The Complete Henry Bech is interesting and funny, but it is also uneven and somewhat confusing. Recommended, but with a caveat.

Review: Henry Bech, a Jewish writer who has been unproductive for well over a decade, finds himself continually offered free trips to obscure Eastern European countries. Academics from minor American universities call to offer him accommodation in return for a ...