Eastwick

Pigeon Feathers
$2.99
This is a part of the American Short Story Collection, originally on PBS. "Pigeon Feathers" is a faithful adaptation of a short story of the same name by John Updike. This is a coming of age story about a teenager named David who has recently moved to the country with his family. The "coming of age" in the story involves David's struggles with doubts about the Christian faith and his solitary attempt to resolve his mental anguish. Unfortunately for David, most of the answers he gets from adults, including the local minister, are disappointing. David decides that he'll have to figure it out for himself - and he does. The ending of the story seems to have been inspired by Matthew 6:26 ("Consider the birds of the air") and is very well done.
Inspiring and touching story on a subject that Hollywood ignores.

The Witches of Eastwick (Signed Limited First Edition)
$35.79

The Widows of Eastwick: A Novel
$16.00
The author worked so intently(and boringly)at describing every scene, character, action, and thought that I seldom could find the actual story line. Unfortunately, I persevered only to find that the story was certainly not worth the effort.

My guess is that in an attempt to make some quick money, the author wrote this shockingly bad piece and padded it with description to get it to an appropriate number of pages to please publishers.

I find no redeeming value.

The Witches of Eastwick (Thorndike Press Large Print Famous Authors Series)
$31.95
I've never seen the movie but I have to say I loved the book. Not just a fluffy story about witchy chicks and some guy, but of course social commentary re: feminism and the changing world in the early '70s. Updike is overstylistic sometimes, which works well during the sensual and witchy scenes and less so in other places, but overall, it's a style that can transport the reader. I read this one very, very slowly because I wanted to savor every word.

**UPDATE** I watched the movie last night and it was NOTHING like the book! I mean, NOTHING! Three women and a guy and they're in a small town, that's about it. A drag to watch after enjoying the book so much. Not recommended. The book = def'ly recommended.