Rabbit Redux

Jon Updike's rabbit Redux is a strange book. Depressing, pointless, the characters are uninteresting and the writing as well, why would I ever want to read this? I met with our book club members last night, a distinguished group, and while some members had read numerous Jon Updike books before, it was generally felt this book has no place in today's world, and was in an odd place, even during the 60s and 70s. This book has no life. The sex scenes are passé and unreal, the characters live a miserable life.