I cannot say that I have read John Updike before. Still he will be sorely missed. Remembrances from around the web.
John Updike, a Lyrical Writer of the Ordinary, Is Dead at 76 from New York Times
John Updike RIP from Donklephant
6 Essential Works from Boston Globe
John Updike’s Life and Work from Salon
John Updike, Literary Heavyweight from Time
The private John Updike from Miami Herald
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The Maine View 
John Updike possessed a truly beautiful mind; he didn’t just write well, he wrote wisely
Anyone have any recommendations on where I should start reading Updike?