It’s interesting given how both omnipresent, but relatively non-famous a lot of John Cheever novels are. His two big novels, The Wapshot Chronicle and The Wapshot Scandal are well-known and one won the Pulitzer, but I have never heard of anyone reading them. In school, I only ever read his short stories. I’ve read three of his novels now, and this is the best of the bunch so far. It’s interesting how many writers definitely, without a doubt, ripped off Cheever, and especially this novel. We are in […]