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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Cheever's writing is great but it is made for shorter prose and the best parts of it tends to get lost in the length of a novel.
Witty but lost its way and meandered a bit at times. Some humourous characters and some who seemed to be peculiar just for the sake of it.
reflective
sad
slow-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed it enough that I will likely read his short stories, but I thought it was a bit uneven. Parts were hilarious but the entire thing tailed off. It faded in the stretch. Sort of a less caustic Sinclair Lewis.
Some great passages, but overall a boring and predictable story.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Every sentence is written to perfection and the book teems with incisive insights into American life. I’m in awe of John Cheever’s writing, but I do feel this one book is a little overegged. The ideas and takedowns come so thick and fast in startlingly original phrases that it gets exhausting. Still wonderful.