A review by nikkigee81
Falconer by John Cheever

4.0

I remember a college professor talking about John Cheever one day, probably The Swimmer, but that's the only interaction I had with his work until now. I'm sure that when this was first published, much of the candid and frank talk of phalluses and homosexuality was shocking to the average reader.

Farragut is a former professor, current drug addict and prisoner at Falconer. He's been incarcerated for the murder of his brother. The mundane, dreary life of the penitentiary is intercut with Farragut's musing upon his past. It's very psychological, rather than plot-driven, and Cheever has quite an evocative way with words.