false 722367 20 In a nightmarish prison a convict named Farragut struggles to remain a man. Out of Farragut's suffering and astonishing salvation, Cheever crafted his most powerful work of fiction. 2938717 book 1977 Falconer total:455|5:2|4:6|3:6|2:1|1:0| 455 1594 744 46 2 2 false false Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 04:58:39 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 04:58:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Dec 12 23:00:01 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 23:42:56 -0800 2007 Falconer described as a tale of redemption, but frankly I found little evidence of transformation in Farragut himself. He is an egoïste in the latter p...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 11:30:21 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 14:12:56 -0700 2008
This novel is distinctly American...which left me fairly hot or cold on it. Cheever uses very spare language that is occasionally ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 13:57:15 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 13:57:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 07:00:15 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 07:32:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 08:18:33 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 08:09:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 02 17:13:34 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 17:17:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 05:55:24 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 05:59:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 23 07:19:40 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 07:58:22 -0700 2008
"I don't know," sa...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 15:17:26 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 15:23:25 -0700 2007
"'I know one thing,' shouted Farragut. 'I don't want to be your br...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 06:42:29 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 06:49:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 12:51:23 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 21:54:49 -0700 2009 Are the characters supposed to make me feel that? The conclusion?
It's deft prose and an interesting read, but not the heartwarmer I've seen it described as. Unless you're uplifted...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 19:25:41 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 21:46:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 06:15:45 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 06:21:21 -0700 2009
A look inside prison, through the eyes of a former university professor (and current methadone adict!), but much more than that. Well crafted language that reveale...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 11 09:56:50 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 11:37:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 13 15:02:22 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 15:05:46 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Nov 22 08:36:16 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 08:38:05 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:24:51 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:26:09 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 17:19:18 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 09:10:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 14 14:55:07 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 12:33:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=722367