false 970044 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223633248m/970044.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223633248s/970044.jpg The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize.  In the years since, it has become a classic.  Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation."  From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 11686 16 436251 1978 The Stories of John Cheever total:1444|5:720|4:500|3:178|2:34|1:12| 1444 6214 2471 173 7464 3.98 3246 393 25357877 1036815 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1205 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 4 7 false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 17:58:24 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 13:18:06 -0700 2008 19197484 139131 970044 0394500873 9780394500874 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223633248m/970044.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223633248s/970044.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/970044.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.26 61 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize.  In the years since, it has become a classic.  Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation."  From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 1978 4 2 false Tue Apr 01 09:08:19 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 09:30:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12212609 545392 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 5 3 false Thu Jan 10 20:22:19 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 20:31:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 40616906 1031706 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 3 2 false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 15:00:17 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 09:17:56 -0800 2008
While it is unfair 0f me t0 put y0ur b00k 0n my "read" shelf when in fact I 0nly read ab0ut 400 0ut 0f 693 pages, I feel the time has c0me f0r us t0 part.

Y0u are n0t f0r me, Mr. Cheever, th0ugh I tried. Y0u never break 0pen the hearts 0f y0ur chara...more...]]> 82092147 141075 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 5 1 false Sat Dec 26 12:52:01 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 29 07:00:49 -0800 2009 2
I like his style of writing too, its got a kind of heedless relax manner of 'telling' whose aim...more...]]> 64898396 764075 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 5 1 false Sat Aug 15 10:12:29 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 09:00:05 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 10:12:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3620861 227219 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 3 1 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 26 19:58:14 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 02:19:03 -0800 2009
Maybe if I had to teach a mess of 18 year-olds English 101, clearly with the curri...more...]]> 50836359 600126 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 4 1 false Sun Mar 29 14:34:50 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 15:26:08 -0700 2009
It's astonishing, in that light, how many of these stories feat...more...]]> 69926887 537324 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 3 0 false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 09:27:16 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 20:46:46 -0700 2009
First, I have to say that I didn’t stop reading because I don’t lik...more...]]> 39874129 125428 970044 0394500873 9780394500874 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223633248m/970044.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223633248s/970044.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/970044.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize.  In the years since, it has become a classic.  Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation."  From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 1978 4 0 false Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 10:32:03 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 02:20:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 51307467 1124341 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 5 0 false Sun Apr 19 16:48:18 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 15:32:40 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 16:48:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 48612388 1070281 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 4 0 false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 12:47:12 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 19:45:57 -0700 2009 Goodbye, My Brother may well be the best short story I have ever read. It's close to perfect and leaves me wanting to just tear through this entire collection in the hopes of reading anything that matches it.

The more that I consider this book, the more I realize how much I love elegance...more...]]> 81377158 136953 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 4 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Dec 18 04:53:44 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 04:58:42 -0800 2009
And goodness, Cheever seems to ha...more...]]> 38522025 1746541 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 5 0 false Mon Nov 24 07:15:17 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 20:45:39 -0800 2008
"Oh, what can you do with a man like that? What can you do? How can you dissuade his eyes in a crowd from seeking out the cheek with acne, the infirm hand; how can you teach him to respond to the inestimable greatness of the race, the harsh surfac...more...]]> 65003745 49223 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 26 09:21:08 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 08:42:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 53574914 155991 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 2 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 06:50:02 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 06:50:02 -0700 2009 The Stone Diaries, I always find it uncomfortable to give a less-than-sparkling review of an award-winning book - makes me feel like I missed something...

Be that as it may, I could appreciate some of the writing in this collection, but I found myself very quickly bored with a c...more...]]> 49767722 985843 970044 0394500873 9780394500874 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223633248m/970044.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223633248s/970044.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/970044.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize.  In the years since, it has become a classic.  Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation."  From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 1978 5 0 false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 08:56:53 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 07:38:21 -0700 2009 ~1 more...]]> 36835644 1606867 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 5 0 false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 12:18:56 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 13:09:01 -0800 2008
Classic tales like "The Swimmer" and "The Five-Forty-Eight" never fail to make me marvel at the linguistic mastery Cheever displays--how he moves the emotion of his upper middle and middle class subjects through the grit a...more...]]> 81330987 2939799 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 5 0 false Thu Dec 17 15:36:04 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 15:43:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42197166 1330314 11686 0375724427 9780375724428 144 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512m/11686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485512s/11686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11686.The_Stories_of_John_Cheever 4.30 1444 The Stories of John Cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. In the years since, it has become a classic. Vintage Books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection.

Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation." From the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "The Enormous Radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill" and "The Swimmer," Cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of life."]]> 1978 0 0 false Wed Jan 07 03:29:28 -0800 2009 Wed Aug 19 03:51:19 -0700 2009
Goodbye, My Brother
The Common Day
The Enormous Radio
O City of Broken Dreams
The Hartleys
The Sutton Place Story
The Summer Farm
Torch Song
The Pot...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=970044