The Plagiarist: A Novel

by Benjamin Cheever

Arthur Prentice, the son of an aging, alcoholic, much-celebrated American author, embarks on a career with a prestigious magazine and finds himself undertaking an emotional journey that transforms every facet of his life. "An ingenious first novel."--Newsweek.

Genres: Fiction

322 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1992

Reviews

[John Mchugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Modestly amusing.

[Amelia O’Halloran · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wish I could give it a 2.5 but going with a 2 over a 3. I appreciate anything that sounds like my grandpa wrote it, so i liked the old man vibe. Kept me entertained but overall the protagonist was pretty lame, many of the supporting characters were interchangeable and confusing, and the story was a bit surface-level. I never got to a point of wanting to stop reading it though so in my heart it’s a 2.5

[Gretchen McNeely · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wow. The SINGLE worst book I have ever read in my life. From the son of John Cheever, no less.

[Alice Persons · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clever first novel. How hard it must be to follow a father like John Cheever and be a writer ! And two of his three children (Ben and Susan) did just that. I like B. Cheever's sly sense of humor.