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"He looked at us all bleakly. The wind and the sea had risen, and I thought that if he heard the waves, he must hear them only as a dark answer to all his dark questions; that he would think that the tide had expunged the embers of our picnic fires. The company of a lie is unbearable, and he seemed like the embodiment of a lie." (from 'Goodbye, My Brother' in The Short Stories of John Cheever.)I can and have read these stories repeatedly for over 15 years and never tire of the brilliance of John Cheever's form. 'Death of Justina' is classic.
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| TemlynWriting | Wonderful contribution! | 0 | Sep 11 2006, 5:45 PM EDT by TemlynWriting | ||
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Thanks for creating this page -- it's a wonderful contribution to the site! I'll be adding this author to my reading list!
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| bookworm | thanks for the recommendation | 0 | Sep 11 2006, 4:24 PM EDT by bookworm | ||
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I really liked your review of Cheever and his short stories--he's a new author for me, so I'll make an effort to seek out Death of Justina.
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