Bullet Park (Vintage Classics)

Bullet Park by John Cheever. Eliot Nailles loves his wife and son to distraction; Paul Hammer is a bastard named aft.
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I could not appreciate it then. This is a novel for readers who have lived in marriage and child rearing, who understand careers and anxieties. One person found this helpful.

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Cheever slowly and deliberately fills out the image of a suburban town, by setting character vignettes and then delving deeply into descriptive personal details. At first this effect is a bit off-putting, like a conversation going on a bizarre tangent; but Cheever's consistency and execution make it an effective if unorthodox prose approach.

This book deals with several issues like depression, addiction, marriage problems, and general dissatisfaction with American life with very few positive or humorous moments. Despite the dark mood, Bullet Park is a satisfying read from a great American writer dealing with the two sides of suburban life: The funniest villian in all of modern literature! This story has the funniest villian in all of modern literature in my opinion! It's a great book and Cheever a great writer. Sometimes the action declines and the details are too many, but anyway, everyone should read it.

Te finale is amazing. For long stretches, "Bullet Park" tells highly abstract stories, such as Hammer's quest for the calming yellow room. These sections are odd but riveting, achieving emotional truth in a flat dreamy landscape. At other times, the book tells stories of dated exaggeration, such as the French teacher's hysterical reaction to Tony Nailles. These sections are angry and a little obvious. Regardless, I nearly read this book in a single afternoon, which demonstrates that "Bullet Park" has a weird narrative power.

Bullet Park by John Cheever

But apart from its language, which is flat and anti-emotive WASP suburbs, I suppose , does it really hold together? I bought this book for my kindle, and can honestly say that it was worth the money spent. Cheever is a master story teller, and from the very first page, to the last, you feel immersed in Bullet Park, and the main characters Nailles and Hammer.


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I won't say any more, except that books like these are sadly hard to find these days. A searing send-off of suburban life outside of New York in the late ss. Poignant, but not overly a downer, as it does have its moments of levity.

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Bullet Park

Small tear on top left of rear panel jacket. Bullet Park John Cheever First book club edition. Maroon cloth binding, pp. Very good in good dust jacket, protected with a mylar cover.. First Book Club Edition. Presentation copy, to theater critic Howard Kissel. Argosy Book Store Published: A near fine copy in very good, price-clipped dust jacket. Signed by John Cheever on the front flyleaf. Octavo, maroon cloth, stamped in silver, pages. Waiting for Godot Books Published: Very mild soiling to the book and dustwrapper. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper Edition: Sharp First Printing, square, tight and clean throughout in equally attractive dust wrapper.

Soiling to front panel. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Attached rear endpaper a little wrinkled and minor chipping to head of dustjacket. Books Tell You Why, Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket Edition: Signed by Cheever on the front flyleaf. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, pp. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.

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Alfred A Knopf, Maroon cloth, gilt titles. Book near fine with a few spots at top edge, faint tape marks to endpapers. First Edition, first printing. The Legacy Company Published: Just about fine in age-toned, very good dustwrapper with a couple of tears. Signed by the author. Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. Knopf, Light foxing to top and bottom edges only. Light toning to unclipped jacket. Signed by author on FFEP.

New York, Knopf, [first edition]. Octavo; cloth; a fine copy with the dustwrapper slightly rubbed, sunned and a little creased at the front foldover. Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers. Cloud 9 Books Condition: Owner's name on pastedown.


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Bullet Park Cheever, John. Near fine copy of stated first edition in very good Brodarted dust jacket. There is a previous owner's red H stamped in a circle twice early in the book, some foxing and damp spots to the end papers and pastedowns. Dust jacket sunned and stained at spine, bumped at top of spine, and there is a small chip from top front of dust jacket. This is the author's third novel. Book has burgundy cloth boards with silver lettering on spine and cover. Vinegar Works Books Published: