The stories of John Cheever.

There are many stories, too many perhaps, all of the same ilk. I was in a bookstore the other week, shelves by owner’s whim, with five labeled just “mid American mad men.” If latter seasons Mad Men was suburban NE corridor, but also ignored the women characters, it’d be Cheever-esque.

Cheever writes about the mid century, middle class blues so clearly. His stories are haunting. My favorite stories where Goodbye My Brother, The Hartley's, and The Swimmer.