Now I have started the letters. They were edited by his son. He writes in the introduction about how kind everyone has been and how grateful he is to his mother who has allowed things to be printed that might hurt her. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I am uncomfortable on the mother's behalf, and I think it is selfish of the publishers and the readers to want these letters published and these secrets revealed. On the other hand, I am okay with being selfish since I don't know any of these people. It is exciting for me to find out that Cheever was bisexual, alcoholic, and bad on the phone.
08 July 2010
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Books I met: letters!
Now I have started the letters. They were edited by his son. He writes in the introduction about how kind everyone has been and how gratef...
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