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Violence
Barely any
No significant violence; mentions of nuclear weapons as abstract threat
Language
Barely any
Mild profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Extramarital affairs and sexual relationships; not graphically explicit
Substance Use
Some
Social drinking; alcoholism is present in the family
Emotional Intensity
Some
Spiritual desolation and the loss of tradition; the novel mourns a world that has lost its moorings
What this book is about
The sequel to The Wapshot Chronicle follows the Wapshot brothers into a modern America of nuclear weapons, suburban alienation, and spiritual displacement. Coverly works on missile guidance systems while Moses pursues adulterous affairs in a world without moral anchors. Cheever's dark vision of Cold War America is suffused with nostalgia for a vanished New England and horror at what has replaced it. National Book Award winner.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Themes of adultery
Cold War nuclear anxiety
Alcoholism in the family
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