https://pjmedia.com/ronrosenbaum/2008/07/29/this-months-moment-of-beauty-from-john-cheever/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 10:21:16 -0400<![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about you, but Cheever gets to me. Maybe I&#8217;m a sucker for beautiful melancholy or melancholy beauty. I don&#8217;t know which the following passage is, but it always had a kind of power over me. The first words of Bullet Park:]]>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:14:11 -0400<![CDATA[Ron Rosenbaum]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-rosenbaum/2008/07/29/this-months-moment-of-beauty-from-john-cheever-n115474