Thursday, 3 September 2015

Revolutionary Road - Richard Yates




I really wish someone had actually told me to read this book a few years ago. Luckily, I stumbled into it in our office’s “library” – where unwanted books go to die.



As stereotypically American (and suburban) as an Hopper painting, Revolutionary Road is about an ante-litteram desperate housewife, her husband with his dull 9-to-5 job, and the conflict between the hustle and bustle of New York City (where he works) and the boredom of their house.



As April writes to Frank: “Don’t blame yourself”. I would like to send this message to whoever dumped the book in our office: it’s all right, not everybody has to love this kind of literature, I’m just glad you didn’t and you gave me one of the best books I’ve ever read...

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