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Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

25 reviews

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse

k_shimer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cjrapata's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Reading a book set during the 50s written in 1961 can still cause me to reflect on my own life in 2024. I was impressed not only with the themes of the fallacy of the American dream, but even more so with the rawness and specificity of the American marriage, this almost pitiful view that Yates portrays of marriage being lonely, sad, unfullfilling. He writes Frank Wheeler so well, as this man you can completely agree would exist in real life, who thinks so highly of himself yet is deeply emotional and insecure. It’s such modern writing for its time. Yates shows that we are too hungry for the peace and certainty of the suburban nuclear family (however fake it is) that we will abandon the most truthful parts of ourselves to attain it, but we can also expect to remain restless and unsatisfied in any circumstance. A truly harrowing read. I’m awestruck. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

mariasrv's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a masterpiece - a beautifully written study of deeply flawed people in a deeply flawed relationship. I could not put it down. It is dark, complex, and poignant, but I think Yates manages that complexity wonderfully. He has amazing insight into humanity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Abortion

Minor: Violence and War

sp00kyx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book made me feel physically sick. Just writing this makes me feel anxious and makes me shake. When I finished it all I wanted to do was to cry, but I couldn’t I just sat there, shaking and feeling nauseous. If you compare the movie to the book, the movie was literally a children’s movie in comparison to the book. The book was so well written and was really immersive. I loved seeing Frank’s thoughts and emotions behind the scenes I had seen in the movie, though I would have loved to have seen April’s point of view as well. Frank was an even bigger asshole than he was in the movie and I felt for April even more. Watching their relationship fall apart with each page was so unnerving (the plan to move to Paris being way less prominent than it was in the movie) and the ending broke my heart into a million pieces. I knew what was coming, but I spent so much time with the characters, especially April and to read what happened to her honestly hurt so bad. It was also so much more descriptive and the aftermath was described so much more vividly, exasperating the pain I felt. By the end all I wanted to do was to scream and cry and punch a wall. I have so many emotions inside of me right now I can’t even put it into words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Abandonment, and Alcohol

aboo99's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Abortion

garyosu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

jeslis's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Notes:
- This book is totally up my alley! Lyrical, atmospheric writing and very character driven.
- Loved the way it describes past and present events that alludes to this undercurrent of emptiness, disappointment and a haunting loss of something unrealised despite the "perfect" facade.

- That breakfast scene man :') Really got me good, that feeling of loss before the loss has happened really hits my wheelhouse.

- Not top tier fav book just yet but getting real close!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Moderate: Death and Suicide

carissa230's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Frank and April Wheeler live the American dream, but is it their dream? April got pregnant early in their relationship and didn't want to keep it, but Frank convinced her to. Then they moved to the suburbs and had another kid. All of this seems to be what is wanted and expected of people in love. However, this life is suffocating for Apri. She didn't want to have kids so fast and now feels trapped in her life. Frank doesn't like their life any more than she does, but he cares what others think and say. 

When they decide to leave their lives behind and move to France things start looking up, but life has a way of getting in the way of your dreams. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

alana_reads98's review against another edition

reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion