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A review by puzzlemoneky27
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
5.0
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates follows the story of young couple Frank and April Wheeler as they attempt to struggle against the monotony of their lives in 1950’s American suburbia. Yates presents a marriage of miscommunications in the Wheelers household and a general sense of deception in suburbia. The couple’s attempt to remove themselves from the life they appear to despise begins a series of events and revelations that shed light on the delusions harbored, not only by the Wheelers, but their friends and neighbours.
Strikingly true in description and dialogue, Yates manufactures such real and multifaceted characters that it is hard not to relate and empathise with each of them in some way even if most are not readily likeable.
Revolutionary Road is not a light read. It is, instead, the kind of book that stays with you for days, with characters who possess an almost cruel ability to haunt your thoughts afterwards. Revolutionary Road is a masterfully written but painful book that is nothing short of bleak, however the beauty of the writing and the truth Yates manages to capture with his words create a novel to be appreciated and recommended to others.
One of my favourite books.
Strikingly true in description and dialogue, Yates manufactures such real and multifaceted characters that it is hard not to relate and empathise with each of them in some way even if most are not readily likeable.
Revolutionary Road is not a light read. It is, instead, the kind of book that stays with you for days, with characters who possess an almost cruel ability to haunt your thoughts afterwards. Revolutionary Road is a masterfully written but painful book that is nothing short of bleak, however the beauty of the writing and the truth Yates manages to capture with his words create a novel to be appreciated and recommended to others.
One of my favourite books.