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Jul 24, 2022baldand rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I noticed one of the commenters on this novel wished that it had been told more from the perspective of the wife April Wheeler than her husband, Frank. I didn’t think so. Yates back-ended most of the passages told from April’s…
Dec 26, 2020glnbothell rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
1950's young couple with 2 children in suburbia are both bored with their lives. They plan to move to France, until the wife finds herself pregnant again. She can't bare the thought of being trapped with another child. He forbids her from…
Mar 30, 2019
Trying to escape the phoniness of life in suburban America, a couple move to France. Well that didn’t work out. The squabbling and bickering continues. Lots of details about a struggling marriage complete with some humor. Perhaps the most…
Mar 01, 2018AlieGrace rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The book and its themes are quite good, I like the realistic feel each character has too, but if you're looking for a gripping story that actually goes somewhere you wont find a plot like that here. All in all a good character study and…
Apr 12, 2017susanchyn rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Unredemptive, and just sad.
Feb 16, 2017
Set in the late fifties Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates is a dissection of a marriage, examination of self concept, and critique of the dominance of corporate mind set in American culture . It should be required for a psychotherapists'…
Aug 21, 2014modestgoddess rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is very well written, and certainly pulled me through all the way. But - it's also kinda depressing.... I would have been very interested in seeing more of events from April's POV, instead of primarily from Frank's and even the…
Apr 15, 2013
"In a Connecticut suburb in the 1950s, Frank and April Wheeler feel stifled by their circumscribed lives: April stays home to watch the kids, while Frank works an office job. Frank's boredom and April's frustration with her lot provoke a…
Jan 03, 2012lisahiggs rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Happiness isn’t a peak, it’s two hills surrounding a valley. On one side, happiness is achievement. On the other side, happiness is conformity. The valley running through the middle is the horrible gap between aspiration and capacity.
Jan 06, 2011rachellakecity rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book is incredible, highly recommend the audio and movie version as well. The author captures the underlying tension and angst of married suburban life that is as true today as it was in 1961.
Mar 16, 2010Eclectic1 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I wanted to read this before the movie came out on DVD. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio star and they are two of my favourites so I was really looking forward to the story. But I didn't like the book! I didn't care for either character…
Dec 05, 2009macierules rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Loved the book - hated the characters of Frank and April Wheeler. There is a rawness about their emotions that makes it painful to read. Here we have people who have intelligence and recognize the fact that there is a bigger better world…