Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates
Taste attributes: dramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeInventive and small-scale: a realistic novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
"A deft, ironic, beautiful novel that deserves to be a classic." --William StyronFrom the moment of its publication in 1961, Revolutionary Road was hailed as a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs.
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- Author
- Richard Yates
- Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 337
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