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Book Review of Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road
Author: Richard Yates
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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This book is wonderfully written... almost wonderfully enough to keep you interested but not quite. I love what I call 'quiet tragedies' but this one is just a little too stale. Add that to the fact that I saw the movie several months ago (and although slightly boring it only took a couple hours to endure) and the book goes along quite well with the movie so there were no suprises. Its not the worst book ever written but its not one you can read all at one time at a risk of being bored or depressed into a stupor.