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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 was weird. A little to let's look in our navel. It had some interesting observations about life in the 50s, but with the amount of time spend in the heads of the characters, I don't feel like I really understand anything about them.

Frank is a jerk, who thinks he is more than what he is. April is a broken woman who needs some psycho therapy. Their so-called friends are wanna bees. I think the most true character in the book is Ms. Givens. She is herself and doesn't make excuses for it.

I didn't "get" the point of the story. What gives?