Krista C. (kacey14) - reviewed Revolutionary Road on 5/12/2009 + 47 more book reviews

I really wanted to like this book --- but it just never really clicked with me. This is the story of Frank and April set in the mid 1950's in the greater New York area. It's really a story of the emotional turmoil between a couple in their early thirties and the people that touch, or don't touch (in the case of distant parents) their lives.

It was a fairly fast read, but I didn't ever really feel connected to the story. To me there was too much posturing between the characters. It was a pretty bleak story.

I know it was written in 1961, and nominated for the National Book Award. Perhaps it was more cutting edge when it was first published. To me today it just seemed sad.

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