tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post6547968953809736410..comments2024-01-13T23:31:34.532-08:00Comments on This Book Is For You: The Original Mr. and Mrs. Draper: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yatesmary_mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-58934803276701982562009-03-17T03:45:00.000-07:002009-03-17T03:45:00.000-07:00I think the main strength of the book is its obser...I think the main strength of the book is its observation of the main characters. I was particularly impressed at the way Yates was able to capture the way they both think. Not simply ‘they’re just like me!’ kind of way, but more an enjoyment, and surprise at the realism, of the detail that he includes.<BR/><BR/>This leaves you, as a reader, understanding why they act as they do, and consequently switching allegiance between them throughout the book. Ones sympathy switches from Frank to April to Frank to April throughout. Maybe all that this achieves is a novel that goes along at a fair clip, as you say. But I’m inclined to go further and say that as a representation of human thought and human life, it’s a real success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com