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Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thoroughly depressing and beautifully written chronicle of a 1950s marriage, like if "The Dick Van Dyke Show" got rebooted on HBO, and Van Dyke's alcoholism was central to the plot. You have everything the boomers tried to cover up—domestic violence, alcoholism, philandering, lousy jobs they hate, abandoned dreams and stay-at-home moms who self-medicate. The kids get no attention, probably for a reason. Again, it's the train wreck of domestic life that never made it to prime time.