I remember watching the movie adaptation of Revolutionary Road a long time ago and I liked it a lot, yet I never felt an urge to read the book, not before I suddenly started to hear such amazing things about Richard Yates from readers whose opinions I trust. They made me want to read Yates and in the end I decided to go for the obvious choice, his most well-known novel. Thankfully I didn’t remember any details from the movie so the experience wasn´t spoiled because of that. Though I’m not sure it could have been spoiled as this was just so incredible! The prose is an immense joy to read, beautiful, gripping and descriptive yet concise enough. And the characters it brings to live truly feel alive, such attention is payed to every little detail of their personalities. But do not expect an action packed plot, the action in Revolutionary Road happens mostly through the relationships, the small shifts in human minds. This, Yates can pull of quite perfectly. If you have any suggestions on where to head next with his books I would really appreciate some tips!