re:View - 'Revolutionary Road' by Richard Yates

Holistically speaking, this collection of pieces of paper has a front, a back (the start and the finish, retrospectively) and lots of words, congregating in the form of sentences, paragraphs and indeed the aforementioned ‘book’, Revolutionary Road.

Comprising of over three uses of ‘the’ and a vast array of other words, Revolutionary Road is conveniently sized in the same shape you may have seen with the likes of ‘Mastiffs (Complete Pet Owner’s Manual)’ and ‘The Rough Guide to Salsa’. Its pages form perfect right-angles and (if the internet buzz is accurate) develop a yellow tinge if exposed to the sunlight for a lengthy period of time.

It’s not all positive though, the bar-code shows a distinct lack of creativity. It’s the same old tired ‘black line, white line, slightly thicker black line, white line’ combination we’ve seen countless times before.

Equally unoriginal is the uninspiring attempt to make this novel appear more cosmopolitan; the price is listed in just UK Pound Sterling and American, Canadian and Australian dollars. Notice a theme there? That’s right; WHITE.

To conclude: ducks. 9/11

Jon Bon Jovial

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