Perfect From Now On, Revolutionary Road
Perfect From Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life by John Sellers
Okay, so I had to pick up this book because, well, it's obviously about music's affect on someone's life, and I'm all for that! It was a fun read, with a lot of sentiments I could relate to. I did, however, have to stop reading in the middle of it, and take a little break, because it was just so much personal information, overloaded with excessive footnotes (he explains why late in the book). I was glad I read it for all those little sentiments that made me feel not so abnormal, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone who doesn't obsess about bands.
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
I have to admit that I picked up this book because I heard it was being made into a movie. The plot piqued my interest, so I looked into the book, knowing that I always like reading the books before I see the movie (which explains why I haven't seen a LOT of movies).
It's the 1950s and a young married couple are trying to figure out who they are, as married life and children have almost sneaked up on them. Finding themselves in the suburbs, and living the normal working husband/stay-at-home wife life, they continually plot their out, while chastising the community they live in for being bland, boring, and passionless. Unfortunately things begin to compromise their plans to flee suburban life.
I loved the way Yates writes, and I was surprised to find myself in the middle of the book when I did- it's always best when you forget you read all of those pages, simply because the writing and the book were so good, that the pages fly by. The characters seemed so real, the plot so human, that I enjoyed it a lot.
Okay, so I had to pick up this book because, well, it's obviously about music's affect on someone's life, and I'm all for that! It was a fun read, with a lot of sentiments I could relate to. I did, however, have to stop reading in the middle of it, and take a little break, because it was just so much personal information, overloaded with excessive footnotes (he explains why late in the book). I was glad I read it for all those little sentiments that made me feel not so abnormal, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone who doesn't obsess about bands.
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
I have to admit that I picked up this book because I heard it was being made into a movie. The plot piqued my interest, so I looked into the book, knowing that I always like reading the books before I see the movie (which explains why I haven't seen a LOT of movies).
It's the 1950s and a young married couple are trying to figure out who they are, as married life and children have almost sneaked up on them. Finding themselves in the suburbs, and living the normal working husband/stay-at-home wife life, they continually plot their out, while chastising the community they live in for being bland, boring, and passionless. Unfortunately things begin to compromise their plans to flee suburban life.
I loved the way Yates writes, and I was surprised to find myself in the middle of the book when I did- it's always best when you forget you read all of those pages, simply because the writing and the book were so good, that the pages fly by. The characters seemed so real, the plot so human, that I enjoyed it a lot.
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