Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

This novel is set in 1950's American suburbia. The main characters, Frank and April, seem to have it all, home, children, successful career. What I found interesting is how the novel follows their internal thoughts and fantasies. Each believes they are unique and creative, superior to those around them, and their attraction to each other seems to be based on each encouraging that idea in the other. As the little disappointments in life chip away at their idea of themselves, they turn to increasingly desperate measures to keep the fantasy alive. In some ways, their attitudes reflect the contempt and rejection of middle class America that dominated the 1960s. A thought provoking book. (