Richard Yates is a preeminent storyteller of the 20th century; literary pundits agree that Revolutionary Road represents the pinnacle of his career. Set in post-war America in the 1950's, this is a tale of the insidious routines that capitalist societies construct around their constituents to acculturate them--to entrap them. This ingeniously crafted novel is assuredly a masterpiece.
Reviewed by: Odysseus
Book Review: ‘Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything,’ by Colette Shade
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In a vibrant collection of “essays on the future that never was,” Colette
Shade takes a cold look at the cheery promise of the 2000s.
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