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Next In Line

By Matt Margolis | June 29, 2007

I have no more science fiction stories lined up after finishing Planet of the Apes, so, my next book to start will be Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates.

I learned about the book, interestingly enough, from Nick Hornby. In his novel A Long Way Down, one of the characters, J.J., had planned to jump off a building with a copy of the book:

Earlier that week—Christmas Day, to be precise—I’d finished Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, which is a totally awesome novel. I was actually going to jump with a copy, not only because it would have been cool, and would’ve added a little mystique to my death, but becuase it might have been a good way of getting more people to read it.

Well, that short reference to the book got me interested in reading it myself. I bought it a month ago, but haven’t started it yet. I’ve also learned that the novel has been adapted for film and will be released next year. So, I definitely want to read it sooner than later and have now decided not to let myself put it off any further.

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