The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Tao Lin
The Rumpus Book Club talks with Tao Lin about Richard Yates, writing what you want to read, and when it’s okay to steal a book:
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Horn! Reviews Richard Yates
Rumpus Book Club member and artist extraordinaire Kevin Thomas has reviewed this month’s book club selection, Richard Yates. As usual, he did his review in the form of a comic. Also as usual, it is fantastic. Check out “Horn! ‘Reviews’ Richard Yates” after the jump:
...moreThe Rumpus: One Year Later
While it is now one month later, we’d like to thank everyone who came out for ONE YEAR LATER, the Rumpus anniversary party co-presented by The Rumpus and sister-mag HTMLGIANT at Broadway East, a charming place where Chinatown meets the Lower East Side.
...moreA Rabid Fan of the Novel Revolutionary Road Compares It to the Film
Dear Hollywood,
It has come to my attention that you keep adapting my favorite novels [see Atonement, Revolutionary Road, et. al.], and turning them into mediocre movies. Cease and desist! Get your own ideas!
...moreWhat Was Revolutionary Road Really About?
Often thought of us the ultimate anti-suburban novel, Adelle Waldman argues Revolutionary Road was actually an indictment of those who would blame the suburbs for their own failure.
A Quiet Violence
“Frank and April Wheeler are the reverse of the unhappy family in Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard. They have already tasted the fruits and sweets of the big city, and qualified as urban—perhaps better say urbane—sophisticates. But you know how it is.
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