Revolutionary Road Audiobook By Richard Yates cover art

Revolutionary Road

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Revolutionary Road

By: Richard Yates
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $18.00

Buy for $18.00

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • Frank and April Wheeler are a bright, beautiful, talented couple in the 1950s whose perfect suburban life is about to crumble in this "moving and absorbing story” (The Atlantic Monthly) from one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century.

"The Great Gatsby of my time...one of the best books by a member of my generation." —Kurt Vonnegut, acclaimed author of Slaughterhouse-Five

Perhaps Frank and April Wheeler married too young and started a family too early. Maybe Frank's job is dull. And April never saw herself as a housewife. Yet they have always lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. But now that certainty is about to unravel. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves.

In his introduction to this edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the lasting influence and enduring power of Revolutionary Road.

©2000 Richard Yates (P)2008 Random House Audio 20th Century Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Heartfelt

Critic reviews

“A powerful treatment of a characteristically American theme, which might be labeled ‘trapped.' ... A highly impressive performance. It is written with perception, force and awareness of complexity and ambiguity, and it tells a moving and absorbing story.” —The Atlantic Monthly

"The Great Gatsby of my time ... one of the best books by a member of my generation." —Kurt Vonnegut, acclaimed author of Slaughterhouse-Five

"Beautifully crafted ... a remarkable and deeply troubling book." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

Featured Article: 40+ Inspirational Quotes for When You Need Some Words of Reassurance


When life gets tough or self-doubt strikes, a few words of inspiration can make an incredible difference. And who better to turn to for words of inspiration than gifted authors? In this collection of quotes from noted novelists, poets, and memoirists, you'll find the right words to lift your spirits and keep you shining. From a variety of celebrated authors, these quotes will inspire you to follow your dreams, face your fears, do what's right, and believe in yourself.

Featured Article 40+ Inspirational Quotes for When You Need Some Words of Reassurance
Powerful Story • Realistic Characters • Thought-provoking Themes • Brilliant Writing • Skilled Voice Modulation
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
Yates was doing suburban malaise decades before people were talking about the latest Mad Men episode (not to bash Mad Men... love that, too). His characters and dialogue are sharp and drip with subtext.
Excellent book and reader.

Wow

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Revolutionary Road is honestly written. The writing is clean and to the point, and the characters seem real. Though the story is very serious, the book has lots of humor. Yates was a masterful author.

Honest

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Without a doubt, one of the best books I've read. Richard Yates is a master of the written word. Some of the chapters of this book will stay with me forever.

Superbly written, excellently narrated.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Beautifully written and exquisitely narrated, this book is captivating. Though the story is not uplifting, the characters are real and their plight is familiar nearly 50 years after the story was written. While it would be easy for the listener to judge the Wheelers and the Campbells harshly, to do so would be to fall into the same trap that captured them.

Amazing Listen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Brilliant performance, really loved the audiobook; the story is chilling and fascinating at the same time.

Perfect audiobook

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The best novel about middle-class life and anxieties since Madame Bovary. The narration is great too: Mark Bramhall's rendition of the characters is completely spot-on (and often hilarious).

Great novel and narrator

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is a wonderful novel, one that beautifully captures the resignation, hopelessness, and cowardice that often comes with settling down. Yates is brilliant writer and Mark Bramhall's narration is truly first rate. Highly recommended. #Matrimony #MidLife #Tagsgiving #Sweepstakes

Our unfulfilled lives

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This novel is a masterpiece. The writing, the characters, the plot . . . everything. Is it heavy? Yes, it's very heavy. Is it depressing? Is tragedy depressing? Get ready for a good old fashioned catharsis! In parts it's funny and moving as well as serving as a stinging, unflinching criticism of American culture. The prose at points approaches poetry. The narrator is excellent. It takes place in the 50s but it hasn't lost anything in timeliness. The issues confronted are equally relevant today, perhaps more so. You won't be sorry if you give this a go.

Fantastic

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I found this book to be one I did not want to stop listening to; it got me through several sessions at the gym. Although the story is a very depressing one, it held my interest. It is well written and I thought the reader did an excellent job. The characters were all believable, like people you may know. I highly recommend this book if you can deal with unhappy stories.

Compelling

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Completely different than most books I read, so it was a very nice treat. Great story and very good writing; characters jump right off the page (or audio). Hope the movie of the same title is as good.

Loved it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews