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Disturbing the Peace (Vintage Classics) - Community Reviews back

by Richard Yates
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Michael's Book Babble
Michael's Book Babble rated it 11 years ago
Yates was a master at creating terribly flawed characters. They say and do things we don't like, yet we can't help but watch them through their stories of heartbreak, adultery, alcoholism, and nervous breakdowns. This is because Yates isn't simply creating characters, but more portraits of real genu...
Cecily's book reviews
Cecily's book reviews rated it 15 years ago
This covers Yates' familiar (and heavily autobiographical) themes: alcohol, strained relationships, lack of communication, dull job in advertising/media, amateur dramatics, time in the army, depression etc and takes it to new depths: the descent into madness. Yet, as ever, he finds a new slant, so t...
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