Easter Parade is an easy read about two sisters and their very different lives. Sarah Grimes marries quickly and has three children while Emily Grimes focuses on her career. Neither has a happy existence as each sister is deeply flawed. Easter Parade has been described as Yates's most autobiographical novel. Many, if not all, of the characters are loosely based in real people in Yates's lifetime. For some individuals, the veil that separates fiction from reality is spider web thin and they are easily identifiable. Many other details are just as transparent; right down to the name of the house on Long Island.
It has been determined through other documentation that Richard had based the character of Emily on himself. Interesting. I say interesting because I found Emily to be a sad and lonely woman. She bounced from one meaningless sexual encounter to another. Her relationships are shallow and fleeting because she is miserable at picking men or keeping friendships. At times I wanted her to find love while other times I was annoyed by her shrill personality. ( )

"Ninguna de las hermanas Grimes estaba destinada a ser feliz, y al echar una mirada retrospectiva siempre da la impresión de que los problemas comenzaron con el divorcio de sus padres." Así empieza esta magistral novela del autor de Vía Revolucionaria: la historia de dos hermanas que construyen sus vidas por caminos opuestos. Para Sarah, el matrimonio y la vida familiar son un refugio seguro, aunque no garanticen la felicidad. Emily, en cambio, busca en un hombre tras otro las respuestas que no puede darse a sí misma, y procura en vano huir de la soledad.

The writing was easy to read and the story flowed well but the characters lacked depth for me. The main character was as flat as cardboard, despite her 'promiscuous' nature I felt like she was a robot, devoid of emotion or personality. Her sister had a little more flesh to her but again I just didn't really believe any of them. I'm not sure how they overcame their 'tarnished past' because to me it felt like neither of them really accomplished anything. I'm not sure what the point of this novel was. ( )

Avec un livre qui commence comme ça, il faut bien avouer que j’étais prévenu…
Vous reprenez un petit verre ? ( )

What a masterpiece. ( )