The Road (edit title)

• Rated 5 stars

“I couldnt make up my mind to give this 4 or 5 stars but in the end went with 5 stars because I think this is a book which Ill continue to think about for a long time and it got under my skin.

The book is about a man and boy who are struggling to survive as they make thier way towards the coast. We know that some event has taken place which has detroyed all life including most plant life and animals. The only things to eat are tinned food they come across as they are unable to eat animals as there are none and even if they could cultivate land for food they couldnt stay in one place for any length of time due to the roaming cannibals going around the road hunting down people like the man and boy. So you are left with a hopeless situation and I guess the question is if there is no future whats the point? Well the man sees in the boy a great hope and is his only reason for carrying on even though they are both starving.

First off I can completely understand why people will not like this book, we know no details of this event that has taken place, no details on the backgrounds of the man and boy (well very little) and I can understand how this would bother people. If your the sort of person that likes everything tied up at the end of a book then perhaps this wont be for you.

I can however get past this and these details were not important to me as I read the book. Its about the depth of feeling between these two people along with the struggle and hope they have and in this the book works brilliantly.

I dont think Ive ever been more desperate for a happy ending for these characters in my life (and ive read some depressing stuff) I was reading on scared that something terrible was going to happen to them which is another reason its got 5 stars from me.”

• Rated 0 stars

“Scary and grim but not nearly as greusome as I feared. But, at some point, I started to wonder, what is the point? That a post apocolyptic world is awful? Got that. Not really sure what else. Still, it drew me in, I started to feel like I was starving in a cold and dead world. ”

• Rated 5 stars

“Fantastic book. Highly recommend to all who want a smart and exciting and thought provoking book about a parents love for their child and survival.”

• Rated 3 stars

“great so far...”

• Rated 0 stars

“intriguing...dismal but couldnt put it down, through the bleak picture you are hoping right along with the man...
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• Rated 3 stars

“the only word to describe it is: haunting.”

• Rated 3 stars

“Bleak”

• Rated 2 stars

“really twisted and depressing”

• Rated 4 stars

“Scary, disturbing, could not put it down. Such a great read. Edge of your seat.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Cormac McCarthy records his imagination of life in an post-apocalyptic world in his novel: The Road. This novel is about a man, and a boy, the son of the man. Together they travel down the road towards the south in order to escape the approaching winter climate. They walk though the dark, empty and vast world; it holds nothing but eerie tranquility. On rare occasions would they see other beings like them. McCarthy writes about their search for answers, and "good people", people who have not become savage due to the cataclysm causing the destruction of the world.

I love this book. It is so beautifully written; its written unlike any other novel. One aspect of the novel that I loved so much was the dialogue between the man and the boy. The lines were short and simple, but they were filled with emotion and sorrow, scattered with speckles of hope. The relationship and interaction that McCarthy created in this novel sent shivers down my spine (seriously), and provoked me to read more. The descriptions of scenery and setting were great. McCarthy's choice of words really created vivid pictures of the setting in my mind. It also seems to be that McCarthy knows what he's talking about. He understands the survival skills that he writes about; they're not poorly written or falsely put together. It's pretty cool. The entire novel was bittersweet. The book made me feel various feelings of fear, sadness, hope, suspense and love. There were also parts in the book where I wanted to chuckle. So, I think The Road is a very astounding novel, and I would definitely recommend it. It is a very beautiful piece of literature. :)”