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La carretera

La carretera

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  • Author：Cormac McCarthy
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Summary

Un pare i un fill caminen sols per un paisatge apocalíptic on res no es mou， llevat de les cendres arrossegades pel vent。 El cel és fosc i el fred és tan terrible que és capaç de trencar les pedres。 No tenen res: només una pistola per defensar-se de les bandes violentes que sotgen el camí， la roba que duen posada， un carretó amb menjar recollit de les escombraries。。。 I l’un a l’altre。 Mereixedora del Premi Pulitzer， La carretera és una novel·la magistral que planteja sense embuts un futur on no hi ha esperança， però on un pare i el seu fill resisteixen per amor。 Imponent pel que fa a la profunditat visionària， La carretera és un viatge profundament commovedor i una lúcida meditació sobre el millor i el pitjor de què som capaços。

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Reviews

Maggie Weller ，

carrying the fire

sara ，

gave me nightmares 10/10 but also not as depressing as expected

Remy ，

"CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！" But make it literature。 I find it hilarious that there is an entire web page dedicated to the vocab of this book。 How does this man know so many words， did he write the SAT？？？？ And he makes some up。 He also doesn't like apostrophes， but only sometimes。 "CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！" But make it literature。 I find it hilarious that there is an entire web page dedicated to the vocab of this book。 How does this man know so many words， did he write the SAT？？？？ And he makes some up。 He also doesn't like apostrophes， but only sometimes。 。。。more

Esther Hong ，

In the mood for a gruesome but tender survival story。 Maybe it was all that Bones and All buzz （but I didn't need that teenage romance cliche）。 Maybe I needed something to counteract the overly joyous post-COVID holiday mood。 Lol。"[T]he persuasive juxtaposition of the mundane and the apocalyptic is a sign of the book's quiet greatness。""[I]t is the story of a father and his son fighting for survival in the midst of universal destruction。""And we're carrying the fire。 Yes。"I'm such a sucker for F In the mood for a gruesome but tender survival story。 Maybe it was all that Bones and All buzz （but I didn't need that teenage romance cliche）。 Maybe I needed something to counteract the overly joyous post-COVID holiday mood。 Lol。"[T]he persuasive juxtaposition of the mundane and the apocalyptic is a sign of the book's quiet greatness。""[I]t is the story of a father and his son fighting for survival in the midst of universal destruction。""And we're carrying the fire。 Yes。"I'm such a sucker for Faulker/Hemingway writing sometimes。 McCarthy is pretty dece。 His prose is succinct and there's a certain coolness to it。 There are just a lot of words that we don't use （or at least I don't use） in everyday life， so some of the content might be lost on me 'cause I didn't look up ALL of the unfamiliar words。 I did look up sextant。 And catamite。 The latter scarred me。Also， Kitty Craft is nice music to read to。 。。。more

Hallie Altwies ，

I think I ultimately really loved this book。 It’s hard to endure the completely unrelenting despair that makes up the storyline but there is a faint hopefulness that kinda makes matters seem worthwhile。 The father son relationship is the purest thing ever and their dialogue is weirdly comforting to me

Kuba Potrykus ，

To nie była łatwa lektura， ale zdołałem polubić się z McCarthym， momentami nawet bardzo。 Jego styl mnie gryzie。 Zwodzi prostym językiem， który szybko okazuje się monotonny i pełen specjalistycznych słówek， przez które trzeba co chwilę sięgać do słownika。 Narracja jest rwana i kontrintuicyjna， ale ma swój urok - momentami odniosłem wrażenie， że to wszystko było pisane pod wpływem chwili， krótkiego natchnienia， jakby autor nerwowo próbował zdążyć przelać myśli na papier。 Szkoda， że tak nie było ci To nie była łatwa lektura， ale zdołałem polubić się z McCarthym， momentami nawet bardzo。 Jego styl mnie gryzie。 Zwodzi prostym językiem， który szybko okazuje się monotonny i pełen specjalistycznych słówek， przez które trzeba co chwilę sięgać do słownika。 Narracja jest rwana i kontrintuicyjna， ale ma swój urok - momentami odniosłem wrażenie， że to wszystko było pisane pod wpływem chwili， krótkiego natchnienia， jakby autor nerwowo próbował zdążyć przelać myśli na papier。 Szkoda， że tak nie było ciągle。 Sama opowieść za to jest naprawdę świetna， czarna jak smoła， podana na surowo。 Zawsze byłem fanem takich posępnych， twardych historii i ta nie zawiodła。 Ukazując strawiony przez pożary świat udało się wpleść dość poetycki obraz codzienności odchodzącej w zapomnienie。 Małe rzeczy， jak scena gdy ojciec daje dziecku znaleźną puszkę coli， traktowane są z sakralną powagą， bo to ocalałe symbole dawnego świata。 Nie udało się całkowicie uniknąć pretensjonalności， ale na to przymykam oko， bo całość mnie ujęła。 A zwłaszcza， że udało się w ten cały mrok wpleść światełko miłości ojca i syna。 Ciężko mi tą książkę ocenić。 Nie będę kłamać， kilkukrotnie się wynudziłem i chciałem przerzucić się na jakiś inny tytuł。 Natomiast całokształt się rehabilituje i w jakimś stopniu wynagradza。 Zobaczę， jak Droga zachowa mi się w pamięci。 Na razie 3 gwiazdki。 。。。more

Caleb Swan ，

The Road is a post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's need for a close bonding relationship to survive on their journey south to run from the harsh winters of the north where they had stayed。 The two scavenge food， water， materials， and other resources to survive and must keep hope throughout their journey。 The novel was especially moving in the end， with the relationship between the father and son peaking after enduring all of their harrowing experiences together。 It made me feel extrem The Road is a post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's need for a close bonding relationship to survive on their journey south to run from the harsh winters of the north where they had stayed。 The two scavenge food， water， materials， and other resources to survive and must keep hope throughout their journey。 The novel was especially moving in the end， with the relationship between the father and son peaking after enduring all of their harrowing experiences together。 It made me feel extremely sad， but satisfied and hopeful for whatever was next to come。 I think The Road was really good in showing the human body in survival mode and had great suspense during times of near-death experiences。 I also learned that eating too quickly and too much after starving for too long makes you throw up， which is something I am absolutely terrified of， next to dying。 What this novel taught me is that even though nuclear warfare isn't explicitly mentioned in the book， it is a scary future to imagine with the possibility of Nuclear armageddon that humans can derive back to basics in order to survive because of our basic survival instincts。 It is a future that no one should ever wish upon， and this book isn't too far from being realistic to prompt itself as a warning for the worst outcome in the future。 Overall， I would recommend this book to a peer for it is not too long and not too difficult to comprehend， but has enough depth in a simple plot for a reader to experience feelings of sadness and loss， as well as hope and persistence。 。。。more

Los libros de Bruno Los libros de Bruno ，

4。5 Me parece una novela del tipo que una vez que empiezas no puedes parar， de inmediato el escritor te hace saltar en aquella carretera donde padre e hijo atesoran cada pertenencia o comida que encuentran。 Muy buena novela para leer en un dos por tres

Geoffrey Williston ，

My favorite book

Carrie O'Sullivan ，

Very dark and disturbing， but so well written。。。

Adrian Płotka ，

8/10

Lauren Peterson ，

Cormac McCarthy walks readers beside a father and son on their desperate journey across a ravaged， postapocalyptic country in his book The Road。 McCarthy incorporates elements mainly from the sci-fi genre in this dystopian classic， although there is a touch of horror to it as well。 For a book so dark， so bleak， so hopeless， there is also an overwhelming amount of love in it。 In their darkest moments—which are pretty much constant— it is clear the only thing the father and son are holding onto is Cormac McCarthy walks readers beside a father and son on their desperate journey across a ravaged， postapocalyptic country in his book The Road。 McCarthy incorporates elements mainly from the sci-fi genre in this dystopian classic， although there is a touch of horror to it as well。 For a book so dark， so bleak， so hopeless， there is also an overwhelming amount of love in it。 In their darkest moments—which are pretty much constant— it is clear the only thing the father and son are holding onto isn’t hope， but to each other。 It is a hard and heartbreaking read about tenacity in the face of despair， survival and the unbreakable bonds of a parent and child。 The Road is already considered a classic and will be sure to continue on with that legacy for generations of readers to come。 4。5 stars 。。。more

Emily ，

🤨 u guys liked this shit？

frankee ，

7 stars

Barry Cross ，

There is apparently an unending seeking for dystopian fiction， in this assertion I'm considering all of the tales proffering up bleak imagery， involving end of the world scenarios。 To my minds eye they are all of the "What if" variety， looking the authors may tell us of a 'Future Society' if this， that， or the other， events were to ever occur。 But what struck me strongly from this novel， is that there is absolutely no need to wonder about the future， to try and imagine the possibility of such ev There is apparently an unending seeking for dystopian fiction， in this assertion I'm considering all of the tales proffering up bleak imagery， involving end of the world scenarios。 To my minds eye they are all of the "What if" variety， looking the authors may tell us of a 'Future Society' if this， that， or the other， events were to ever occur。 But what struck me strongly from this novel， is that there is absolutely no need to wonder about the future， to try and imagine the possibility of such events ever occurring。 Because these events have been perpetually occurring， since the very dawn of human civilisation。 The entire history of people on planet earth is one of man made catastrophes， all of the wars， even famines have been caused by mankind， in the ways that it has organised its societies。 Even slavery has been around for millennia， indeed there is absolutely nothing new under the sun， when it comes to mans inhumanity to his fellow human beings。Of course every single human society that has ever existed assumed that it was utterly unique， and each succeeding one has had the same selfish intent， of rarely learning from the mistakes of their predecessors。I'm just reading this book totally by chance as I'm staying at my son Jamie's place over the seasons holidays， as I'd just read the only novel I had brought with me and he picked this one out of his collection。He'd seen the movie already and presumably decided to get the book on the strength of it。 I on the other had had neither seen nor heard of either of the book or film before I embarked on it， though I feel a decision to read a film review was mistaken。I also feel that reading some of the copious reviewers comments while endeavouring to commence it was also short sided， as I came away with the serious consideration of did any of these people read the same book， as their experiences certainly weren't mine。 Indeed I've read this book quicker than any other， if I'd been given this at home I certainly feel that I would probably， only have read a handful of pages before putting it down。 Really the only reason that I have continued reading was that I wanted to percevere with it， it was the overwhelming desire to finally have done with that has kept me going unto the very end of it。I have however learnt something from reading this story， I am making some somewhat amateurish attempts at novel writing myself， and I came upon a serious realisation regarding a central character of mine。 That I hadn't really managed to create any sense of identity for it， and how were my readers ever to be expected to relate to it otherwise。 For my problem with being able to get into this story is that I simply couldn't identify with the principle characters， it was not until the story had developed sufficiently to really describe their predicament， that I could feel any sense of empathy for them。I suppose that the film would be able to sufficiently short circuit these considerations， as I could then see both who the characters are and what they are up against。 But for my mind it's the authors job to make the readers want to get to know their characters， and want to follow them on their journey， and to endure their trials and tribulations unto escape or victory。 。。。more

Dario Rebernik ，

One of the better recent survival stories， if not the best。 The characters， the setting， and the overall tone are so well composed that you can almost touch and breathe the ash that covers the world。

Shar ，

I just picked this novel off the shelf at my local library。 This pandemic （almost 3 years already！） has been very trying for everyone （to say the least）， and I feel greatly affected by the increased online activity， unreasonable work demands， and constant fear and disappointments。 I just wanted some escapism to take me away from current world conditions。 I had seen the film based on this book but I have never read anything from this author before。 Due to constant and unreasonable demands at work I just picked this novel off the shelf at my local library。 This pandemic （almost 3 years already！） has been very trying for everyone （to say the least）， and I feel greatly affected by the increased online activity， unreasonable work demands， and constant fear and disappointments。 I just wanted some escapism to take me away from current world conditions。 I had seen the film based on this book but I have never read anything from this author before。 Due to constant and unreasonable demands at work to increase my time spent online and pick up IT skills immediately （constantly） without any training， I feel that my brain has been fried。 At this time， I can not handle any novel that is too academically challenging for me。 In the past， I would have loved such a novel， as I could expand my vocabulary and knowledge。 This one， for me， was too challenging。 The level of vocabulary is beyond my scope， I am sorry to say。 Also， I would say that on almost each page， there was a sentence or phrase that I did not understand， taking me out of the story。 I understand the setting and premise from what I remember from having seen the movie many years ago。 There had been a nuclear explosion/war which has caused the surface of the earth to be covered with ashes and killed most trees and wildlife。 The man and boy are walking south to a warmer climate。 However， my inability to understand the writing made me unable to enjoy and immerse myself in the story。This is not important but I noticed that the author did not use an apostrophe for some contractions such as dont， cant， wasnt， and so on。 But he did use the apostrophe for other cases: he'd， it's （it is）， hadnt， there'd， I'm， we're， we'll， that's， etc。 Another inconsistency is the absence of a comma when it is necessary for comprehension such as here， after an introductory clause: "He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke。" Perhaps these odd choices are supposed to convey uncertainity or the destruction of civilization。Sometimes， when the narrator is describing the scenery， for example， the writing is just too "flowery" for me to enjoy。 At other times， the writing is very direct and childlike， perhaps to instil a sense of urgency or mundaneness， I'm not sure。 The two voices （so to speak） threw me off。 For instance:"He pulled the blue plastic tarp off of him and folded it and carried it out to the grocery cart and packed it and came back with their plates and some cornmeal cakes in a plastic bag and a plastic bottle of syrup。 He spread the small tarp they used for a table on the ground and laid everything out and he took the pistol from his belt and laid it on the cloth and then he just sat watching the boy sleep。"It was as if there were different narrators。 One was "high literature" （what I call "flowery"） and the other was "childlike" with long sentences composed of simple phrases connected by the word "and"。 I gave up after 14 pages。 Some vocabulary or phrases that I could not comprehend as below。 Flowstone as in "light playing over the wet flowstone walls"。 I have never heard of this word， "flowstone"。 "Like pilgrims in a fable swallowed up and lost among the inward parts of some granitic beast"。 I assumed "granitic" meant "of granite"。 This sentence is just too "flowery" for my taste。 Flues as in "deep stone flues where the water dripped and sang [in a cave]"。 I understand that a flue is a pipe or duct; something manmade。 I didn't know there could be a flue in a cave。Rimstone as in "rimstone pool"。 I have never heard of this word， "rimstone"。Blacktop。 I had never heard of this word but， from the context， I guessed it meant a paved road such as asphalt。"blind wire" as in "sagging hands of blind wire strung from the blackened lightpoles"。 I guess a "lightpole" is a what we call a lamp post but I have no idea what "blind wire" is。 Gryke; cauterized terrain; balefire; "her nipples pipeclayed" ？？？"He'd watched a falcon fall down the long blue wall of the mountain and break with the keel of its breastbone the midmost from a flight of cranes。" What does that mean？ Did the falcon fall down （descend） and then break （stop discending）？ Did the falcon physically break something？ Did the falcon use the keel of its own breastbone to snatch a crane？ Did the falcon break the breastbone of a crane？ Was there a group of cranes flying and the falcon snatched a crane that was in the middle of the group？ And how can a mountain be blue？ I understand nothing of the following passage: "He rose and stood tottering in that cold autistic dark with his arms outheld for balance while the vestibular calculations in his skull cranked out their reckonings。 An old chronicle。 To seek out the upright。 No fall but preceded by a declination。 。。。 Upright to what？ Something nameless in the night， lode or matrix。 To which he and the stars were common satellite。 Like the great pendulum in its rotunda scribing through the long day movements of the universe of which you may say it knows nothing and yet know it must。" I also saw another native speaker had posted this sentence on Reddit， asking for an explanation of the meaning。 No one responded。 "In an old batboard smokehouse they found a ham gambreled up in a high corner。。。。he'd heard bulldrums beating somewhere。" Someone in a google group suggested "board and batten siding" and "big bass drums"。 If an "educated native speaker" must to go to online groups for help in comprehension， then the author and/or editor has not done an acceptable job， I would think。Written in the good times of 2006， before the global economic meltdown。 Most people nowadays （January 2023） are experiencing so much frustration after almost 3 years of the pandemic， fears of new virus strains， supply chain distruptions， and so on。 There is frustration everywhere （drivers; commuters on public transit; students at schools; customers in grocery stores）。 I just could not continue with this novel。 I do not have the resilience or brain capacity to fully appreciate the writing style。Good luck and best wishes。 。。。more

Carla （happiestwhenreading） ，

I feel like I either tried to read this one years ago， or I did and I just don't remember it。 I'm glad I gave it a second chance though because it really hit me hard。 Yes， it's bleak。 It's dark。 It's horribly heartbreaking。 It follows two survivors - an unnamed man and his son - as they travel through an absolute wasteland of destruction that's covered in ash。 They're foraging for food and trying their best to avoid other gangs of cannibals。 At this point in time， these two are almost as afraid I feel like I either tried to read this one years ago， or I did and I just don't remember it。 I'm glad I gave it a second chance though because it really hit me hard。 Yes， it's bleak。 It's dark。 It's horribly heartbreaking。 It follows two survivors - an unnamed man and his son - as they travel through an absolute wasteland of destruction that's covered in ash。 They're foraging for food and trying their best to avoid other gangs of cannibals。 At this point in time， these two are almost as afraid of living as they are of dying。 I think the parent perspective is what hit me the hardest。 I tend to think I'll be one of the first people to volunteer to die in a post apocalyptic scenerio like this， but I also know if either of my two children are still alive， I will have no choice but to continue to do my best to protect them at all costs。 And that's what this father did for his son - continued to scavange for food and provide hope to a kid that doesn't quite have the awareness of the full picture like his dad did。 The last few pages absolutely gutted me。。。and I can't stop thinking about what happened next。 。。。more

Aysha Ross ，

I honestly don't know how this won a Pulitzer。 I thought the characters were one dimensional and the dialog was terrible。 The ending of the book had a possibility of redeeming the book， but I felt it was rushed and didn't conclude in the epiphany/ intellectual discovery that I think he was trying to make， or at least didn't make it well。 The whole book just fell flat。 I honestly don't know how this won a Pulitzer。 I thought the characters were one dimensional and the dialog was terrible。 The ending of the book had a possibility of redeeming the book， but I felt it was rushed and didn't conclude in the epiphany/ intellectual discovery that I think he was trying to make， or at least didn't make it well。 The whole book just fell flat。 。。。more

Lucy Mortlock ，

Beautifully written， absolutely heartbreaking。 I don't think I could put myself through it again。 Beautifully written， absolutely heartbreaking。 I don't think I could put myself through it again。 。。。more

Sharon Howle ，

My son read this book and gave it to me， not my usual read， but I loved it！ Great read， easy flowing， and quite gripping 。

romahazz ，

I couldn’t put it down。

Igor Ghidotti ，

Not the best book ever。 The story is pretty interesting， with this adventure in the depressing post-nuclear war world， with this father and his son。 It is indeed， really depressing， especially the ending， which makes sense but。。。 I don't know。。。 I can't give it more than 3 stars， this book is overrated in my opinion。 Not the best book ever。 The story is pretty interesting， with this adventure in the depressing post-nuclear war world， with this father and his son。 It is indeed， really depressing， especially the ending， which makes sense but。。。 I don't know。。。 I can't give it more than 3 stars， this book is overrated in my opinion。 。。。more

Montana Allen ，

absolutely sickening。 what a fantastic read

Grace Lardner ，

Fierce

Alina Meriacre ，

4，7*

OscarBooker ，

Este es simplemente un librazo。 La desolación， la desesperanza， las crisis existenciales， los ambientes lúgubres e inhóspitos， todo hace de este libro algo único que debes leer。 En este libro realmente no importan los personas， aunque si son muy buenos， pero realmente son las narraciones de éste y sus descripciones。 Son brutales y casi poéticos。 Sus diferentes análisis existencialistas son increíbles“Donde los hombres no pueden vivir a los dioses no les va mucho mejor。 Es preferible estar solo。 Este es simplemente un librazo。 La desolación， la desesperanza， las crisis existenciales， los ambientes lúgubres e inhóspitos， todo hace de este libro algo único que debes leer。 En este libro realmente no importan los personas， aunque si son muy buenos， pero realmente son las narraciones de éste y sus descripciones。 Son brutales y casi poéticos。 Sus diferentes análisis existencialistas son increíbles“Donde los hombres no pueden vivir a los dioses no les va mucho mejor。 Es preferible estar solo。 O sea que espero que no sea verdad eso que ha dicho porque coincidir en la carretera con el último Dios sería terrible y por eso confío en que no sea verdad。 Las cosas mejorarán cuando todo el mundo haya desparecido” （p。137）No hay mucho que les pueda decir más que no es una lectura sencilla por lo denso que es todo。 Sencillo de leer pero denso de digerir。 Los humanos somos animales al borde del caos。 Esa es la lección。 Pero somos animales con capacidad de albergar esperanza。 。。。more

WormEyedZombie ，

My first big disappointment of the year。 I'm aware of the fact that this is a widely acclaimed book （a Pulitzer prize winner no less） and I can kinda see how Cormac McCarthy's writing style may have its fans， but no， it's just not for me。 I'm sorry， but to me， this was almost mind-numbing at times。 The repetitive descriptions （everything is cold and damp and gray and covered in soot and ashes， and then it is again， and then again some more） and the GODAWFUL dialogue （by the end I dreaded every t My first big disappointment of the year。 I'm aware of the fact that this is a widely acclaimed book （a Pulitzer prize winner no less） and I can kinda see how Cormac McCarthy's writing style may have its fans， but no， it's just not for me。 I'm sorry， but to me， this was almost mind-numbing at times。 The repetitive descriptions （everything is cold and damp and gray and covered in soot and ashes， and then it is again， and then again some more） and the GODAWFUL dialogue （by the end I dreaded every time a character said 'I know'， 'of course' and worst of all 'okay'） tested my patience all too frequently。 And to think they say this is one of his most 'readable' books！ If that is true， I'm afraid I won't be checking out much else from his body of work anytime soon。 。。。more

Claire Silverstein ，

horrifying。 gripping。 beautiful。 somehow i couldn’t put it down despite the monotony。 this book will leave you with so many questions but also a complete understanding。 if you like books to follow rules or generally have structure you will probably hate this book thoroughly。

David Martinez ，

Still haunts me

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=La carretera

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=La carretera&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,La carretera&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0