The Road
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- Author：Cormac McCarthy
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Summary
A father and his young son walk alone through burned America。 Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind。 Their destination is the coast， although they don't know what， if anything， awaits them there。 They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road。
Reviews
Glo Aleotti
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A heart moving story of how hope can survive death。
Sharon LaCrosse
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The place， with it's darkness， is full of the love one gets from another。 Especially the love of a parent and child。 In the best sense of the relationship。 The place， with it's darkness， is full of the love one gets from another。 Especially the love of a parent and child。 In the best sense of the relationship。 。。。more
Kourtney Hicks
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i didn’t really like the writing style but i though the story was nice
Charlotte Knight
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I’ve really sat and processed this book， It’s a writing style I struggle with。 McCarthy has a unique gift of being so beautifully poetic yet blunt and to the point。 Hopelessness is the main emotion I felt， however the emotions are so layered。 We are in a Barron post-apocalypse。 The world is dangerous， food is sparse and the few survivors are hungry， savage you could say。A man and his boy travel the road in search of survival， scavenging for food and warmth。 They cannot stay anywhere too long， it I’ve really sat and processed this book， It’s a writing style I struggle with。 McCarthy has a unique gift of being so beautifully poetic yet blunt and to the point。 Hopelessness is the main emotion I felt， however the emotions are so layered。 We are in a Barron post-apocalypse。 The world is dangerous， food is sparse and the few survivors are hungry， savage you could say。A man and his boy travel the road in search of survival， scavenging for food and warmth。 They cannot stay anywhere too long， it’s not safe the others are ‘the bad guys’。 The man’s worries over his son’s mental health is so profound。 You cannot un-see what has been seen！You can feel his internal torture knowing there’s no going back， the child will never be the same again。 The amount of poetic and profound quotes I could pull from this book blew me away！ I know this will be a book I’ll pick up again and again。 I can’t wait to read more of McCarthy’s work， I’ll be adding some more to my list that’s for sure！ 。。。more
Runge
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The game was better。
Kaitlyn Bancroft
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Pardon my French， but what the hell did I just read？？？ I’m not sure how to even begin unpacking this book， let alone how to rate it。 One to two stars because the writing was often pretentious and the style choices sometimes felt arbitrary and strange？ Four to five stars because just as often the writing was heartbreakingly beautiful？ One to two stars because this is easily the darkest， most bizarre， most disturbing thing I’ve ever read？ Four to five stars because it still managed to end on a hop Pardon my French， but what the hell did I just read？？？ I’m not sure how to even begin unpacking this book， let alone how to rate it。 One to two stars because the writing was often pretentious and the style choices sometimes felt arbitrary and strange？ Four to five stars because just as often the writing was heartbreakingly beautiful？ One to two stars because this is easily the darkest， most bizarre， most disturbing thing I’ve ever read？ Four to five stars because it still managed to end on a hopeful note and bring me to tears with its message about the powerful， incomprehensible bond between father and son？ Guess I better go with three stars， then。 If you couldn’t tell， I’m struggling with how I feel about this one。 Has a bleaker， more horrific story world ever existed？ This book routinely appalled and disturbed me， yet I couldn’t put it down to save my life。 It was like a train wreck that I couldn’t look away from — a sublimely written， shockingly brutal train wreck。 Simply put， this book isn’t for the faint of heart; not when the man and the boy are chased by flesh-hungry cannibals and not when the man and boy’s bond is so overwhelmingly powerful in the face of such sickening atrocities that all a reader can do is cry。 How am I supposed to process this book？ How am I supposed to recover from it？ That said， I definitely disagree with some of the writing style choices。 Cormac McCarthy’s constant use of sentence fragments initially drove me nuts， and the lack of quotation marks really threw me off。 I got used to the sentence fragments， and eventually accepted the lack of quotation marks because I think McCarthy’s intention was to show that the man and the boy have been so long removed from civilized people — and the world is so decimated — that it’s like their voices no longer exist。 The lack of quotation marks blurs the line between thought and speech， and I think that works for this story; but I never saw any pattern or purpose to McCarthy’s arbitrary use of apostrophes。 Whatever he intended by that， it only ever looked wrong to me。I will say， though， that while I wondered why we never get the names of our protagonists and why we never learn exactly what event effectively ended the world， I ultimately thought both of those choices worked。 The point of the book isn’t the names of the characters or the destruction of the world; it’s not about who these people were before， it’s not about how the world was prior to its death。 It’s about who the characters are now and what the world is like in the moments they’re surviving it。 Not naming them and not defining this story world’s apocalypse contributed significantly to the desolation and detachment so prevalent on every page。 I’m truly baffled by the fact that McCarthy created and mentally lived in this world for the weeks and months he spent writing “The Road。” It’s certainly not the kind of world I’d want to create or explore。 But for everything this book is — gruesome， harrowing， an unforgiving study of the most monstrous facets of humanity — it’s also a breathtakingly， heart-shatteringly beautiful look at the lengths a parent will go to in order to protect， provide for， and love their child。…“He knew only that his child was his warrant。 He said: if he is not the word of God God never spoke。” …“But who will find him if he’s lost？ Who will find the little boy？Goodness will find the little boy。 It always has。 It always will。”…Yep， I’m gonna go lose it again。 I might not ever fully get over this one。 。。。more
Vigaeu
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With this book you start to reflect on the things you have
companion_book
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"Dziesięć tysięcy marzeń zamkniętych w grobowcach ich zwęglonych serc。" 3 "Dziesięć tysięcy marzeń zamkniętych w grobowcach ich zwęglonych serc。" 3 。。。more
Daniel Barragan
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Too predictable。 This same tale has been told countless times。 The only salient thing is how the father treats the poor kid like garbage。 Wasn't a fan of that。 Too predictable。 This same tale has been told countless times。 The only salient thing is how the father treats the poor kid like garbage。 Wasn't a fan of that。 。。。more
Dustin
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The book The Road was one of my new favorite books。 It always kept me engaged and I was never uninterested in the story。 There were some dark points in the movie like how they always made sure they had two bullets in the revolver。 One for the father and one for the son。 It really just reinforced that even our main characters are struggling and show how dangerous and violent the world they live in now。 Their journey to get to the ocean was amazing as they encountered all the different people on t The book The Road was one of my new favorite books。 It always kept me engaged and I was never uninterested in the story。 There were some dark points in the movie like how they always made sure they had two bullets in the revolver。 One for the father and one for the son。 It really just reinforced that even our main characters are struggling and show how dangerous and violent the world they live in now。 Their journey to get to the ocean was amazing as they encountered all the different people on their journey and showed even the father's true colors。 The ending was really good in my opinion as the ending was sad but it showed how the kid really was able to find the good guys and is now traveling with the man， his wife， and two children。 I’ve been struggling to find a book that's really satisfied me for a while and I'm happy I was able to find the satisfaction I needed with this book。 。。。more
Nikolay Peev
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Една от най-добре написаните книги， които съм чел。Истинска модерна класика。В този роман няма нито една излишна дума。 Абсолютното доказателство， че не броят страници или безкрайните словоизлияния на автора， а майсторството на изказа и внушението， което оставя у читателя， е истинското изкуство。В превода и изданието си на български език "Пергамент прес" също са се справили изключително добре。 Една от най-добре написаните книги， които съм чел。Истинска модерна класика。В този роман няма нито една излишна дума。 Абсолютното доказателство， че не броят страници или безкрайните словоизлияния на автора， а майсторството на изказа и внушението， което оставя у читателя， е истинското изкуство。В превода и изданието си на български език "Пергамент прес" също са се справили изключително добре。 。。。more
Jon
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Darkest book I've ever read Darkest book I've ever read 。。。more
Aleks
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Probably the most impactful and stirring book by McCarthy that I've read。 I'm not really a fan of his writing style -- he is so minimalist to the point that there are grammar mistake， syntax errors， and down right confusion as to who is speaking to whom -- but it was not an obstacle in this book。As usual it has the gore and depravity that are McCarthy's signature but there was a hint of beauty and hope， personified by the boy and the father-boy bond on display。 Perhaps the cover of this book sho Probably the most impactful and stirring book by McCarthy that I've read。 I'm not really a fan of his writing style -- he is so minimalist to the point that there are grammar mistake， syntax errors， and down right confusion as to who is speaking to whom -- but it was not an obstacle in this book。As usual it has the gore and depravity that are McCarthy's signature but there was a hint of beauty and hope， personified by the boy and the father-boy bond on display。 Perhaps the cover of this book should be dull grey， considering how often McCarthy uses that theme to describe everything in this novel。 。。。more
irene
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Un papà e un bambino senza nome in un mondo dove non è rimasto più niente e dove l'uomo si trova costretto a vagare per la sua sopravvivenza。 Senza nomi e senza società， uomo contro uomo。 Un papà e un bambino senza nome in un mondo dove non è rimasto più niente e dove l'uomo si trova costretto a vagare per la sua sopravvivenza。 Senza nomi e senza società， uomo contro uomo。 。。。more
Mark Calvin
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The pace of the book， it’s language and prose， is it’s plot - plodding， incessant， and deeply enriching despite its environment。 McCarthy writes this story in black and white， with choice moments of color that illuminate the horizon， but never the present。 Still， there is hope to be found from the characters。 Even in the face of known futility， there is purpose in action and love。 Fantastic book。
Andrew Connelly
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Mostly just descriptions of two hungry people walking around looking for food。 Occasionally there is a brief description of someone eating a baby。
Paul
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Great book that reminds me of “On the Beach” by Neville Schute
Lily
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I read this about a month and a half ago for uni and it was boring for me。 Might be because I was forced to read it mixed with my distaste for these types of books where there's no real proper plot。Plus， I'm sorry but no chapters？！ Where am I supposed to pause reading？ I read this about a month and a half ago for uni and it was boring for me。 Might be because I was forced to read it mixed with my distaste for these types of books where there's no real proper plot。Plus， I'm sorry but no chapters？！ Where am I supposed to pause reading？ 。。。more
Daniela ʚɞ Diaz
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Tears。。。and。。。Tears
Schmaehgol
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Excellent use of very specific and rare nouns and verbs， especially of the nautical and hardware domains。 Strict showing， not telling。 One very interesting paragraph written in first person about 1/3 of the way through when the rest is 3rd person。 Minimalist punctuation。 Indeed much repetition， but it’s fitting somehow， in order to underscore the monotonous grey in grey landscape， atmosphere and ocean。 Quite a feeling of hopelessness pervading the novel， but the father and son manage to keep on Excellent use of very specific and rare nouns and verbs， especially of the nautical and hardware domains。 Strict showing， not telling。 One very interesting paragraph written in first person about 1/3 of the way through when the rest is 3rd person。 Minimalist punctuation。 Indeed much repetition， but it’s fitting somehow， in order to underscore the monotonous grey in grey landscape， atmosphere and ocean。 Quite a feeling of hopelessness pervading the novel， but the father and son manage to keep on plugging forward。 Reminds me of The Stand and The Walking Dead in parts， but the tone and subtlety is completely different。 Very good holding back of information about how this all came about。 Some nice short flashbacks to the wife/mother。 All in all， a really good， albeit depressing at times， read。 。。。more
Lauren Westbrook
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This was the first book in quite a long time that struck me with its formatting。 I think that in the emergence of the post-apocalyptic， zombie wasteland， natural disaster genre， there was a desperate need to over-describe every single thing。 While those can be enjoyable， I think that Cormac McCarthy has done something with The Road that we don't see often--he created， in his own way， a modern Odyssey。 We follow the tale of a father and son with a clear objective: journey south， towards the sea， This was the first book in quite a long time that struck me with its formatting。 I think that in the emergence of the post-apocalyptic， zombie wasteland， natural disaster genre， there was a desperate need to over-describe every single thing。 While those can be enjoyable， I think that Cormac McCarthy has done something with The Road that we don't see often--he created， in his own way， a modern Odyssey。 We follow the tale of a father and son with a clear objective: journey south， towards the sea， in hopes of a better chance of survival。 As they encounter other survivors and several harrowing situations， it quickly becomes clear that McCarthy is demonstrating questions of morality--or， more accurately， humanity in the apocalypse。 While there is much left to the reader to deduce， there are also pearls given not just by the father， but by the quickly maturing and wise son。 The dialogue and descriptions are just enough for the reader to understand， but too much where they can't conjure an image from the gaps intentionally left by Cormac。 Additionally， there is little detail describing *what* exactly happened to cause the apocalyptic event， something that makes the impact of the apocalypse that much more intriguing。 When I compare this apocalyptic tale to Homer's The Oddysey， I genuinely mean it。 Cormac McCarthy has created a tale that explores facets of humanity--albeit in a very different setting--similar to Homer's creation。 The characters are developed so seamlessly through the story， the setting is created-but-not-created， and the moral qualms are deeply complex。 It's not exactly prose like the great Oddysey authors， but it has earned its place among the great tales of the human race。 。。。more
Aitor
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（Reseña en algún momento。）
Delia
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Great book。 Scary and intense
Paige Wearing
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Stressful， sad but at the same time， uplifting read。
Kyle Sullivan
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Haunting， intimate， one of the most daring attempts to hope I have ever experienced， in an expertly painted void of hopelessness。 Like a single light of a candle in a vastness of extinction。 And brutal in every conceivable way。This was profound， moving。 Expertly written。 Carry the fire， my friends。
Morgan Sorensen
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This was super bleak and I definitely wasn't in the right head space for it when I read it I may give it another chance but right now it's a dud This was super bleak and I definitely wasn't in the right head space for it when I read it I may give it another chance but right now it's a dud 。。。more
Kenneth Masterson （_UnderscoreFresh）
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Pessimistic and minimalist， definitely worth a read。
Aylin Birlik
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I gave it 3 stars because i thought the story line was great。 Some scary parts。 And i could easily picture what this world looked like。For me the characters lacked character， i felt the man could have helped the boy a little more in building some sort of knowledge instead of always saying idk when the boy asked questions。After finishing the story， im curious how this story would have been told from the boys perspective。I also feel the ending was quick。 The man dies and the kid finds another pers I gave it 3 stars because i thought the story line was great。 Some scary parts。 And i could easily picture what this world looked like。For me the characters lacked character， i felt the man could have helped the boy a little more in building some sort of knowledge instead of always saying idk when the boy asked questions。After finishing the story， im curious how this story would have been told from the boys perspective。I also feel the ending was quick。 The man dies and the kid finds another person to depend on。。。。 。。。more
Ashley Owens
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This book was a page turner for me， surprising since it is so desperate and full of despair。 I loved the sparse， simple prose and the realness of the relationship between the man and boy。 I rooted for both of them all the way to the end， even know I knew it wasn’t realistic they would both survive and thrive。
Oscar Loaiza
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Ganador del premio Pulitzer de novela en 2007， la carretera es una distopía atroz， donde la vida en el mundo pende de un hilo， escasea la comida y la supervivencia es la único reinante。 Una historia muy descriptiva que arroja una posible realidad en un futuro próximo como consecuencia de la crisis ecológica。
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