The Road (Movie Tie-in Edition 2008 of the 2006 publication)

287 pages

English language

Published Dec. 16, 2008

ISBN:: 978-0-307-47212-0

The searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece.

The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which a father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. (back cover)

The searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece.

The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which a father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. (back cover)

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JasonsGrooveMachine reviewed The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Tragic and Perfect

5 stars

This is the first McCarthy I've read. I've seen No Country but that's another story, literally.

I got a lot of Stephen King vibes from this. Not just that we're in a post apocalyptic world and follow survivors (The Stand, The Dark Tower, Night Surf, etc.), but the writing style is similar. Cormac uses a lot of the same phrases repeatedly in this story and King does the same in most of his, they even both use "You know that, don't you?" pretty frequently.

I feel for the father. I feel for the boy. I wanted to know more about Eli and some of the other characters. I want to know more about what happened to get us to where we are now.

I do feel like serendipity was a little too kind to our heroes at times. Just when they were at their lowest things always …

This is the first McCarthy I've read. I've seen No Country but that's another story, literally.

I got a lot of Stephen King vibes from this. Not just that we're in a post apocalyptic world and follow survivors (The Stand, The Dark Tower, Night Surf, etc.), but the writing style is similar. Cormac uses a lot of the same phrases repeatedly in this story and King does the same in most of his, they even both use "You know that, don't you?" pretty frequently.

I feel for the father. I feel for the boy. I wanted to know more about Eli and some of the other characters. I want to know more about what happened to get us to where we are now.

I do feel like serendipity was a little too kind to our heroes at times. Just when they were at their lowest things always turned around with a boon. But that did allow me more time with the two.

I'm glad I read it.

tulkas@bookwyrm.social reviewed Road by Cormac McCarthy

A deeply human love story

4 stars

This book is powerful. Not a lot happens but I couldn't set it down.I don't understand the man's intentions on the surface. But, on some level I want to understand their actions. I was drawn to the characters and their relationship to each other. The love the man has is healthy in a dying world. The two face the world in stoic resistance. I will need to unpack this book over the next few days. This is a love story on a human level. I recommend reading it.