A hard book to like, due to its dark subject matter and vagueness, I liked it nonetheless. It's too well written to hate, even though I'm not a big fan of post apocalyptic stories (Waterworld really didn't do it for me).
Luckily, Cormac McCarthy kept it short. I don't know if I could have tolerated more than its 256 pages without getting seriously creeped out, but the length was sufficient enough to break my heart thinking about bleakness and desolation of the situation, but also for the love a father had for his son.
This is not a book that will leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy for the holidays. Leave it for later, but read it. It'll make you wonder at what lengths you'd go to survive (I'm more of a "go towards the light" person, I think) and even more, it'll make you want to run out and buy a few cases of canned goods.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Book Review #31 - The Road
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I find post-apocalyptic stories fascinating---the good ones, of course. Waterworld was ridiculous! I...well, I've typed "liked" and "enjoyed" and then backspaced because it's hard to find the right verb---you're right, it is a dark book, but I still appreciated it, for its sheer starkness. I did find the way McCarthy treated women a little un-imaginative. I think the mother could have been a more interesting character.
ps, duh, I meant to say that if you can deal with the post-apocalyptic thing, Atwood's Oryx and Crake is a great read!
Funny story. Chad read this book a few weeks ago. He had an amazing attachment to the characters. He couldn't put the book down and when he finished it (up in our room) he came downstairs literally shaking with sobs. He said it was the saddest book he had ever read and that he would never be the same. I HAVE to read it now to see what got to him.
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