Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

152 reviews

gossamer_lens's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

It was dark and slow and very literary. I enjoyed the technical writing of it a lot and found one of the characters quite endearing. It was dark in a sort of blurred and in the periphery way which I quite liked. 

It was a pleasure to read this as a buddy read with my bestie so I could have a companion in exploring this book. I think it's a modern day classic for a reason. I've spent a few weeks now trying to pinpoint the things I loved and the things I hated... And I guess I just cannot express it better than this. In the end the things I liked won over the things that grated and I couldn't place. And I just keep thinking about it so here we are with a higher rating then I could have imagined giving it after initially finishing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, and Slavery

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

chinburgmitch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Child death, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Ableism, and Chronic illness

annaa_aaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Child death, and Pregnancy

bea_frankie's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Haunting, hopeless, a beautiful story of life. Some may say it's too black and white, the dialogue is simple, the good people try to be good and the bad people are bad. If you think this way then I feel like you just missed the point of the greater beauty of this piece and the story of life, generation, pain and balance. Anyway ... the girls who get it, get it and I fear the girls who don't may not be able to read critically and thoughtfully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Death, and Murder

nebulous_tide's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Raises questions about the purpose of life - is survival enough?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cannibalism

In a land where nothing grows and there are no more plants or animals, it's hard to see how any "good" society or people can live together in one place. Surely, they must constantly move and scavenge from the dead civilisation, and fight over scraps. As such, all hope is irrational and the ending makes no sense.

st_ella_r's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body horror, Child death, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy and Slavery

Minor: Excrement

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Rape

cati's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

:(

I didn't cry at all, but I'm feeling choked up just thinking about it. This book had me going "McCarthy, you sick, sick man!" at times. Like, it's insane. This passage:

Can you do it? When the time comes? When the time comes there will be no time. Now is the time. Curse God and die. What if it doesnt fire? It has to fire. Could you crush that beloved skull with a rock? Is there such a being within you of which you know nothing? Can there be? Hold him in your arms.

I JUMPED. And then that scene where they find the

burnt baby

... Are you kidding me!!!!! I knew that the

dad was going to die

because he was coughing and I saw the

parent death tag

on here, but jesus christ man. I'm just gonna be staring into space for a couple days until I find another book to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Child death

Moderate: Chronic illness, Blood, Death, and Cannibalism

shannay_05's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Animal death and Cannibalism

kurrelina1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

So good, the "problem" is you really gotta catch up and be aware of details, a pretty complicated book but amazing according to me 🙏🏻

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Death, Mental illness, and Abandonment