Reviews

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

emilycathn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

jenmcn's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-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

3.5

ltyson's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

scampbll's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

peita_hansen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

noel_rene_cisneros's review against another edition

5.0

"Tal vez en su destrucción sería posible al fin ver cómo estaba hecho el mundo. Océanos, montañas. El fatigoso contraespectáculo de las cosas dejando de existir. La extensa tierra baldía, hidróptica y fríamente secular. El silencio."
En ese mundo postapocalíptico McCarthy pone en la carretera a un padre y su hijo -un niño que no conoció el mundo que su padre vio antes del desastre-, ambos son sobrevivientes, tanto a la catástrofe que terminó con el mundo como a la íntima y personal catástrofe de haber perdido a la esposa y madre. Recorren la carretera llevando el fuego, la supervivencia que ofrece la fe y la esperanza. Un mundo terrible y desolado por obra humana y que se vuelve más peligroso justamente por motivación humana; pero, no hay que caer en engaños, puede parecer una obra misántropa, no lo es, muestra, sí, los aspectos más terribles de la condición humana, pero también los más luminosos.

mikeplewis's review against another edition

4.0

really quick read and really good

janiebee's review against another edition

4.0

How could one book be so ugly yet so beautiful? So simple yet so complex? So depressing yet so uplifting? This book managed to do it all for me.

jen395's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

brook_price's review against another edition

5.0

Damn - This is unreal. So depressing yet so hopeful. I adored this story and was moved by its conclusion. What a triumph.