Reviews

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

tonistrack's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

2.0

jamesreadsbooks1's review against another edition

4.0

Gets some extra points since it pulls on certain dad related heart strings that I have.

3.5/5

*Edited to add rating*

mappyboi431's review against another edition

3.0

This book wasn’t really my thing, but it was gripping and I can understand why people would like it

susrutha_sam's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-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

4.0

It made me enjoy the little things in life along with our unnamed narrator and his son. Worth a read! 

asequeirosm's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

2.0

okfisher's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

ckenney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

moz_art's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

4.0

kristianawithak's review against another edition

5.0

Drink everytime you read "the road".
I don't think The Road was meant to be a drinking game. I do think that if you treated it as one you would fully be able to enjoy the hopelessness and despair that the novel is trying to get across.

Don't get me wrong, The Road was amazing. I had no idea it would be so compelling. I felt such sympathy for the characters and was horrified by their predicament. I feel a little more prepared for the apocolypse, whichever form it decides to come in.
The Road was well written and left me speechless.

sabrina_vaillancourt's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0