Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

148 reviews

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

jasperchandler01's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Child death

linda_ws's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Cannibalism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Rape

lillamyy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Genom ett nedbränt landskap någonstans i usa går en far och hans son längs en väg med allt de äger i en kundvagn. Det är väldigt kallt och snön blandas med askan som finns överallt. Deras mål är kusten, men de vet inte vad som väntar på dem där. Allt de har att försvara sig med är en pistol, ett litet försvar med mot de laglösa gäng som rör sig längs vägen och sätter deras överlevnad på prov. 
Att följa dessa personers resa är både gripande och kraftfull på samma gång. Att få se både det goda och det onda på ett sätt som inte alltid är svart eller vitt utan mera är i en gråskala där det ibland kan vara så svårt att avgöra vad man ska tro på. Sättet Cormac McCarthy skriver på är speciellt och i vissa gånger svårt att greppa tag i ,då jag inte alltid vet vem det är som tänker eller pratar och det helt saknas kapitel, men samtidigt ger det ett flöde i boken som är unikt och ger den extra känslan som historien behöver och det gör den oemotståndlig och något jag kommer tänka på efteråt. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

jorgus_gorge's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Self harm, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Child death, Cursing, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts