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The Road

Cormac McCarthy

3.92 AVERAGE

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Gray and fatherhood

Aua
adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Man’s Willpower and Love for His Son

It is a story of a father and son desperately trying to survive, searching for hope. An innocent boy facing despair and learning how life in desperate situations does not align with parental guidance. It is a depressing story, yet there is hope, moral conviction, and love.
dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

8.5

Cormac McCarthy has such a spectacular way of writing that is so good at putting words onto feelings youve had, situations youve been in, thoughts youve had, things youve seen that you didnt know could be described with words. To build such an intimate connection with the reader simply though depicting things in the most poetic and accurate way is a skill i dont think 99% of writers have.

poetry but digestible and extremely relatable
challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes