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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Maybe 3.5?
Of all things, I think this book is an excellent starting point for an inquiry of hope and it’s place in the human experience. Though the text builds a bleak world (even bleak might be too optimistic) there are a number of beautiful passages. This is a book that stays with you...
Of all things, I think this book is an excellent starting point for an inquiry of hope and it’s place in the human experience. Though the text builds a bleak world (even bleak might be too optimistic) there are a number of beautiful passages. This is a book that stays with you...
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I cried
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
First Cormac McCarthy read. Left me in tears by the end. Certainly not a feel-good read. Beautiful nonetheless.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Road was such an interesting read for me. It really pushed me to look inward, and I struggled through it - not because it was a bad book, but because it was tough to read. Still, I couldn’t put it down. Cormac McCarthy’s writing is sparse and heavy, perfectly matching the bleak, post-apocalyptic setting.
The man just couldn’t bear to let his son suffer. One of the key parts of the book was how he always gave the boy the pistol when he went out to loot or search, in case he didn’t come back - so the boy could take his own life rather than face cannibalism or torture. By the end, he knew he was going to die, and his final message to his son was actually hopeful. I didn’t get the sense that he died scared or unfulfilled, just that he gave up his life so his son could survive.
As someone who dreams of fatherhood someday, that really moved me. I couldn’t fully relate to the man, but I could understand and empathize with his sense of purpose and duty to protect his son. His wife had chosen suicide rather than live in the world as it was, but he couldn’t do that; he felt he had to keep his boy alive no matter what.
It’s unlike anything else I’ve read; stripped down, raw, and emotional. Definitely one that will stick with me.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The most sexist garbage I ever had the displeasure of reading. I actually got depressed from the first 10 pages alone. Not only can you feel the white savior complex oozing from every paragraph and the author's disdain for his wife especially, you're also actively wishing for the characters to die already. In combination with the underwhelming writing style and absence of any exciting plot, I'm seriously asking how this ever managed to get published, yet alone win an award