15.9k reviews for:

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

3.92 AVERAGE

tholden97's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

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Another apocalyptic book completed. Tender, beautiful and haunting. Not a great deal of plot or progress but I think that's the point. Different and interesting. 

brendanooooo's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sammagicman's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad 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: No

skroot's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

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I can't deal with this writing. Intentionally bad punctuation, and sentences that just go on and on and on. Can't get myself to enjoy it.

kbn1pa3d's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous medium-paced

zairacolucci's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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It's one of the few books I reread every year and from which I always learn something new and - disconcerting.

enrico_frost's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad 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

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McCarthy, who writes about violence and brutality, has written a novel about the light of hope in a dark place.

spiza's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sandycheeks's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional 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: No

doctorhype's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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: Complicated