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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
After trying to read McCarthy's other acclaimed book, Blood Meridian and failing, I decided to give a shot at his most famous book, The Road.
While I believe McCarthy is still difficult to read sometimes because of his lack of punctuation, I found The Road easier to digest, and simpler to follow, mostly likely because of there only being 2 different characters are most parts in the book.
The book was a great tale of two people, The Man and The Boy and their adventure down a road to survive. Nothing is mentioned on why everything is run down, where The Man and The Boy are from, or even where they're going aside from "South" to "meet the good guys."
The only thing that bothered me about this book was the conversations between The Man and The Boy:
The Boy: I'm scared
The Man: It'll be okay
The Boy: Okay
The Man: Okay
UGGGGGGGGGGGGGH.
Still a great book, 4/5.
While I believe McCarthy is still difficult to read sometimes because of his lack of punctuation, I found The Road easier to digest, and simpler to follow, mostly likely because of there only being 2 different characters are most parts in the book.
The book was a great tale of two people, The Man and The Boy and their adventure down a road to survive. Nothing is mentioned on why everything is run down, where The Man and The Boy are from, or even where they're going aside from "South" to "meet the good guys."
The only thing that bothered me about this book was the conversations between The Man and The Boy:
The Boy: I'm scared
The Man: It'll be okay
The Boy: Okay
The Man: Okay
UGGGGGGGGGGGGGH.
Still a great book, 4/5.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I had heard a lot--and a lot of disturbing things--about this book, so I wasn't really sure what to expect. No, that's not true. I expected a grim, disturbing, desolate, make me want to kill myself sort of story. That wasn't what the story was at all.
Don't get me wrong--this *is* a grim tale with some disturbing elements to it (e.g., cannibalism). But it's poetically written (though I found some of the passages a bit inaccessible at times) and has a thin, golden thread of hope running through it.
Don't get me wrong--this *is* a grim tale with some disturbing elements to it (e.g., cannibalism). But it's poetically written (though I found some of the passages a bit inaccessible at times) and has a thin, golden thread of hope running through it.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
McCarthy swaps his trademark sun-dazzled sierras and glimmering constellations for a desolate, dust-swept wasteland and instead pours every ounce of literary genius into the valiant struggle of the man, the boy and the fire they carry. The Road is an incredibly compelling page-turner that explores morality and what it is to be human in a world shared by the innocent and the innocence lost.
dark
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