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The Road

Cormac McCarthy

3.92 AVERAGE

callofktulu's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

I love this book.
I also hate this book.
It’s fantastic. It made me absolutely cry my eyes out. Like, ugly cry.
It’s well-written. There’s not much of a plot.
It’s beautiful. It’s horrific.
I can’t give it any less than five stars. It’s a masterpiece, even if it destroyed me.

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lynsi_rhodes's review against another edition

4.0

Can't decide if this is genius writing or lazy writing. Like abstract art. I enjoyed the ride. And I feel it is a grandfather of things to come so I rated it higher.

cjsheedy's review against another edition

4.0

Desolate, cold and harsh. The only warmth is in the unconditional connection between the boy and the father. It’s the only hope that remains and the only reason to go on.

justwords1's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lauriewhittaker's review against another edition

2.5

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

jergrylls's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

haedyn's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

whitt_syd's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

abi_grace05's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars
Wow.
This was so different to what I would normally chose to read! It was incredible! I defiantly recommend. The ending was a bit rushed and it did take me a while (30 pages) to get into the book, but pick it up and give it a go when you have the opportunity!

iiru's review against another edition

1.5

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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