Reviews - The Road | The StoryGraph

16.3k reviews for:

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

3.92 AVERAGE

pihpihciw's review against another edition

3.0

sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

ssummerboy's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

erikajumps's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

graxscie's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Sad and bleak and cruel. Not great the author turns out to be a pedo after his death didn’t know that.

My favourite quotes from the book:
“He thought perhaps they’d come to warn him. Of what? That he could not enkindle in the heart of the child what was ashes in his own”
“He is coming to steal my eyes. To seal my mouth”
“Look around you, he said. There is no prophet in the earth’s long chronicle who’s not honoured here today. Whatever form you spoke of you were right”