15.9k reviews for:

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

3.92 AVERAGE

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

Beautifully written, incredible story, tearful ending. I'll never read it again.
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A brilliant book, in many ways. I really need to go back someday and re-read it. It's an intricate story of loss and survival in a brutal world. It's heartbreakingly detailed.
dark emotional sad
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
challenging dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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
challenging dark emotional sad tense 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: Yes

Really enjoyed this one- I'd hate to sound cliche but it's really a long trek. The Road at times can come off as pretty monotonous but that's the exact tool and narrative that Cormac McCarthy works best with, so you become totally soaked in the world. Needless to say- I was happy when I accomplished the book, set it down to see color again.
"Death is not a lover"
"Yes it is."

ooooh chilling.
mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging medium-paced