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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
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.
"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
“Borrowed time and borrowed world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it”Well, that was depressing.
How does one review a book like this?
There’s no denying that it captures the truth of a post-apocalyptic world like no other book I’ve read. The despair created by having no goal; by every day being a repetitive fight for survival. How every small moment of happiness will forever be bittersweet.
And at the end of the day, the world just doesn’t care; its purpose isn’t to create happy endings for people.
Despite, or maybe because, it’s so successful in what it sets out do, I never want to re-read this. The experience can only be described as draining.
There are no chapters, only a continuous flood of episodes from a father and son’s fight for survival. So, there are no breaks – nowhere to catch your breath or naturally put the book down. The structure itself is as ruthless as the story.
The more I mull this over while typing up this review, I realise just how well done this was. I might not have understood every philosophical pondering nor every metaphorical moment. But if a book can leave me both psychologically and physically exhausted, then there is something special here. It’s not enjoyable, but it’s pretty damn good.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
sad
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:
No
«Un tempo e un mondo presi in prestito e occhi presi in prestito con cui piangerli.»
This book took me about half way in before I started to enjoy it. I found it quite slow placed and the choice for not using speech marks annoyed me. However I've glad I finished it. Nothing special but definitely worth a read.