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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
McCarthy's post-apocalyptic hellscape feels like it could be where humanity is headed. The writing is spare, stripped back, and bleak - much like the landscape. Father (aka man) and child (aka boy) move South with the only aim of not freezing or starving to death, avoiding merciless cannibals and 'bad guys' along the way. I thought it was beautiful, devastating, and well worth a read.
Les den! Eller ikke les den, for den e fæl! Om intens kjærlighet mellom far og sønn, og kordan man tar vare på menneskelighet når alt rakne.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Honestly kind of boring. A lot of it seemed repetitive
The lack of proper punctuation and grammar made it a challenge at times to follow. The style of dialog also made it hard to know who was speaking
The lack of proper punctuation and grammar made it a challenge at times to follow. The style of dialog also made it hard to know who was speaking
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
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
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
cardboard characters with a kiddie pool plot- lacking in depth all around.
Maybe I would have enjoyed this more if I hadn't already read Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower, which feels like a more successful execution of what McCarthy was attempting here.
Maybe I would have enjoyed this more if I hadn't already read Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower, which feels like a more successful execution of what McCarthy was attempting here.
Normally, with any sort of post apocalyptic novel, I have a period where I have to force myself to suspend disbelief. The apocalypse is so often contrived. You can tell the author had a story to tell, and just needed a dead world to tell it in, and just invented that out of whole cloth with little regard for science or what's *possible*. Which is exactly what McCarthy did. It's a very thin apocalypse.
The reason I five starred this god-awful gut-wrenching book, is because the story he told, up against that flimsy and inconsistent backdrop, is just that good.
It's a short book. If you don't have kids, you'll think it's a pretty good story. If you have kids, it will stick in your brain like a splinter, and rip your heart out of your chest and stomp on it.
The reason I five starred this god-awful gut-wrenching book, is because the story he told, up against that flimsy and inconsistent backdrop, is just that good.
It's a short book. If you don't have kids, you'll think it's a pretty good story. If you have kids, it will stick in your brain like a splinter, and rip your heart out of your chest and stomp on it.
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Awesome read. Could not put it down, always trying to figure out "What Happened"/....??