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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This was super bleak and I definitely wasn't in the right head space for it when I read it I may give it another chance but right now it's a dud
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
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
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
SPOILERS!!!!
Favorite character:
Papa/the man; there weren’t many characters in this book but even then I still really loved Papa’s character. His tough/hardened self against his love for his son was amazing. I appreciate that he wanted to shield his son but was still honest with him about the hardships they were facing. His death at the end had me sobbing 😭 I knew one character was going to die at the end but even then I still couldn’t stop myself from being emotional.
Favorite scene:
along those lines of the father’s death, my favorite scene was at the end with the son mourning him. I felt scared and sad along with the boy. Both father and son knew he was going to die and couldn’t do anything else to stop it. I am crying again just thinking about it 😭
I wanted the two of them to live on forever. I thought that once they got to the south they would have a plan but realizing the father didn’t made me just realize how doomed they were.
Thoughts/Feelings:
It was such a tense and sad book! The journey was so stressful and it really shows how mundane/boring it would be to travel in an apocalyptic setting. The moments of action were cool but the struggle for survival mostly against the elements was really interesting to see.
There were so many different elements that really worked well together and just makes me want to know even more about this world. We don’t know the name of any character, don’t know how this apocalypse started, know some things about the elements that maybe lead to the wasteland but nothing that seemed really confirmed.
I can’t recommend this book enough. This was my first read from McCarthy and I am excited to read others by him
Favorite character:
Papa/the man; there weren’t many characters in this book but even then I still really loved Papa’s character. His tough/hardened self against his love for his son was amazing. I appreciate that he wanted to shield his son but was still honest with him about the hardships they were facing. His death at the end had me sobbing 😭 I knew one character was going to die at the end but even then I still couldn’t stop myself from being emotional.
Favorite scene:
along those lines of the father’s death, my favorite scene was at the end with the son mourning him. I felt scared and sad along with the boy. Both father and son knew he was going to die and couldn’t do anything else to stop it. I am crying again just thinking about it 😭
I wanted the two of them to live on forever. I thought that once they got to the south they would have a plan but realizing the father didn’t made me just realize how doomed they were.
Thoughts/Feelings:
It was such a tense and sad book! The journey was so stressful and it really shows how mundane/boring it would be to travel in an apocalyptic setting. The moments of action were cool but the struggle for survival mostly against the elements was really interesting to see.
There were so many different elements that really worked well together and just makes me want to know even more about this world. We don’t know the name of any character, don’t know how this apocalypse started, know some things about the elements that maybe lead to the wasteland but nothing that seemed really confirmed.
I can’t recommend this book enough. This was my first read from McCarthy and I am excited to read others by him
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-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:
Complicated
a harrowing, bleak tale of survival and human cruelty that could be very impactful if it wasn’t needlessly, ridiculously misogynistic. the men of the story get to be grimy, filthy, visibly dirty and deranged and sick while the only woman he ever mentions in any detail is sexy and slender and beautiful with gorgeous breasts that need to be described in harrowing detail every time she appears and even in death, you WILL read about the exact shape and size of her nipples.