A review by cursivewolf
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The whole book is so genuinely bleak and sad. I wept like a baby at the end. It’s so well written as a father trying to keep his son alive and a young boy who is enduring so much trauma and fear. God, I wept. This book hurt so badly. It was so bleak throughout. The writing style kind of irked me but overall it was a good read if you want to feel like garbage.
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