A review by brittanylee0302
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This book was a boring read. While I understand that it was supposed to reflect what your last days on a dystopian Earth were supposed to be like, it didn't make for an interesting read. The book was sad & I feel like it reflected the stress of the situation well, but the characters had no names, no back story & no explanation as to what happened to the world. It made it very hard to feel for the characters in the end. I found the 'I dont know' coming from all of the characters numerous times beyond annoying. I just think this could have been written a heck of a lot better & dropping characters with no history behind anything into a dystopian world was not the right angle. 
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