A review by jamestomasino
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

2.0

Honestly, as much as I liked or didn't like the story, his choices in formatting severely hurt my enjoyment of the book. I understand it was an artistic choice to not separate dialogue or use quotation marks, just as I understand the lack of chapters. The reasons behind it aren't all that difficult to figure out. However, I believe that those choices, rather than give extra depth to the story, instead kept me from escaping into it. I was always behind the page, never engaging in the characters or emotionally investing.

If you are the type of reader who enjoys books that break writing conventions then maybe this is for you. I just wish I could have spent more energy on the story and less on the formatting.