The Road

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The Road
By Cormac McCarthy

I purchased and read this over the course of about six hours. Being a big fan of both post-apocalypse sci-fi and all of McCarthy's books (as I've mentioned before), I had been looking forward to reading the book since its initial release. Thanks to its recent release in paperback, I was finally able to afford it in the "Oprah's Book Club" edition...
Without a doubt this is one of the most emotional and intense books I have ever read. The messages of never giving in and the underlying power of the human spirit factor VERY significantly herein, this is definitely the kind of book I want to bring with me to selection...when the time comes. Plus, it is a very thrilling story, and an easy read. As somewhat of an aside, I feel that this novel grabbed me on a visceral level that was reminiscent of my first time reading "Gates of Fire". Very different books, but similarly affecting.
I strongly reccomend picking this one up and giving it a look, or, if anyone on the boards has already read it, I would be very interested in hearing their opinion.

[NousDefionsDoc]

Must have been great to post it twice...

I fixed it for you.

[eva05]

I read it about 6 months ago, right after I read No Country for Old Men. I enjoyed both but I enjoyed No Country a little more.

There is a strange detachment in The Road that kept me a little distance. Maybe it was because I never understood the world they were living in? It's been a while, so I'm a little fuzzy on the fine points, but I tend to recommend No Country For Old Men, if I'm recommending a Cormac McCarthy book

j

[Sigaba]

After seeing an extended commercial for the forthcoming film version of The Road early this morning, I dug out my copy that I'd put aside in 2006 after reading a few pages. A few hours later, I was wondering what the heck I was thinking? (Lesson: insomniacs probably shouldn't read works of post-apocalyptic fiction.)

IMO, McCarthy's efforts to be more accessible as a writer come at the expense of quality. As sorrowful as The Road may be, and as savage as some of its travelers may be, the book does not invoke the level of despair one finds in McCarthy's earlier works.

Yeah, I know. Everyone's a critic.

[Grace]

I actually just listened to all the previous books to catch up Audiobooks are the way forward, its like reading with your ears I read all the orginals about ten years ago.

I didnt realise the release date for the new one was coming up. When is the date exactly?