The Road. Collection Edition
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Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
A post-apocalyptic classic set in a burned-out America. A father and his young son walk under a darkened sky, heading slowly for the coast. They have no idea what, if anything, awaits them there . . .
The Road is a masterpiece of American fiction from Cormac McCarthy.
The landscape is destroyed. Nothing moves save the ash on the wind. Cruel, lawless men stalk the roadside, lying in wait. Attempting to survive in this brave new world, the young boy and his protector have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves. They must keep walking.
In this unflinching study of the best and worst of humankind, Cormac McCarthy boldly divines a future without hope, but one in which, miraculously, this young family may yet find tenderness.
With an introduction from John Banville, author of The Sea. Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
'The Road made me cry for days' - Emma Donoghue, author of Room and Haven
'[T]he most important environmental book ever written' - George Monbiot, author of Feral and Regenesis
With an introduction from John Banville, author of The Sea.
Adapted into a critically-acclaimed film starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron.
Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
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We follow a man and his son on the road trying to survive in a burned down country where nothing exists anymore. The mood throughout the book is hopeless and you can feel dread on all of the pages. While I do not know if that is necessarily something I like in a book I think the author does it well.I really like the language of the book, the author painted a picture of a world in black and grey really well. But through the writing style it was hard for me to connect with the characters. The narrator always referred to them as 'the man' and 'the boy' and while we get some thoughts and feelings of the protagonist it still felt distant and not like you could really see inside him. I would also have liked a bit more insight into the relationship of the boy and the man because I thought they had a really insteresting dynamic. I also liked that the book made me think about certain topics like what makes life worth living. I have kind of mixed feeling about the end.
Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
A post-apocalyptic classic set in a burned-out America. A father and his young son walk under a darkened sky, heading slowly for the coast. They have no idea what, if anything, awaits them there . . .
The Road is a masterpiece of American fiction from Cormac McCarthy.
The landscape is destroyed. Nothing moves save the ash on the wind. Cruel, lawless men stalk the roadside, lying in wait. Attempting to survive in this brave new world, the young boy and his protector have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves. They must keep walking.
In this unflinching study of the best and worst of humankind, Cormac McCarthy boldly divines a future without hope, but one in which, miraculously, this young family may yet find tenderness.
With an introduction from John Banville, author of The Sea. Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
'The Road made me cry for days' - Emma Donoghue, author of Room and Haven
'[T]he most important environmental book ever written' - George Monbiot, author of Feral and Regenesis
With an introduction from John Banville, author of The Sea.
Adapted into a critically-acclaimed film starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron.
Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
Book Information
Posts
We follow a man and his son on the road trying to survive in a burned down country where nothing exists anymore. The mood throughout the book is hopeless and you can feel dread on all of the pages. While I do not know if that is necessarily something I like in a book I think the author does it well.I really like the language of the book, the author painted a picture of a world in black and grey really well. But through the writing style it was hard for me to connect with the characters. The narrator always referred to them as 'the man' and 'the boy' and while we get some thoughts and feelings of the protagonist it still felt distant and not like you could really see inside him. I would also have liked a bit more insight into the relationship of the boy and the man because I thought they had a really insteresting dynamic. I also liked that the book made me think about certain topics like what makes life worth living. I have kind of mixed feeling about the end.