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The Road by Cormac McCarthy; August BOTM
Topic Started: Jul 29 2010, 07:35 PM (1,120 Views)
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The searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece.

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food-—and each other.

The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.
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Still have to pick it up, but looking forward to reading this. It's gotten GREAT reviews.
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I placed the hold request at my library. Looking forward to it!
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Got my copy from the library today! WOO HOO!
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I'd like to read the whole thing this weekend. Started it, maybe I can finish while doing the laundry ;-)
Have a nice weekend, everybody!
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Read the first 100 pages, so I have a ways to go. So far so good. Lots to think about. I see why Viggo wanted to do this role. But I think it would be difficult to make into a movie. Not sure if I have the stomach to watch it, though.
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I'm more than halfway through and am really intrigued by it. It reminds me a lot of the movie The Book of Eli.

I LOVE the father in this movie. I think he shows so much character and is an inherently GOOD man. His goodness is definitely displayed with the way he treats his son and his ability to hang on to his humanity. I can't wait to see how it ends.

Luckie, will you be doing a blog review for this book? :)
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i need to go grab it this week.
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Started this today.
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grabbed the book today from Target. Will start this week.
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started it last night...90 pages into it. It's so eerie...gives me the chills.
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Finished it yesterday. A really good read - very sad! :(
I loved the relationship between father and son. Given the circumstances, I respected the father's efforts to instill responsibility and goodness in his son - all the while being very realistic about their situation. And boy did he exhibit incredible patience for his young son.

I was heartbroken when he passed away and couldn't imagine what the boy was going through. I was relieved that someone good came along to take him under his wing.

Their journey was exceptional considering they maintained their humanity even in the scariest moments. The father had instances of anger and even violence, but he never crossed over into cruel brutality....which appeared to be very easy for so many others.

A very thought provoking read.

FYI - I did the audio version of the book and it is FANTASTIC! One of the best audio versions of a book that I've read. The narrator really captured the tone and emotion of the characters.
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Finished the book this morning. I, too, loved the book. The relationship between father and son was amazing. I liked how the father never let his son lose hope.

I also thing the way McCarthy wrote and structured the book was fantastic. Really gave a feel of how sparse and desperate the situation was.

Great pick luckie!!!
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I agree - the writing itself was well done. It almost had a poetic quality to it. But the book was dark. It reminded me a little of The Grapes of Wrath with the tone of the story.
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I finished my review & emailed it to you, Mary. Loved the book. It's not one I will forget anytime soon. There are so many points of possible discussion: references to religion; good vs. evil & how the "good guys" are defined; the levels to which humanity will sink in order to survive; how human beings treat one another when social systems break down; choosing life over death (daily struggle vs. suicide), etc. I loved the language, his word choices. I want to read more of his work.
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