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martinovig's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Child death, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Gun violence
jamescwash2's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
ellis_eden's review against another edition
5.0
Post-apocalyptic fiction will never go out of style, not while we as a species continue to hold a collective death sentence to our heads. I’m fond of the genre, yet it is filled with tedious drama unfolding in a vapid setting, peopled with characters that seem too dumb to live.
The Road, however, is consuming, gorgeous, and one of the best books I’ve read in some time. Reading Cormac McCarthy is synonymous with masochism; you welcome the hand in the velvet glove, so that you may admire the mechanism while being destroyed by it.
There are moments of descriptive beauty so glorious, it’s almost possible to forgive the author for the counterbalance of horrors that now live in my brain.
The characters felt like they existed outside the page, the plot moved seamlessly, and the terror of survival amidst a twilight world of ash and destruction were elegantly composed. The only criticism I might level is that a few passages were poetically overwrought, and smacked a bit of The Jabberwock in the choice of words: ensepulchred, crozzled, etc. I’m looking forward to re-reading this novel once my heart is strong enough to take another allegorical pounding.
Please excuse me now while I weep and stock my pantry with 500 years of canned food. Oh frabjous day. Callou, callay.
The Road, however, is consuming, gorgeous, and one of the best books I’ve read in some time. Reading Cormac McCarthy is synonymous with masochism; you welcome the hand in the velvet glove, so that you may admire the mechanism while being destroyed by it.
There are moments of descriptive beauty so glorious, it’s almost possible to forgive the author for the counterbalance of horrors that now live in my brain.
The characters felt like they existed outside the page, the plot moved seamlessly, and the terror of survival amidst a twilight world of ash and destruction were elegantly composed. The only criticism I might level is that a few passages were poetically overwrought, and smacked a bit of The Jabberwock in the choice of words: ensepulchred, crozzled, etc. I’m looking forward to re-reading this novel once my heart is strong enough to take another allegorical pounding.
Please excuse me now while I weep and stock my pantry with 500 years of canned food. Oh frabjous day. Callou, callay.
flamepea's review against another edition
1.0
The Road is a testament of human tenacity that truly tested my will to burn this book
detective_snowball's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
A harrowing story about a man and his son surviving an apocalyptic wasteland. Cormac's wordsmith paints a beautiful yet desolate picture of surviving a dead land filled with hopelessness and morally gray moments.
angelo_garcia's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
steventhebain's review against another edition
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
1.5
jross97's review against another edition
4.0
This was a poignant read in my opinion, a demonstration of the bleak realities of the world post global disaster. While the writing is choppy and lacking in punctuation, I felt it fit the narrative well and I found reading the book quick and easy overall. My attention was held and I felt connected to the father and son duo throughout. A tragic and harrowing story but nonetheless compelling!