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Book Review of The Road

The Road
The Road
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Reference
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


I could not put this down. Written in a spare and achingly clear voice. But, oh so bleak. I didn't get the hope out of it that some readers do and it left me frightend and despairing. It is, however, a masterful telling of a difficult story. It stays with me despite myself.