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Book Review of The Road

The Road
The Road
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1


This is unlike any other book that I have ever read. It takes place in the aftermath of what must be a massive nuclear war. A father and a son surviving on the "road" that leads to an uncertain future. No politics, no international intrigue, no "I told you so", nothing but survival from day to day. I was a bit put off at first, the story never leaves the father and the boy ever! but as I got into it... I was just amazed at what a great job McCarthy does painting word pictures in my mind. A very good book.