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Book Review of The Road

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


Took this book with me on a recent trip to Las Vegas. Honestly I would not have finished it if I could have found an alternative but it was all I had and bookstores are unheard of on the strip. That being said, I did enjoy it although there were times I dreaded picking it back up. Haunting and being transformed to a place I'd rather not consider sums it up but does not begin to describe the trip. The hopelessness is almost unbearable and yet they go on. The father and son provide surprising reminders of the complexity of relationships and how they are ever evolving. Who is the protector and who the protected? Do you view the world as hostile or forgiving? Surprising answers if you are wiling to take the trip.