Description
The Road is the astonishing post-apocalyptic and Pulitzer Prize-winning modern classic by Cormac McCarthy.
A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food – and each other.
‘So good that it will devour you. It is incandescent.’ – Daily Telegraph
Eshwar Reddy (Verified Purchase)
The guy writes magnificently with use of original English that defines new meanings. I can see why this is acclaimed and award winning it manages to find a whole new slant on what is a well worked scenario.
Amit Ranjan (Verified Purchase)
Overall the book is certainly worth a read, though it is quite dense and at parts passages required rereading because of unclear transitions / narrative choices. There are also many geographic and nautical terms that required an extra moment or two to look up. Read on a cold, rainy day for an truly atmospheric experience. Haunting.
Pranay Mohapatra (Verified Purchase)
I wholeheartedly recommend this novel on many levels – engagement with character, fear of what may happen at any moment, evocation of hopelessness, simplicity of style.
P.Raja Babu (Verified Purchase)
This book is so wonderfully written, it is simply beautiful, the use of language to convey such hardship, such stark, stripped back humanity and beauty, but by God, it is bleak, and the most emotionally-draining piece of literature I’ve encountered.
Venkat Shakthivel (Verified Purchase)
I really cannot understand how this book seems to get so many good reviews. In my mind, there is absolutely nothing to commend it. There is minmal plot and characterisation. But, worse than that, the structure and grammar are awful.