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The Road by Jack London
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1901 hobo stories offer no relief whatsoever from the paranoia about authority gone hopelessly wrong one gets from contemporary novels.

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message 1: by Erin (new)
Aug 18, 2010 09:05am

Erin speaking of hobos and roads, did you read Cormac McCarthy's book of the same title? Also troubling.


message 2: by Alex (new) - added it
Aug 18, 2010 09:08am

Alex V. Oh yes, It's one of my favorite books ever


message 3: by Erin (new)
Aug 18, 2010 09:11am

Erin I haven't read it yet, Todd did and was in a state the whole time. Then we watched the movie and now I'm afraid to read it myself. The cellar of spare people???


message 4: by Alex (new) - added it
Aug 18, 2010 01:56pm

Alex V. That's actually not even the truly creepy part of McCarthy's The Road; it's the constant, perfectly wrought dread, the fear one has for one's kids, etc. It totally put me in a state. Like sometimes I'll still get a little shiver of it and I have a hard time shaking it off.


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