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Heart-breaking, hopeful, profound. McCarthy renders this Bildungsroman come philosophical manifesto by shading the pages to near black.
The beauty and meaning of the book, however, emerge through a set of episodes that together illuminate the essence of those fundamental elements of humanity that give life purpose. These softly-edged episodes of light are rendered visible by the absence and darkness itself, much as white images appear when you place a page over an etched woodblock and shade it d ...more
The beauty and meaning of the book, however, emerge through a set of episodes that together illuminate the essence of those fundamental elements of humanity that give life purpose. These softly-edged episodes of light are rendered visible by the absence and darkness itself, much as white images appear when you place a page over an etched woodblock and shade it d ...more
A stark, excellent book. I hear there is a movie being made, and I can tell you now: I will not see it. In the book, many of the images are really just sketches. A movie would have to fill in the in the gaps and make up imagery, just as a reader does. I have very clear ideas of what things look and feel like in this world, and I think I'd spend the whole movie disagreeing - thinking things like "no, that's not what that house looks like" or "no, the boy is younger than that."
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The Road was haunting and beautifully written. I want to read more of McCarthy's books now.
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One of my favs right now.
the end of this book is so beautiful. I cried like a baby!
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