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Basically a post-apocalyptic Waiting for Godot, The Road chronicles the walking and talking of a father and son who are headed south through burned-out countryside. Some unnamed global catastrophe has destroyed all the plants and animals, and the only food left to be had is canned goods scavenged out of the shells of those houses and shops still left standing; but the catastrophe happened years ago, and most of the buildings have already been thoroughly raided. Other people walking the road may
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Apr 25, 2009
Ashley
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A young boy and his father struggle to survive a post-apocalyptic America.
The writing is sparse and almost everything about the book is dark. As a reader, I was frustrated not knowing more details. I felt manipulated into feeling certain emotions but had no context in which to place them. Also, the ending is just a wee bit too tidy for my liking.
Still. Not a bad read. Although I prefer Alas, Babylon.
The writing is sparse and almost everything about the book is dark. As a reader, I was frustrated not knowing more details. I felt manipulated into feeling certain emotions but had no context in which to place them. Also, the ending is just a wee bit too tidy for my liking.
Still. Not a bad read. Although I prefer Alas, Babylon.
A bleak, compelling read about a father's love for his son and the instinct for survival and maintaining humanity amidst literal darkness and a society fallen completely apart. Moves really quickly. No chapters, just short connected paragraphs. Some interesting literary techniques -- none of the characters are named, some of the words (don't/couldn't) lack the apostrophe. No quotations around the dialogue.
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this is a hard book to read when you have too much time to think about an apocolypse. Very good, recommended for land based reading. I got nightmares.
Feb 14, 2008
Shannon
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