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I must admit that for once, I liked the movie better than the book. I think the movie captured more of the depth of the personalities and situations than did the book. So I say congratulations to the movie makers and actors. It is interesting.
I listened to the OverDrive version borrowed from the library while reading it. Rupert Degas's voice was dull and quiet as the narration of a dulled world. His character voices were also quite appropriate.
It's the kind of book to make you think, "what if?" ...more
I listened to the OverDrive version borrowed from the library while reading it. Rupert Degas's voice was dull and quiet as the narration of a dulled world. His character voices were also quite appropriate.
It's the kind of book to make you think, "what if?" ...more
Almost poetic in its simplicity, the sparse narrative in this tale of Armageddon perfectly complements the bleak atmosphere without eroding our chance for hope. Details are primarily nonexistent – they serve no purpose in the daily struggle to survive. Survival is the only relevant detail here, yet it constantly questions whether that is enough. We praise the human instinct to survive; yet we too often ignore the cost to our own humanity in the process. Through the eyes of a child, we see that e
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fiuh...capeeeekkkk...
baca buku ini bener2 menguras stamina batin. makanya lama. :p (alesan..padahal mah kalo udah ngantuk mah ngga sempet baca ajah).
ide ceritanya sendiri bukan hal yang terlalu baru, dunia paska "kiamat", yang dibayangkan sebagai dunia dimana suasana chaos berkuasa. (sisa2) bencana dimana-mana. mayat2 membusuk, mengering, atau hangus ada dimana-mana. orang2 yang beruntung (atau sial?) masih hidup, terpaksa hidup dengan mengandalkan kekuatan dan keberuntungan masing. everybody ha ...more
baca buku ini bener2 menguras stamina batin. makanya lama. :p (alesan..padahal mah kalo udah ngantuk mah ngga sempet baca ajah).
ide ceritanya sendiri bukan hal yang terlalu baru, dunia paska "kiamat", yang dibayangkan sebagai dunia dimana suasana chaos berkuasa. (sisa2) bencana dimana-mana. mayat2 membusuk, mengering, atau hangus ada dimana-mana. orang2 yang beruntung (atau sial?) masih hidup, terpaksa hidup dengan mengandalkan kekuatan dan keberuntungan masing. everybody ha ...more
Jul 04, 2011
Darlene
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dystopia
I must admit that for once, I liked the movie better than the book. I think the movie captured more of the depth of the personalities and situations than did the book. So I say congratulations to the movie makers and actors. It is interesting.
I listened to the OverDrive version borrowed from the library while reading it. Rupert Degas's voice was dull and quiet as the narration of a dulled world. His character voices were also quite appropriate.
It's the kind of book to make you think, "what if?" ...more
I listened to the OverDrive version borrowed from the library while reading it. Rupert Degas's voice was dull and quiet as the narration of a dulled world. His character voices were also quite appropriate.
It's the kind of book to make you think, "what if?" ...more
Dystopian - Yes.
Depressing - Yes.
Well written - Yes.
Well paced - Yes.
My biggest complain with this book was the little boy. For someone who's not known a normal life he should be a little more used to this life no? But he sure whines over a lot of stuff quite a bit. He's what annoyed me most about this entire novel.
Sigh, well I read it. Still not sure if it was worth my time, but I read it. ...more
Depressing - Yes.
Well written - Yes.
Well paced - Yes.
My biggest complain with this book was the little boy. For someone who's not known a normal life he should be a little more used to this life no? But he sure whines over a lot of stuff quite a bit. He's what annoyed me most about this entire novel.
Sigh, well I read it. Still not sure if it was worth my time, but I read it. ...more
4/1/11 - 10/10
The Road is a sad and depressing, yet touching, story of the love between a father and son at the end of the world. The book is very bleak and constantly suspenseful - leaving the reader to wonder when the next awful thing will happen to the two as they travel across a post-apocalyptic America. There are a lot of little moments that paint a vivid picture of the hopelessness and desperation of the situation and the love and perseverance that endures. McCarthy used beautiful simplist ...more
The Road is a sad and depressing, yet touching, story of the love between a father and son at the end of the world. The book is very bleak and constantly suspenseful - leaving the reader to wonder when the next awful thing will happen to the two as they travel across a post-apocalyptic America. There are a lot of little moments that paint a vivid picture of the hopelessness and desperation of the situation and the love and perseverance that endures. McCarthy used beautiful simplist ...more
It was difficult at the beginning because I had to get used to the rhythm. The writing was very broken and did not have punctuation such as quotations.
The book is about a man and his son on "the road" going south in order to have easier survival in the more moderate climate. I think the most interesting part of the book is that it actually feels like it could be possible. Some apocalyptic novels are too far fetched to be believable. This one is not. ...more
The book is about a man and his son on "the road" going south in order to have easier survival in the more moderate climate. I think the most interesting part of the book is that it actually feels like it could be possible. Some apocalyptic novels are too far fetched to be believable. This one is not. ...more
Definitely a good read, intense, and mechanically well-crafted. I can see why it was one of the asssigned books for a UC Santa Cruz literature class.
BCID 686-13602399
BCID 686-13602399
I listened to the audio version. Wonderful writing. Grace under utter devestation. Memorable.
For me this book was really boring and slow moving.
Mar 19, 2008
Deanna Balestra
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it was amazing
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Mar 05, 2009
Evan
marked it as to-read
Jan 29, 2011
Jia
marked it as to-read
Dec 26, 2013
Winter
marked it as to-read
