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Mar 29, 2009
Coquille Fleur
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I've read a lot of reviews of this book that express disappointment over the focus on the relationship between father and son rather than on the apoclayptic event itself. For me, and maybe this is because I am a parent who has gone on a 1000+ km pilgrimage with my son when he was 9, the focus on the day to day survival of this father and son duo makes the book all the more powerful. The short yet biting conversations between the two constantly illustrate the hard won maturity of the boy and the
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The more I thought about it before writing this review the more I realized I didn't like it as much as I thought. And I only liked it to begin with (using the built in star descriptors) I switched to OK.
Why? Lets go with the obvious: I hated the lack of dialogue punctuation. It was confusing in places that would not have been at all confusing if he'd used them. It's stupid. And anyone who thinks it makes the writing "literary" or special or experimental is probably right up this author's alley, ...more
Why? Lets go with the obvious: I hated the lack of dialogue punctuation. It was confusing in places that would not have been at all confusing if he'd used them. It's stupid. And anyone who thinks it makes the writing "literary" or special or experimental is probably right up this author's alley, ...more
“Bleak, tragic, moving and poetic,” was my immediate reaction when I finished “The Road”, a novel that has divided readers.
My initial reaction to the early pages was driven by my inner editor as a writer – why such sparse punctuation? Why no quote marks? Why no speech tags?
“What is it?
Nothing. I had a bad dream.
What did you dream about?
Nothing.
Are you okay?
No.
He put his arms around him and held him. It's okay, he said.
I was crying. But you didnt wake up.
I'm sorry. I was just so tired.
I meant in ...more
My initial reaction to the early pages was driven by my inner editor as a writer – why such sparse punctuation? Why no quote marks? Why no speech tags?
“What is it?
Nothing. I had a bad dream.
What did you dream about?
Nothing.
Are you okay?
No.
He put his arms around him and held him. It's okay, he said.
I was crying. But you didnt wake up.
I'm sorry. I was just so tired.
I meant in ...more
A little scientist in the back of my mind kept questioning the details of his post apocalyptic world, "Really, people were the only species to survive?" If there's water, and some light, then there's algae and there's insects and humans just can't be the only thing. That said, I thought the writing style was well chosen for its purpose and his take on human nature under the circumstances struck me as spot on. Original perspective with an original voice.
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