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Bob
Sep 24, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Not an easy, heart-warming read, I started just because it was on a list somewhere, and I figured "Why not?" I read it in a one-day marathon because I found I could not put it down. I was on a Greyhound bus (bad enough!) when I started it, and the when I got almost to the end, the light outside was fading and the overhead light for my seat was not working so I would lean into every passing streetlight that cast a glow on the book and followed the light with my body to read as much as I could bec ...more
Casey Danielson
Mar 19, 2010 rated it really liked it
Most of us like to think we're going to survive an apocalyptic event, should one occur. We imagine a spirit of adventure and survival and heroic escapes. 'The Road' is a heartbreaking alternative to this. Is it more realistic? Who's to say, but McCarthy's prose is good enough to read, even if it was about, say, the End of the World. ...more
Rebekah
Jul 04, 2012 rated it it was ok
Quick summary:

Boy: I'm scared.
Man: I know.
Boy: I'm really scared.
Man: It's okay.

-FIN-
...more
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May 17, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Jul 23, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Oct 02, 2011 rated it it was ok
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Feb 28, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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