Richard Reece answers “I read the first few pages, it is dark! ...”

Chris Ng asked this question about The Road:

I read the first few pages, it is dark! Would I commit suicide before the end of the book? Or are there any light in the ending?

Richard Reece There is no light, only ashen literary grayness. There is no plot, no character development, no resolution. The Road is like the unedited first draft …moreThere is no light, only ashen literary grayness. There is no plot, no character development, no resolution. The Road is like the unedited first draft of a high school freshman's attempt at a novel, a budding writer with some vague idea that a post-apocalyptic story would be "cool" to write, but doesn't have any idea what to do with it. A complete waste of time, unless you are studying source material on the history of sycophantic literary critics or the world's biggest literary award blunders. Toss it.(less)

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Nicole Dragos I couldn't have said it better ...more
Jun 27, 2021 07:26AM · flag

Greg Richard, agreed. I gave this book one star. Nothing redemptive and really not original.
Nov 06, 2021 12:30PM · flag

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