Bill H. 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?

Bill H. As previous answers indicate, it is dark, but readers find uplift in the human spirit and relationship between a father and son. However, it doesn't t…moreAs previous answers indicate, it is dark, but readers find uplift in the human spirit and relationship between a father and son. However, it doesn't take many pages to conclude that any hopes of eventual happiness in a restored human society are dreams at best. Recommend the more "hopeful" Canticle for Leibowitz, Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, The Handmaid's Tale, or Fahrenheit 451.(less)

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