Paul 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?

Paul You wouldn't and shouldn't commit suicide anyway. As for the book, it's stripped to the bone and very unsparing, but what it has to say about several …moreYou wouldn't and shouldn't commit suicide anyway. As for the book, it's stripped to the bone and very unsparing, but what it has to say about several themes -- survival, the fragile nature of merit, and especially parenting and the burdens children have to bear -- is too insightful to be depressing.(less)

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