April Books 9) The Road, by Cormac McCarthy

[nwhyte]

A bleak, gripping post-holocaust narrative, focussed very very tightly on the journey of a man and his son across the blasted and horrific landscape. The setting has been done many times before (from my reading this year alone, here and here for instance) but I felt this was indeed something different - the psychology between the two key characters

Comments

[altariel]

I couldn't put this down. What did you think of the POV switch at the end? I'm not convinced the events of the last few pages happen anywhere other than in the dying father's imagination.

[communicator]

I'm scared to read/listen to it.

[girfan]

It was one of my favourite books last year. And, as you say, not a book to help you sleep at night.

I am hoping this is as bleak and doesn't suck: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898367/