Book 17: The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006)

[grumpy_mr_gruff]

First line:"When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night he'd reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him."
Summary: A father and son wander across a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape in the aftermath of an unexplained global disaster. (If this doesn't sound like much of a synopsis, it's because there's not much of a plot

Comments

[warmradiostatic]

I can agree with everything you said here! Everyone else I have talked to loved it, but I was so frustrated with the writing style!

[ther3se]

Just read Blood Meridian and had the same reactions. It was long, painful, I do not see the appeal. Needless to say, I am striking his name off my list of important authors.

[cinnamon_tree]

Ugh, finally someone agrees. So overrated.

[perfectfigure]

Whaaaat