The books of my numberless dreams (54)

[realta_dubh]

Title The RoadAuthorsCormac McCarthy
Finished

7/07
Subject 2007, fathers and sons, fiction, voyages and travels, survival skills, robinsonades, 21st century, American fiction, dystopia, family, Oprah's Book Club, post-apocalyptic, Pulitzer Prize, relationshipsRating A+Why PickedA good friend told me that her father said this was the "greatest

Comments

[slave_lilith]

I think I'm going to read it. I know you don't "recommend it", but it sounds wonderfully touching. :)

[realta_dubh]

Don't say I didn't warn you. :)

Actually, let me know what you think. It really is a wonderfully written and constructed story.

[slave_lilith]

I will! It may take a while, though. It's #25 on my list of books to read next year... still have to find 25 more before Jan. 1st! Eeek.

[pure_spunk]

I completely agree with you - it's a beautiful but haunting tale that is quite depressing. I'd still recommend it - but with a warning attached so future readers know what to expect. When I read it earlier this year I hadn't known it was going to be such a depressing read, and was a little taken aback by that fact. Still definitely worth the read though :)