Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road could possibly be described as tragic, but also as heartfelt. It is a tale of an anonymous couple; a father and son,traveling through a barren wasteland- what has become of the planet after some world-wide disaster. Throughout the story, the father and son encounter many strange events; a cannibal group for example. Though there is pretty much nothing left in the wake of what could be considered the apocalypse, the small "family" stays very close, the father sacrificing his health for his son. The end of the book will leave you feeling slightly melancholy, but also wishing that the author had written a sequel to this sad story.
Esther (Oviedo, FL. 11th)

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