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The Road (Oprah's Book Club)
by: Cormac McCarthy
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780307387899
ISBN: 0307387895
Label: Vintage Books
Manufacturer: Vintage Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 287
Publication Date: March 28, 2007
Publisher: Vintage Books
Release Date: March 28, 2007
Sales Rank: 330
Studio: Vintage Books
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Rating:  - Overwrought and Over-reviewed
I was compelled by the genre that this book purported to fall into coupled with the fact that it won the Pulitzer Prize. I because of the later, I wasn't expecting "The Road Warrior" or anything, but what I was expecting was something of worth. That's most definitely not what I got.
The entire narrative left me with a handful of words consistently popping to mind, in no particular order: grey, okay, ash, cart, cold, starving. There are more, but they are equally as dreary.
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Rating: - The Good and the Bad
Its a beautifully written novel and the two main characters are interesting and they do have some unusual encounters in what is essentially a world in ashes. I cant fault the author in his style and the main idea but I found the last 50 pages to be lacking. I couldnt help but feel let down by the ending. That was it? Not to spoil it for anyone else but the author made some odd choices in what he would describe at length, in great detail, and then almost rush past others, in particular the ending. ... Read More
Rating: - The Road y Cormac McCarthy
Honestly, I loved this book. It's bleakness, its strange new post apocalyptic world, its overall sense of hopelessness. But I can totally see a lot of people hating this book. The timing, structure, and dialogue are not formulaic so if you are looking for a summer beach book, this is not it. If you are looking for a good piece of literature with themes, emotions, and vision, you could do much worse than the Road.
Rating:  - Interesting, but not for the genre
The book itself is okay in that it does describe what a post-apocalyptic world maybe like and removes most of the romanticism associated with it. If you are wanting to read a book that takes an artistic approach to dialogue and character development then this book is for you.
However, if you are really into the the post-apocalyptic genre then this book may be a great disappointment, other then as mention gets rid of some of the romanticism of it and places the harsh reality of an end ... Read More
Rating:  - Modern Masterpiece
Read it in one sitting. I need to read it again to pick up the subtle details in narrative. The conversation style that many have commented on is done to reflect the condition of these two people. Starving, physically weak and emotionally damaged by the horrors they witness on their journey. Recommended read.
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