The Road
by Cormac McCarthy
Taste attributes: science fictiondramadisasteradventurefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and heavy: an unsavoury science-fiction novel, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
Cormac McCarthy's tenth novel, The Road, is his most harrowing yet deeply personal work. Some unnamed catastrophe has scourged the world to a burnt-out cinder, inhabited by the last remnants of mankind and a very few surviving dogs and fungi. The sky is perpetually shrouded by dust and toxic particulates; the seasons are merely varied intensities of cold and dampness.
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- Cormac McCarthy
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 256
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