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Book Review of The Road

The Road
The Road
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 7


This book has to be one of the best pieces of fiction in a long time. His writing is pared down to the essentials, it really adds to the starkness of this story. A father and son traveling to the sea after nuclear holocaust. It is awful but the love between the father and son is the story. Their attempts to survive where there is no hope is a lesson for all of us. This is the ultimate story of hope where none should be. I will be thinking about this book for a long time. Excellent Excellent story. I read it in 3 hours!