The Road

mass market paperback, 287 pages

English language

Published April 29, 2009 by Vintage International.

ISBN:
978-0-307-47631-9
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OCLC Number:
368020905

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4 stars (3 reviews)

The searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece.

The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which a father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. (back cover)

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A tale of emotional and physical stamina

4 stars

I think the takeaway with this tale is to never stop trying, to never give up. There’s no promise of something better, just the very human decision to will yourself forward. That if a better place is indeed out there, it can only be reached through effort, one step at a time.

La Carretera: una obra fundamental.

5 stars

He descubierto a Cormac McCarthy. Acabo de leer su obra cumbre, La Carretera, y vaya si me ha calado. Por su estilo, directo, poético, duro y bello, que me gusta mucho y que me resulta afín y ameno. Pero también por su temática, que me parece fundamental. ¿De qué trata? Para mí trata del sentido de la vida para nuestra generación, época de Cultura del Shock y cúlmen de la Sociedad del Espectáculo. Cualquiera que tenga mis casi cincuenta, más si está criando a un hijo, se habrá sentido de una forma íntima, difícil de explicar, una o muchas veces, en esa carretera que recorren los protagonistas del libro, en la que uno busca un futuro para él y para los suyos, un rayo de sol en un mundo en apariencia gris, decadente e inseguro, que amenaza en convertirse en ceniza de una manera más o menos literal, según el …

Review of 'The Road' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Post apocalyptic and dark, very dark, setting for what is essentially a relationship drama and discussion of good and evil. Found myself thinking of two things - would I be one of the "good guys" in that situation, and how the heck did they make this into a movie? I'll use netflix to see about that second part, and hope to hell I never find out about the first.

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  • Literature & Fiction -- Authors, A-Z -- ( M ) -- McCarthy, Cormac
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