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Cormac McCarthy: The Road (Hardcover, 2006, Alfred A. Knopf) 4 stars

A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece.

A father and his son …

Review of 'The Road' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Beautiful and horrifying tale of attempting to survive after an apocalypse. Novel approach to writing the dialog that makes the story seem even more dire. Some of the narrative is written simplistically, using simple sentences with multiple verbs (linked by "ands") to parrot how children engage, but there are also lovely passages, which I will return here to quote soon. :-)