Book Review: The Road
I recently finished reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I know. An Oprah Book Club book. Shoot me now. I have no good excuse. 
It’s the story of the love between a man and his son and set in post-apocalyptic times. They are on a journey with no safe place to call home and no way to find food other than scavenging. All the while they’re trying to avoid cannibalistic bandits which roam the roads and abandoned buildings.
I’m really glad that I did finally read The Road, as it’s earned a spot as one of my favorite books of all time. It had touching and emotional moments. It also had gruesome and raws moments. The entire time I was reading it, I was wishing that I was closer to the end (even though I was totally engrossed in reading their journey) so I could find out what happened to the main characters.
The book had some raw moments, so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it for someone with an extremely delicate composition. However I loved it and found it very powerful and I highly recommend it in general.
November 25th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Good to know I’m not the only one feeling bad about reading an Oprah’s Book Club Selection! I’m glad you enjoyed it though.
November 25th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Hiya JB! Thanks for saying hi! On the upside about reading oprah book club books is that the oprah logo is now a sticker that you can remove from the book, which is nice/