The Road
By Cormac McCarthy
- Release Date: 2006-09-26
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Description
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" (San Francisco Chronicle). • From the bestselling author of The Passenger
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other.
The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.
Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
Reviews
So lost by the context
2By RaelljazzmineDeceased or not, I was so lost by reading this. And the man didn’t even put up chapters nor quotation marks! I was all “Huh?” and “What?” throughout the story. A complete waste of a book.The road
4By claww123The story was as dreary and lifeless as the imagery and wordsSad
3By БLoonИSuch an abysmal tale starting in nothing and ending in nothing. Beautifully written and full of hope and heartbreak.Great Read
5By Case704This was a very good book. It left a lot to the imagination and I really enjoyed that. I can’t wait to watch the movie.Humanity Lives
5By Kitty#27Amazing book. It’s hopeful but realistic. Life will always find a way!10/10
5By kailyn michelle davisI love it . It was so good and it was so productive to me and i feel so good and so yea and it made me feel so uh like i made me some hot cocoa and a donut with it😂😂so yeaExcellent, Tense, Depressing, Foretelling…
5By urjimboA unique writing style initially confusing but quickly intimate and necessary. I hovered over the characters as they made their way down The Road.Touching
5By Ed AinslyIt is hard to think that I will ever forget this book. It is dark and sad. Sometimes poetic and sometimes scary. The imagery is hard to forget.Read this book
5By musician realA very moving, beautifully written story about love and perseverance.Well penned
3By austinyearganKiller style. A bit gloomy tho. Goes on too long same thing over and over. Like life.