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The Good and the Bad

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Its a beautifully written novel and the two main characters are interesting and they do have some unusual encounters in what is essentially a world in ashes. I cant fault the author in his style and the main idea but I found the last 50 pages to be lacking. I couldnt help but feel let down by the ending. That was it? Not to spoil it for anyone else but the author made some odd choices in what he would describe at length, in great detail, and then almost rush past others, in particular the ending. So I give it 5 stars for the writing, 3 for the story and execution, for a 4 star average. Its worth the read.

The Road y Cormac McCarthy

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Honestly, I loved this book. It's bleakness, its strange new post apocalyptic world, its overall sense of hopelessness. But I can totally see a lot of people hating this book. The timing, structure, and dialogue are not formulaic so if you are looking for a summer beach book, this is not it. If you are looking for a good piece of literature with themes, emotions, and vision, you could do much worse than the Road.

Interesting, but not for the genre

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The book itself is okay in that it does describe what a post-apocalyptic world maybe like and removes most of the romanticism associated with it. If you are wanting to read a book that takes an artistic approach to dialogue and character development then this book is for you. However, if you are really into the the post-apocalyptic genre then this book may be a great disappointment, other then as mention gets rid of some of the romanticism of it and places the harsh reality of an end of the world scenario in front of you. Compared to classics like "Earth Abides" and "Atlas, Babylon" this book just does not compare.

Modern Masterpiece	Customer Rating:
Read it in one sitting. I need to read it again to pick up the subtle details in narrative. The conversation style that many have commented on is done to reflect the condition of these two people. Starving, physically weak and emotionally damaged by the horrors they witness on their journey. Recommended read.

Terrible book, wish I could give it zero stars

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I read this book after learning it won the Pulitzer and it came highly recommended. I enjoy this type of book, The Stand by Stephen King being one of my all time favorite books and Swan Song by Robert McCammon being another. The Road however is absolutely terrible. The story goes nowhere, the characters are completely one dimensional and every page seems to have the same concersation; "I'm scared, Papa" "Don't be" "Let's just go" "We can't" "You won't leave me?" "No, I won't leave you" Seriously, the same conversation for 280+ pages. The entire book is the father and son walking while being cold and hungry. I was convinced something else would happen but I was wrong. The ending makes even less sense, I think the author was on a deadline since it just abruptly ends. This book is a total waste of time.