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Road
Road | Cormac McCarthy
NATIONAL BESTSELLER PULITZER PRIZE WINNER National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A "New York Times" Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the Year"The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Denver Post, The Kansas City Star, Los Angeles Times, New York, People, Rocky Mountain News, Time, The Village Voice, The Washington Post" The searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece. 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."
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Lauredhel
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I'm in two minds about reading this graphic novel adaptation (I've read the novel), but YOLO

On my hook : Wulf sweater for husband for Xmas.

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Leftcoastzen
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#AboutABook #SetInFuture Bleak masterpiece

Eggs Love McCarthy 🩷 Bleak but necessary 😂💔🫶🏻 2mo
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Daily
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If you are looking for an audiobook that will provoke thought, this is it. Both intellectually and emotionally challenging, “The Road“ is a moving narrative underscored by the eloquence of the narrator. It is a highly convincing and evocative rendition of the plot that should not be missed.....
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6499558304

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Hooked_on_books
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I had thought I would finally read The Road (and maybe use it for a challenge prompt requiring a sticker on the cover), so I put my copy facing out on my bookshelf. I went to grab it yesterday and…it‘s not The Road. So I searched all through my books and came up empty. Then I searched my book database and I don‘t even own it! Oh dear. Has anyone had this experience?

Dilara Yes! I was certain I had Montaigne's essays on my shelves, inherited from my mother, but no: half a dozen pre-19th-century classics, but not that one... (edited) 5mo
BarbaraBB Lol yes I can totally imagine that happening! 5mo
Graywacke Well, AtPH is better. 🙂 5mo
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Eggs
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“Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever, he said. You might want to think about that.
You forget some things, dont you?
Yes. You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget.”

From The Road, a Pulitzer Prize #Poetic novel. Graphic novel of same coming in September.

#SpringSkies

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 6mo
Eggs ❤️🥰❤️ @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 6mo
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Traci1
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Book 4 finished for #FabulousFebruary and #20in4 @Andrew65

Oh my heart. 😭 Bleak, heartbreaking, and yet beautiful. I think this one will take a while to recover from.

Andrew65 Excellent, great progress 🎉🎉🎉 8mo
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The_Penniless_Author
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. I don't care one bit about Valentine's Day, so if I have to receive anything let's keep it simple and say chocolate hearts filled with peanut butter. 😋

2. The Road - it's a brutal book, but a great illustration of parental love.

Tag @RaeLovesToRead @CBee @dabbe @Ruthiella @IndoorDame @Jari-chan

CBee I think we should bombard your mailbox with chocolate PB hearts, Randy 😂😂 9mo
The_Penniless_Author @CBee I mean...ok! 😅 9mo
TheSpineView Chocolate and peanut butter do go together! Thanks for playing! 9mo
RaeLovesToRead The Road would be literally the WORST Valentine's day present ever 🤣 9mo
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 🤩 9mo
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BookDadGirlDad
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Many told me this was a sad, dark, and a bleak book. I won't disagree. I also would agree with author Ryan Holiday who calls it the greatest parenting book ever written. That is what struck me deeply. This was a book about fighting for your children. It is about undying love and the strength of the human spirit. McCarthy lights up his dark world with the brightness of love. Excellent read.

jlhammar I loved this book. Great review! 12mo
SamAnne I‘m finally reading it this year with my book club. 12mo
mjtwo Absolutely agree. 12mo
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BookDadGirlDad
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I've been warned this book is a must read but will be hard. I look forward to a book that moves me to my soul. Let's see.

Reggie Oof the sun will not shine while you read this book. Good luck! 12mo
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Eggs
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Unique survival story-a man and a boy, no names used. The two have survived in a post apocalyptic world but just barely. Hunger, dehydration, and dodging slavers, cannibals, and thieves is a 24-7 reality. Exquisite writing-Pulitzer winner

#RushAThon Day 10 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 13mo
Eggs @DieAReader 🤗💗🤗 13mo
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JacintaMCarter
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#2023Book68
This is easily one of my favorite books and every time I read it, I find new things that I immediately want to discuss with everyone.

Texreader I‘m impressed. That was a hard hard book to read. He‘s a great writer but the subject is so difficult! 13mo
DHill Easily one of the most impactful books I‘ve ever read. 13mo
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iread2much
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This book is an excellent example of how skilled writing can make even the most depressing of stories worth reading.
A man and his son travel towards the ocean in a post apocalyptic world avoiding cannibals, slavers, and every other type of human left. They must decide what and who they are in circumstances that don‘t allow them many options.
3.5/5 stars. A great read, especially after The Last of Us. I am not sure if I like the ending.

AnnCrystal 😍your 🎭👑🐶💕.

I read this years ago. True, well written 📝👍. I felt that it really did a good job in making the reader consider the state of reality and how bad it can all become if we don't act now.
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dabbe Castle, you're killing me today! #metaphoricallyspeaking 🖤🐾🖤 13mo
iread2much @AnnCrystal thank you 💜🐕 I agree, the author really asks readers to consider the road we are on and think about if we want to carry the fire and be “the good guys” or not. 😁 I also appreciate how the author wants us to think about how much is worth living through as well. 13mo
iread2much @dabbe he had a very good day today, lots of adventures 13mo
AnnCrystal @iread2much 👏📝👍 and done so elegantly... absolutely 5⭐❕☺️. 13mo
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Custo7
La carretera | Cormac McCarthy

Dicen que las mujeres sueñan con el peligro que acecha a sus seres queridos y que los hombres sueñan con el peligro que corren ellos mismos.

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Custo7
La carretera | Cormac McCarthy

Olvidamos lo que queremos recordar y recordamos lo que preferiríamos olvidar.

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TaciturnWhenReading
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I read this two days ago and still processing. It was on my TBR for too long but McCarthy‘s recent passing prompted me to pick it up now. Frightening and thought provoking despite its simplicity. Highly recommend.

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LibraryCin
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This was surprisingly good. It‘s an award-winner (usually a bad sign for me), and I didn‘t like the other book I‘ve read by this author. I found it interesting that neither of the characters had a name. It was slow-moving, and often not much happened (though there were a few things that happened along the way that got the blood pumping!), but I really liked it.

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Leftcoastzen
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#SummerSpecial #Survival Dark & devastating. It‘s 99 degrees at 8:44 am , maybe 114 to 117 in Phoenix,Az.today.Talk about survival!

Pip2 Have you read this book? I just bought it and was wondering what someone else thought about it. 1y
Eggs ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 1y
Leftcoastzen @Pip2 it‘s a great book , but a devastating read because of the subject matter. 1y
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Tkimsal
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30 Book Recommendations in 30 Days — Day 22 “The Road,” by Cormac McCarthy

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LeaKell
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I read this book in February and it still hasn‘t crawled out of my brain. Horrifying depictions of humanity‘s worst and best.

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SamAnne
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Interesting NYT article on the changes in the publishing industry, and how Cormac McCarthy would not have a shot at a successful career in today's world. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/opinion/cormac-mccarthy-publishing.html

JuniperWilde Interesting. Thanks for flagging it 🌸 1y
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Branwen
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I was so sad to hear about Cormac McCarthy's passing earlier this week. 💔 Thank you for all the wonderful stories.

vivastory 💔💔 1y
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Anna40
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Unpopular opinion: this was not for me. I think the premise is intriguing. But there is so much that doesn‘t feel convincing: Mainly why would anyone want to continue living in a barren inhospitable horrifying world? And it is truly horrifying and devastatingly bleak.

iread2much I agree with you, but I think a lot of humanity would continue to try to live, although I don‘t think I would be one of them 13mo
Anna40 @iread2much yes, you‘re right. And whether it‘s realistic or not is probably not the point. I don‘t think I understood this book and quite frankly don‘t really want to. I think he‘s not an author for me. 13mo
iread2much @Anna40 👍🏽 13mo
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Leftcoastzen
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Shit https://www.npr.org/2023/06/13/598425063/cormac-mccarthy-dies-obituary oh to add to my sorrow , Wade Goodwyn died of cancer at 63 earlier this week. Though he worked at Tx NPR, his stories sometimes went national, and that voice!

Readergrrl I adored him! What a fantastic author! 1y
dabbe 💙😢💙 1y
Hooked_on_books I just saw this on my news feed. The end of an era. 1y
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PirateJenny Crap. Work hasn't announced this yet. 1y
Liz_M NOOOO! 😢 1y
Skyrimir The Road is the only book by him that I‘ve read. It disturbed me, but I‘ve read it multiple times over the years, have been thinking of doing a reread the past few weeks. As one of the books that really sticks with me it‘s in my top ten. Any recommendations for someone who hasn‘t read anything else by him? 1y
JanuarieTimewalker13 @Skyrimir check Chris Bohalian‘s post… 1y
Meshell1313 💔 1y
Leftcoastzen @Skyrimir I read the Road, Blood Meridian , but a long time ago, remember liking it but if you asked me details , wouldn‘t remember . Read All the Pretty Horses , loved it but have not read the rest of the trilogy. I own his 2 newest ones , they are giving me stink eye cuz I haven‘t read them yet. 1y
batsy 💔 1y
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17-20 Mar 23 (audiobook)
Sparsely written and very bleak, this is nevertheless a compelling tale of a man‘s struggle to keep his kind-hearted son alive in a brutal post-apocalyptic world. Another novel that seemed fantastical a decade ago but now seems increasingly prophetic. The love that a parent has for their child, and the lengths they are willing to go to to preserve that child, is difficult to describe but McCarthy does a commendable job.

Readergrrl I love this novel. Despite its very dark atmosphere, I find it to be a true love story. I teach it every year to my 12th grade students and I think most catch on to my love of its spare language and message. 2y
mjtwo @Readergrrl such true love 2y
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Christine
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I‘m really in the mood for post-apocalyptic content after finishing The Last of Us on HBO (loved it, an all-time fave season of TV for me). Enter this, which I had never read, and actually I‘ve never read any Cormac McCarthy, fearing it was too brutal for me. This was brutal, but not in a way I couldn‘t handle. I loved the writing and language. The boy was just so sweet, and I spent a lot of time thinking about how he stayed that way.

jlhammar Loved this book. 2y
Reggie Ooof, it‘s probably been 15 years since I‘ve read it. And for the days I read it, the sun did not shine. I remember them hearing the dog bark and the boy saying please don‘t kill it so we can eat it. 2y
Christine @Reggie Ugh yes, you were covered in ash!! And yeah, the many instances of the boy being like “we‘re not going to do that, are we?” were so rough! I don‘t know if I‘ll ever watch the movie bc my own visuals were bad enough… 2y
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I have been reading, watching and playing a lot of post-apocalyptic, dystopian stories lately, but none of them strike as hard as The Road. McCarthy‘s bleak style creates something that can‘t really be found in any other disaster fiction. I enjoyed it even more than during my first read some ten years ago.

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LeftyDv
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So. Very. Bleak. I think McCarthy killed some of my optimism. A tale of love and hope filled with sadness and consumed by it. “You forget what you want to remember and remember what you want to forget.”

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Leftcoastzen
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#12booksof2022 Father & son try to survive in a post apocalyptic world .Such a dark , powerful read . so my 12 days of Christmas Booklist now done , this was the book for December. I was blessed in December, in a sense, a three tie.”Joan is Okay “by Weike Wang & “Mrs.Palfrey at The Claremont “ by Elizabeth Taylor were brilliant!

Andrew65 An excellent choice. Thanks for playing along, it‘s been a great way to review the year of reading. 2y
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Leftcoastzen
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What a beautifully written bucket of misery this book is.A father & son in a post apocalyptic world just trying to survive.Anyone would be assumed to be the enemy , they would need what you have.Bleak yet beautiful.I admired the fathers instincts & fortitude,how he makes the most of found objects,moves towards a temperate climate.It feels like a warning to us all.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tamra I might have to reread this one to appreciate it. 2y
Tkimsal I wept so much while reading this. One of the best books I‘ve ever read, and probably the saddest. A thing of beauty. 2y
rockpools Great review! 2y
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batsy Love your review and that opening line! I must get to this soon. 2y
Leftcoastzen @batsy 😁thanks ! I have this one but the reviews have been love or bail so I wanted to read another one by him before I try the new one . Your review was awesome but made my brain hurt a little 2y
Leftcoastzen @Tkimsal incredibly sad . 2y
batsy @Leftcoastzen Ahahaha! Yes, I totally warmed to it but I've seen many Cormac fans say it might not be the best book to start with to get to know his work. 2y
Leftcoastzen @batsy I have read the first one of the border trilogy, need to get back to that . His books are intense reading. 2y
batsy @Leftcoastzen Yes, I was thinking of The Road, then the Border Trilogy after. 2y
Leftcoastzen @batsy sounds like a good plan. 2y
Reggie The sun did not shine the entire time I read this. 2y
Leftcoastzen @Reggie I hear you . It feels like you are there with them. 2y
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Leftcoastzen
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Well , it has the word Christmas in it , but this book is definitely not very Christmassy!🫤😄

GondorGirl I've read this book three times and each time I finish I feel like I will never be happy again. 😳😕 2y
Leftcoastzen @GondorGirl I‘m about halfway through for the first time & understand how you feel. 2y
Liz_M Depends on the type of year you've had. 😁 I love this book. 2y
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Mirarenee
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So hard to read, but so good 😩

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JacqMac
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🔥📚 2y
Eggs Well done 👍🏼 🔥 🧡 2y
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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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1. I like both, but I‘ll go with post-apoc!
2. The tagged book is one of my very favorites, but I also love The Stand by Stephen King and Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. There‘s just something so hopeful about a post-apocalyptic world that values Shakespeare! 🥰
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Station Eleven is a great book! Thanks for playing! 2y
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1. I think I have enjoyed both but post-apocalyptic wins by a thread.
2. The Road, I gobbled it up and it still haunts me. When I worry about the state of the world, I thing of this book becoming reality, it‘s chilling. I‘m not sure I “recommend it” but it scared the hell out of me.
@TheSpineView You have a nice day too!☺️
Thank you for the tag @Kshakal #Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!🌞 2y
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The_Penniless_Author
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Post-Apocalyptic, I suppose, although there's been a glut of those books recently.

2. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. Works nicely as a parable about life and parenthood.

Tag @RaeLovesToRead @CBee @IuliaC @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm

CBee Thanks for the tag! I dig post apocalyptic books too 😊 2y
TheSpineView I agree there are a lot of post-apocalyptic books. Thanks for playing! 2y
IuliaC Thanks for the tag! I've just realized post-apocalyptic books are totally missing from my to-read list! I should definitely add some 😊 2y
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abookishbutterfly
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With an understated tone, McCarthy managed to both shock me and move me to tears more than once. It‘s amazing how little you need in the background to tell a good story. This novel doesn‘t thrill, but I still sped through it, and I loved it enough to watch the movie the same day I finished

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mobill76
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"The kind of breakdown of civilized living that happens, and could occur in an even more terrifying way, is described in McCarthy's novel The Road... What is so disconcerting is the fact that it did not seem to dawn on so many who read and 'enjoyed' this book that something like this really could happen. We human beings are fully capable of bringing such a situation about and behaving as described." - Richard Harries, The Beauty and the Horror

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