The Road
Book Review
by Bryce Grover
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"You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget" (McCarthy 12). "The cold relentless circling of the interstate earth. Darkness implacable. The blind dogs of the sun in their running. The crushing vacuum of the universe. And somewhere two hunted animals trembling like ground-foxes in their cover. Borrowed time and borrowed world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it" (McCarthy 109). |
Summary: Without Spoilers
The Road, a post-apocolyptic novel that iterates the story of a boy and his father. Both have survived a mass devastation on earth that has killed the majority of the human and all other living populations: the earth is a complete wasteland. The father ( who is never named) protects his son, the other main character of the novel, at all cost from cannibalistic travelers and wandering thieves as they travel to the south in hopes of a warmer climate. The book follows them as they traverse their way through the deteriorating wasteland.
The Book and Who it is For:
The Road is a repetitive literary novel with several subliminal messages that require more attentive reading. the story line is quite bland and has very few climaxes throughout. a reader who is looking for a novel that includes deep meanings within a reading would find this novel eye-openeing as the story portrays the ever desperate lives of a boy and his father. People who are looking for an action filled post-apocolyptic novel should look elsewhere. This is not a very exciting read and it requires a very patient reader. There are also many graphic images within the novel: anyone should be able to endure these few graphic scenes but do take this under advisement.
The Movie:
Caution: This movie is R - rated
This tailer is approved for all audience.
This tailer is approved for all audience.
The Road was released as a movie in October of 2009. It was directed by John Hillcoat, and written by Cormac McCarthy and John Penhall.
