The Road

jess_effect shared a tip "The atmosphere is dark throughout and there's is hardly variation in scenery or mood. Very dull and the kid was extremely annoying to me for at least 60% of the book. With all of this beginning said the last section of the book was fantastic but I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone."

kate_lunarskye_212 shared a tip "Basically the world is in complete ruins there’s barely anyone left and this father and his son are trying to survive. Most of the people left are cannibalistic and they only have one bullet in their gun. There traveling on this road trying to find some sort of civilization. I hope this was helpful 😁, the writing was absolutely beautiful and the story was a masterpiece."

skye_edelson-bennett shared a tip "I didn't think this book was going to be for me, but I kept reading and it turns out I did like it. It is sad and a different type of read, but you get used to the writing quickly. I'm glad I stuck with it."

melissa_cottone shared a tip "What a fantastic book. Be prepared to be thrown out of your comfort zone and into a journey alongside a father and his son as they attempt to maneuver through and survive an ashy and unforgiving apocalyptic world. Highly highly recommend."

zahir_paryani shared a tip "There are so many. I’ve just downloaded this app so just starting to find my way around. I recently read “the space between worlds.” A great read. Sci-fi."

jordan_thibodeaux shared a tip "This book was hard for me to read and get over the difficult writing style and sometimes slow plot. HOWEVER, I was in tears when I finished it. Beautiful story"

jennifer_ore shared a tip "I’ve read this book more than once. The first time, I was younger, with no children. And I can tell you that the perspective entirely shifted once I become a parent. I had such a deeper appreciation for the main character’s love for his son after having a child of my own."

cecelia_claire shared a tip "It takes a little bit to get used to McCarthy’s writing style & general aversion to punctuation, but the story & connection between the main characters is SO powerful!"

charles-etienne_pilotte_coiteux shared a tip "A emotion full reading experience about a father who's torn between survival in a post-apocalystic world and offering the best for his son."

alex_wright_7885 shared a tip "Most definitely. It's my #1 favorite book. It's very dark, but is all about a father and son "carrying the fire" aka being the good guys. I highly recommend."

chris_topher_9590 shared a tip "The first book of cormacs work given to me by a friend, and become a instant fan. The connection of father and son in the midst of survival in a cannibalistic/apocolyptic world is gritty, suspensful, and emotional to the max. Hooked from the start."

daniel_welle shared a tip "Dragging and painful. The most depressing book I have read in my life and highly overrated. I am usually about the journey, but for me, this ended up being about the destination."

scott_miller_4279 shared a tip "@aliwang1990 I always have a hard time coming up with absolute favorite for anything I am more of a graphic novel comic book reader novels my attention span is not great for novels lol"

aaron_9130 shared a tip "It was a well written story that dramatically pictured an extinction event for humanity. However, it was a bleak and often horrifying story of humanity at it's worst. It was a good but I don't want to read it again."

andrea_strickler shared a tip "I read this one several years ago and still think about it often. The moral dilemmas of trying to survive when resources are becoming ever more scarce... the loneliness and powerlessness that occur when there is no community, no rules, and no one you can trust. The story is haunting!"

andrea_strickler shared a tip "Gripping—this book will leave an impression. It’s been years now since I’ve read this book, but it still haunts my thoughts sometimes."

forrest_roberts shared a tip "One of the best dystopian novels I've read. It does not wear down the reader with needless world-building. In McCarthy's classic minimalist writing, it draws a haunting post apocalyptic world that is eerie, yet can seem believable for us alive today. Would absolutely put this on a must read list of any kind."

joshjct___ shared a tip "The Road is my favorite. But if I had to chose another book by him it would be No Country for Old Men. I watched the movie for it aswell and it really helped me visualize what I read so much better."

aj_6393 shared a tip "This is an oppressively sad book, but a read that helps you really see the core of human behavior, love, and meaning when all else is stripped away."

kristine_heacox shared a tip "It is once you get used to the style of writing. It can sometimes read a little choppy and there’s not a lot@of punctuation that is normal in a book but it is very interesting!!"

salem_owens shared a tip "Chose this for a school project and LOVED it. Turned into one of my favorite books to recommend for readers who like a book with deeper meanings behind the plot."

zach_bird_3809 shared a tip "Very dark novel about a father and son trying to survive in a dead world. Although at Tim’s it can get extremely dark and look like there’s no hope they author does a great job keeping you attached. Very much a par turner! Also no chapters just one continuous narrative"

flaminglory shared a tip "A harrowing tale of father and son trying to survive in the post-apocalyptic America. The book has its happy moments and it's sad but you will be hooked, wondering with every turn of the page, if they are going to make it."

john_sadler shared a tip "Well, books don’t win the Pulitzer Prize for no reason. I had seen the movie before but went ahead and picked up the book. Such a great read that pulls you in, grabs hold of your emotions, and takes you on a ride for a couple hundred pages. I’d highly recommend anyone to read this!"

miles_d. shared a tip "i really enjoyed this book, but i don’t know that i would ever suggest it to anyone? not without warning them ahead of time that this book is harder to read than they may expect. not just the actual content makes it difficult, but the writing style and dialogue format as well. i feel it fits well though, showing how there is no time for unneeded words and how conversation is no longer separate from the world at large."