The Road

donna_thiessen shared a tip "This was my book club pick several years ago. I usually choose January and pick a dystopian novel to balance Christmas sentimentality and superficiality. This book is dark, dystopian and explores the profound heroic attempt to create normalcy in a deeply disturbed context. Maybe went a bit overboard. Once you have read this, you will never see the world (or Christmas) quite the same."

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."

veronica_em shared a tip "Mixed feelings on this. Found it simplistic and slow. 2nd half of the book I skimmed through to read plot points. I did appreciate the vivid imagery and much of the writing was poetic… but as a novel the cons outweighed those pros"

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."

rebeccaYeti shared a tip "The concept of the book is good. I am not sure if it is because I don’t have a family but I could not get past the little boy whining and the fathers interaction with him."

jen_G_ shared a tip "This is normally the kind of book I’d be into, but I was surprised at how bored I was. I know it’s beloved by many, but its extremely slow pace just made me give up about halfway through. 🤷🏼‍♀️"

ashlyn_lloyd_7005 shared a tip "I read this book in my English class. I liked this book due to its openness. This book has no “moral of the story” which is what I love about it. As someone who loves mystery I could read this book multiple times due to possible different outlooks each read."

wesley_brown_5425 shared a tip "A crawling story that leaves you feeling as empty as the world this is set in. This is so much more than a post-apocalyptic story. The world and emotions this books creates are amazing. This book does amazing at making you feel the bond between father and son “each the others world entire.” I have read this several times and spent a day or two depressed every time I’ve finished it. I will be reading this again."

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."

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."

jackson_hall_8962 shared a tip "Movie sucks. Book sucks the happiness from you. Very sad, depressing, triggering book. Silver lining: the dialogue will make you smile. The movie completely neglected to show that dialogue, which I believe made it an unbearable watching experience. All the director wanted was to show sadness if you ask me... the film did not explore hope, like McCarthy does."

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"

crystal_cox_3477 shared a tip "Really enjoyed the mood and atmosphere of this book as I’m currently going through a depression and needed to read something that felt the way I feel inside. It’s a story of desperation but there is hope and they keep fighting for 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."

zachary_davis_2538 shared a tip "I just finished The Fever King from Victoria Lee, and I’m currently making my way through House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday. Highly recommend the latter so far."

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."

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"

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."

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."

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."

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."

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."

ari_wagner shared a tip "If I could gI just completed the book, and I’m still shedding a tear here and there—what a gripping heart of an adventure to read. A man and his son are trying desperately to survive the unknown and keep the fire burning. This is probably one of my top 5 favorite books, and saying I love it, isn't enough. I will be recommending this book to everyone I know!"

andrew_1318 shared a tip "One of the great American writers of all time - Blood Meridian is another of his works that is harrowing and exhausting but sheer brilliance"

tristin_duckett shared a tip "The road was a POWERFUL book. I highly recommend it over the movie although the movie was interesting to watch after reading the book."