Helpful Score: 6
This is a good example of a book that will pump you up for suicide. It's sad, then sadder, then bleak, then dismal. The relationship between the main character and his son seems stilted at the same time it's affectionate. Mourning, I would say, is the theme for this book; mourning for the way life used to be, mourning over those dead and gone, and mourning over the inevitable.
McCarthy's odd style of writing actually worked here - the short, episodic scenes served to mimic the quick desperation of a day-to-day existence. The sparse language mirrored the silence that had to happen in order to survive. Recommended for those who love sad books.
McCarthy's odd style of writing actually worked here - the short, episodic scenes served to mimic the quick desperation of a day-to-day existence. The sparse language mirrored the silence that had to happen in order to survive. Recommended for those who love sad books.
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