Nicole E. (antipelican) reviewed on
Helpful Score: 1
I suspect that this book only did as well as it did because it was published by an already well-known author and then Oprah took it under her wing.
I read it, and it was about as enjoyable and thought-provoking as a good bout of swine flu.
With stilted language, placing his his two tragic protagonists in a barren, harsh world, McCarthy attempts to creatively highlight the relationship of love between the father and son. Epic fail. I wouldn't mind hearing about the nuclear catastrophe that apparently caused the apocalypse, or the reasons behind the cannibal tribes on the roads, and I'm quite curious to know why the two insist on staying on the road when that seems to be the most dangerous place for them. However, it just goes on and on and endlessly on about the same two things. As a novel, this book does less than a satisfactory job.
I read it, and it was about as enjoyable and thought-provoking as a good bout of swine flu.
With stilted language, placing his his two tragic protagonists in a barren, harsh world, McCarthy attempts to creatively highlight the relationship of love between the father and son. Epic fail. I wouldn't mind hearing about the nuclear catastrophe that apparently caused the apocalypse, or the reasons behind the cannibal tribes on the roads, and I'm quite curious to know why the two insist on staying on the road when that seems to be the most dangerous place for them. However, it just goes on and on and endlessly on about the same two things. As a novel, this book does less than a satisfactory job.
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