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The Road by Cormac McCarthy

TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
edited September 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I am reading this now.
Holy mackerel.
I am 2/3 of the way thru it.
:(
This is one of the most painful stories I have ever read.
The feeling of desperation that runs thru me with each passing day for those 2 is heartwrenching.
McCarthy's use of language makes me sad for a time when this was the way we communicated with each other.
I am loving this horribly depressing book! :eek:
No spoilers or I will pinch you.
:p
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    the butler kills him with a sponge
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • huffaluffahuffaluffa Posts: 38
    I just picked this book up today and plan on reading most of this on my way back up to school. After reading this, I'm looking forward to it even more.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    TrixieCat wrote:
    I am reading this now.
    Holy mackerel.
    I am 2/3 of the way thru it.
    :(
    This is one of the most painful stories I have ever read.
    The feeling of desperation that runs thru me with each passing day for those 2 is heartwrenching.
    McCarthy's use of language makes me sad for a time when this was the way we communicated with each other.
    I am loving this horribly depressing book! :eek:
    No spoilers or I will pinch you.
    :p


    Yes, but there are redemptive parts. You may have gotten there already, but there is one point where things look absolutely the bleakest, and then they turn just a bit, and the boy and his father enjoy a little respite, and it's so happy and beautiful that it almost breaks your heart.

    Great book.
  • EquallyWorthlessEquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    iam_NOTREAL wrote:
    Yes, but there are redemptive parts. You may have gotten there already, but there is one point where things look absolutely the bleakest, and then they turn just a bit, and the boy and his father enjoy a little respite, and it's so happy and beautiful that it almost breaks your heart.

    Great book.


    I almost cheered out loud at that part, i felt like such a geek.

    This is such a beautifully depressing book, so sparse and unforgiving. hope the movie does it justice
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    work = work + 1;
    sleep = sleep - work * 10;}
    else if (work >= 0) {
    reality.equals(false);
    work = work +1;
    }system("pause");
    return 0;}
  • catch22catch22 Posts: 1,081
    i think i'm the only person in the world who wasn't particularly impressed with this book. it wasn't bad, but i didn't get the hype either.
    and like that... he's gone.
  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    I loved this book. Very simple but deeply moving. Paints a frightning realistic view of what the world might be like if we ain't careful. Haven't read any of his others yet but probably be a while before i get chance. 'No country for old men' is the obvious choice (great film)
    Dublin 2006
    Katowice 2007
    London 2007
  • TrailerTrailer Posts: 1,431
    TrixieCat wrote:
    I am reading this now.
    Holy mackerel.
    I am 2/3 of the way thru it.
    :(
    This is one of the most painful stories I have ever read.
    The feeling of desperation that runs thru me with each passing day for those 2 is heartwrenching.
    McCarthy's use of language makes me sad for a time when this was the way we communicated with each other.
    I am loving this horribly depressing book! :eek:
    No spoilers or I will pinch you.
    :p

    Book?? Let me know when they make it into a movie.;):p
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    I really enjoyed it, but I'm not sure how it's going to be as a movie.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • Daisy_BuchananDaisy_Buchanan Posts: 162
    know1 wrote:
    I really enjoyed it, but I'm not sure how it's going to be as a movie.

    As I read, I couldn't help but think of Mad Max...I'm sure it won't be like that though...

    Another good apocalypse-type read is Children of Men by PD James. The movie was good, but not as good as the book (not to mention the story was changed in the screenplay).
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