I fear, this will be good.
I like the book quite a bit. Its a quick read and well worth it. When I bought The Road from a used bookstore I noticed that it had an Oprah Book Club sticker on it. I was ashamed and felt the need to explain to the bookstore owner that I wasn't in any way a part of the book club. I doubt she believed me. I doubt you believe me.
GoDogGo! wrote:That looks... well done and very horrible.
Well said. McCarthy has a way of forcibly stripping life down and leaving the reader naked without any beliefs to hide behind. I really dig his stuff so far.
The kid looks delicious. I for one welcome our cannibal holocaust.
"That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy.
It is our job to see that it stays there." - George Orwell