The Road (Abridged) Audiobook

" Just read Life of Pi and The Road back to back. Stories of desolation, starvation and lost hope. Def need something happier next. Maybe a book about food... "

" Read The Road. Perhaps I'm weird but I was disappointed. I was generous in my three star rating. Good package with the minimalism and all, but I didn't come away with any appreciation of anything or having experienced any emotions. So I give it a solid "meh" "

" This is a marvelous story about the triumph of kindness and the love between a father and son against a landscape utterly filled with death and decay. Highly Recommended! "

" They aren't kidding when they say that there's no hope in this book. "

" It was okay. Definitely not my idea of a masterpiece though it definitely became more engaging as it went along. It could have accomplished the same in half the time I think but it was worth sticking with it. "

" Really good read. Couldn't put it down. One of the best apocalyptic books that I have read. Made me really appreciate a nice cold can of Coca-Cola. "

" Amazing post apocalyptic story of parenthood in adversity "

" I had to read it for a college course, but I'm glad I did. Once I started reading I couldn't put it down. A VERY morbid look at what the future could bring if we ever experience the apocalypse. Highly recommend it. "

" nope!!! don't do it to yourself. "

" This repetitive, marginally imaginative book is close to a single star to me. WHY, oh why do writers like McCarthy get huge book and movie deals while far more talented people like Rick Bass toil in near obscurity? This book was far from challenging, which may explain a lot... "

" Made me want to hug everyone I know. "

" This is a masterpiece of post apocalyptic story telling - whilst bleak and grinding the human nature to survive, keep going and protect your own and the young is something we can't turn away from. Read it fast! "

" I'd lumped McCarthy together with Faulkner -- a writer I'd concluded only makes sense to Americans from the South -- until somebody passed me, first, "Country for Old Men," then this, and I realized he might well well be the greatest stylist in contemporary English. "

" Definitly worth a read but it's terribly, terribly bleak. Do not read while you're off sick with flu, like I did. "

" very monotonous for me. Just thought is was okay and really sub-par to others with the same concept. "

" Empty. Empty and hopeless are my two words for this story. A sad and touching journey of father and son. Very early you sense how this journey is going to end, but you hope for better all the way through. "

" Beautifully written, though I found the punctuation of the dialog very frustrating. "

" A sobering and thoughtful masterpiece. An easy read and a hard read at the same time! "

" One of my favorite books. Lonely. Beautiful. Terrifying. "

" Incredible book with vivid details. I just finished it. It's a bit depressing so I feel I have to read something pretty light and fun next. Still a great book. "

" The book grew on me. It started slow and not enjoyable. I kept thinking "The Postman" by David Brin was a better apocalyptic story. I still think it is.[return][return]At one point I wished some of the parts were exchanged with "they walked and walked an "

" Depressing as anything you will ever read. The grammar and syntax really reflect the despair of a post-apocalyptic world. "

" This was the bleakest, dustiest, most "so then what?" book I've read in a long time. If any of you adore this book as much as the reviewers on the back cover do, by all means, convince me, because I just don't get it. "

" cormac mcCarthy described this book as "a love letter to my son". In an era when divorce is on the rise and most children subject to it mostly experience only maternal love, this story of a father's unwavering love for his son holds a very powerful message. "

" Phenomenal. One of the top five books I've ever read. Never have I seen despair so honestly, fully, and beautiful. His prose is like poetry. Absolutely breath-taking in every way. "

" Maybe my favourite book of all time, 'The Road' perfectly represents a complicated relationship between father and son. Everything else is just context. "

" i loved this book. it had its slow moments but it was a great read. the only thing i didn't like is the fact the mr McCarthy doesn't use quotation marks which makes it sorta hard to read =/ but it was a great book. but be warned its a tear jerker "

" Cormac McCarthy out does himself with this piece of writing. His style's cut and dry. If you'd like to know the symbolism behind his use of the only one name throughout the book, Elijah, I'll tell you if you email me. However, you must first prove to me that you read it. "

" One of the most disturbing books I've ever read "

" McCarthy's Faulkneresque stream of consciousness writing style took some getting used to. I was hooked from there. This is one of the few works of fiction I have read in the last decade that has stuck with me. It makes you think long after it's over. "

" Very dark, well written novel. Probably the darkest book I've ever read. It engrossed me. "

" Just amazing. The story is simple. The language makes it. "

" Not sure how to rate this. Good riveting read, different style, great survival details... not sure I really get it though! "

" Still, a day does not go by without me thinking about this book! Very graphic...hopefully will never happen! "

" Punchy writing of a dreary and sad trek of father and son in a wasteland...I skipped ahead so many times nbut the book never got better for me... "

" I didn't like this book when I first started reading it -- I found it very difficult to get into. However, I found myself thinking about it when I wasn't reading it and couldn't wait to find out what would happen next. Then, though, then it was over. "