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SnowdriftsOnLakes t1_j9y3rg6 wrote

Reply to comment by StreetcarZero in How triggering is ‘The Road’? by The_Upbeat_Jumper

If there is a better description of this book, I don't know it.

I personally think it's a masterpiece, but it's extremely bleak. Do not read it while depressed as I did. Would not recommend.

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starspangledxunzi t1_j9z9dvj wrote

I still find it hilarious that it was a Father’s Day selection for Oprah’s Book Club. I mean, the epitome of interns making a recommendation based on the synopsis, without reading the book. Conceptually I get it: it’s a father protecting his child. But I have to imagine an awkward gathering of book club ladies silently staring into their wine glasses, wondering how many others in the discussion group Did Not Finish.

That said, the novel contains magically lyrical passages about being a parent in a dangerous world. There’s no writer like McCarthy.

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