The Road-Cormac McCarthy

[Matthew]

Currently the literary PA novel/film of choice for many people but personally the book left me cold.

Think I will give the film a skip altogether. The apocolypse was never meant to be that miserable

[edwin]

Just read it. Flashes of interesting but so loose. EG, the bloke the strip on the beach then feel guilty about. Could have assuaged guilt by telling hinm to backtrack down the beach and carry on with the goodies from the boat.

Ending weak and I suppose the new couple will have all the problems mentioned in the book so will probably eat the boy anyway BUT they will say Grace first.

Edwin

[fred]

I thought the book was beautiful - some of the writing was so moving, and some just horrific, it fitted the context perfectly. And I think the point was that it really was the end of the world - all life was about to perish, which is not really the case with most other stuff like this. Even post-nuclear there's usually some sign that life will eventually flourish again somewhere. The Road was just pure desolation. Mind you, they did find morel mushrooms - a possible sign that the soil was still alive, tho in the film they found a beetle. And as for the family, I was just glad the 'flame' carried on, coz that's what it's all about in the end, innit?

[thrombus]

I found it rather a depressing book tbh, made me think about my own preps etc an awful lot.

[keiron1]

It broke my heart, I would have had counselling after I read it if I could have afforded it. Definately one to put you off having kids!