tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015861203212804796.post562843817553339978..comments2023-09-19T21:13:50.651+08:00Comments on [Insert suitably snappy title here...]: The Road: ReviewKathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16731173186767835989noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015861203212804796.post-3841652785928193592010-01-31T01:06:29.521+08:002010-01-31T01:06:29.521+08:00My middle son read this in December and it quickly...My middle son read this in December and it quickly became one of his all-time favorites. Which might not be saying much for some 18yo guys but he's quite a reader and had a lot to say about this one. I'm going to have to pick it up one of these days.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015861203212804796.post-22989019119617331522010-01-31T00:05:44.032+08:002010-01-31T00:05:44.032+08:00Kath, yeah, I did see the movie - it was fantastic...Kath, yeah, I did see the movie - it was fantastic - a very worth companion to the book.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015861203212804796.post-14829540073226974352010-01-30T18:50:37.004+08:002010-01-30T18:50:37.004+08:00@Caroline - do! I've wanted to read this one f...@Caroline - do! I've wanted to read this one for ages and now I finally have I wish I'd read it earlier. Enjoy :)<br /><br />@Brizmus - Thanks for your lovely comment! It's always interesting to see how different people react to different books in different ways. Why did you find it boring? Was it the way it was written or the lack of clear direction and/or goal to the story? Interested to hear your thoughts :)<br /><br />@Greg - Thanks for your comment!! I think that if that warmth in their relationship hadn't been there the novel would have been too overwhelmingly awful so in a way was necessary as a balancing effect. Did you see the movie? I haven't and wonder how it compares...<br /><br />@Shannon - Definitely read this one! It's far too good to miss out on. <br /><br />@Martine - FABULOUS point you make there and I agree entirely: the point of this book isn't that the world has ended but what has happened to the people as a result. BING! The light goes on. Thank you, that has totally clarified my thinking on it and why it felt different to other post-apocalyptic novels and also explains why there was so little explanation of what had happened to the planet. It's scary to think that order and civility is such a fragile thing isn't it? Thanks :)Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731173186767835989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015861203212804796.post-61957322004213791822010-01-30T01:49:06.220+08:002010-01-30T01:49:06.220+08:00thanks for your review. I think The Road was the b...thanks for your review. I think The Road was the best book I read in 2009. As you say it is utterly absorbing, the writing is profoundly evocative, the atmosphere in the book is very intense, i too was terrified much of the time, it is not often I get such a real physical reaction to a book. But I am not sure it is a tale about environmental destruction. this might be the assumed cause of the apocalypse but I feel the story is about the end of humanity not of the planet.<br />thanks for sharing your thoughts<br />martinemartinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260048849955077472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015861203212804796.post-66229374512271085742010-01-30T01:44:09.168+08:002010-01-30T01:44:09.168+08:00I've heard a lot about this book. I think I&#...I've heard a lot about this book. I think I'm going to have to read it, because it sounds far too intriguing to miss.Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015861203212804796.post-3253907956952374032010-01-30T00:48:40.067+08:002010-01-30T00:48:40.067+08:00You're right - absolutely brilliant book! I l...You're right - absolutely brilliant book! I love your point about how the warmth of the Boy-Man's relationship is a sharp juxtaposition with the coldness/bleakness of the environment - hadn't thought about that, specifically. OK.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015861203212804796.post-29798406751201555982010-01-29T23:32:40.168+08:002010-01-29T23:32:40.168+08:00It's weird how, while I agree with absolutely ...It's weird how, while I agree with absolutely everything you said (especially about the beauty and intensity of the imagery) about this book, my final reaction was that I found it boring. And yours was that you loved it<br />I guess the problem is that I didn't find it absorbing, and you did.<br />Anyhow, this was a fabulous review! :-)brizmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163313230550265190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2015861203212804796.post-55939422644750072472010-01-29T21:58:06.146+08:002010-01-29T21:58:06.146+08:00I've read only one Cormac McCarthy book. His l...I've read only one Cormac McCarthy book. His language is amazing. I've been meaning to read this since it came out. I think I'll go put it on hold at the library.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.com