I really enjoyed this novel. It is about a man and his son trying to survive in a post apocalyptic world. The story mostly focuses on the relationship between father and son with the backdrop of the end of the world. It can be a bit slow in the beginning but quickly picks up. There are some disturbing issues that are addressed but it makes sense in this story. I highly recommend this book.

I had to muster my strength to read this novel - I usually like to read something with a little 'ray of hope' and I was pretty certain that this book was not going to have one. "The Road" is the grim and incredibly dark story of a father and son in a post-apocalyptic world. They travel in search of the coast, scavenging food and provisions from the ashen wasteland. They are battered by the elements and careful to evade the gangs of cannibals who scour the land, preying on the vulnerable. The novel has stirred plenty of reflective thinking on my part - I marvel at the nameless protagonist's devotion to "keep carrying the fire" for his son in the most desperate setting one could ever imagine. McCarthy's writing style is stark yet poetic. My favourite lines (they gave me shivers): "At the tide line a woven mat of weeds and the ribs of fishes in their millions stretching along the shore as far as eye could see like an isocline of death. One vast salt sepulchre. Senseless. Senseless."

This was a great story. I found the role of the father to be truly moving and selfless. The son's story was absolutley heartbreaking. The characters were well drawn, and the story well paced and enthralling. The only reason I can't give this book 5 stars is, I found the lack of punctuation to be distracting. It detracted from the book overall and gave it an ametuerish vibe. I loved this book though. Don't miss it!

This was an excellent book. Not too often do you get a book that starts in the middle of nowhere, and it works well. This book begins with a scene where the unnamed father and son are already on their journey. Their relationship makes this a good choice not only for an avid reader, but to an audience that wants to know about a close relationship. This father-son bond drives the two to the limit. It is impossible to explain how powerful this novel is without actually giving anything away. It does start off a bit slow, but once you’re a couple of pages into it (I’d say around 30), it gets really really good. Highly recommend

Great book, a fast read and deeply moving story.

One amazing book! The story is gripping from start to finish. I don't know how to put this, but just reading the words... the way McCarthy cobbles them together is an artform in itself, far above and beyond what's expected. The story is definitely loaded, and it's not for the faint of heart; however I did not find it sinister or depressing in any way. Quite the opposite in fact. It's a story of perseverance and stubborn will to succeed, and there's something very positive in that.

This book left me speechless. Which is not easy to do. When I finished reading, I immediately started over from the beginning. I've never done that before. That's how powerful this book is.

Dark and yet somehow beautiful, the writing snared me after 3 pages. I'd just completed a poetry course and felt the words so well chosen, I was in awe. What skill!

I found this book on a list of the 100 best books ever or something like that. I gotta say - I just don't get it. It was dark and dismal and down right depressing. You know all those movies that get tons of Academy Awards and then you watch it and you go, "huh??" I think it was like that. Or maybe I'm just not sophisticated enough.... :) I must admit - I couldn't finish it. I think I'd have slit my wrists if I had to read it until the end.

This is nearly impossible to put down once you start it. The post-apocalyptic novel follows a father and his young son as they struggle to survive in a world that has been ravaged. They are making for the coast, although they don't know that things will be any better there. As they travel they must find provisions and avoid other travellers, particularly those that might do them harm. The relationship between the father and the son is a big part of the book, and really makes it what it is. The son is really the only thing that keeps the father going, with the hope that he can find a better life for him.