Recently I finished reading Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. It had a very dark and gloomy feel to it; there were also a couple of things I noticed about the writing.
The Road is about a post-apocalyptic future in which any and all hope for humanity has vanished. The plot follows two nameless individuals, a man and his son, these two characters constantly rely on one-another to keep going and survive.
I noticed that the conversations were very plain, simple, and right to the point, this possibly facilitates the fact the conversations being had are between a man and a small child, which wouldn’t be particularly deep, I also noticed that the book uses the word “okay” possibly referring to the fact that everything will be alright in the end or that the characters are trying to convince themselves everything will be okay.
The Road is a great book that provides an interesting look into human survival instincts and relationships. It keeps the reader interested with its simplistic straight to the point writing style while not being to sparse in it wording to where you can’t comprehend anything.
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