*FYI if you've never read this book, there are reviews below this that could be interpreted as spoilers.

probably the most harrowing book I have ever read. I finished it with a sense of their being no hope if the future ever played out like this.

Thought provoking and disturbing, maybe because it has the realism that this genre doesn't usually have. Read it then read it again. Then watched it on dvd. I deperately wanted a happy ending where everything starts to come right but you know that it wont. The boy and his new family will have a slow demise. Only question, how do they manage to feed the dog??

I found this book hard to put down. Just read it!

Depressing, a dark gray story

Beautifully painted and deeply moving. McCarthy uses sparse language to show love and devotion amidst deepest crisis.

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