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The Road (Oprah's Book Club) par Cormac McCarthy

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ISBN
0307387895
Book Title
Road : Pulitzer Prize Winner
Item Length
8in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year
2007
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.9in
Author
Cormac McCarthy
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Fiction
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Dystopian, Sagas, Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Science Fiction / General
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5.2in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" ( San Francisco Chronicle ). * From the bestselling author of The Passenger A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food--and each other. The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris .

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307387895
ISBN-13
9780307387899
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Book Title
Road : Pulitzer Prize Winner
Author
Cormac McCarthy
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Dystopian, Sagas, Family Life, Literary, Coming of Age, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz

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Series Volume Number
No. 57
Reviews
A New York Times Notable Book * One of the Best Books of the Year: The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Denver Post, The Kansas City Star, Los Angeles Times, New York, People, Rocky Mountain News, Time, The Village Voice, The Washington Post "His tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful. It might very well be the best book of the year, period." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Vivid, eloquent ... The Road is the most readable of [McCarthy's] works, and consistently brilliant in its imagining of the posthumous condition of nature and civilization." -- The New York Times Book Review "One of McCarthy's best novels, probably his most moving and perhaps his most personal." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Illuminated by extraordinary tenderness.... Simple yet mysterious, simultaneously cryptic and crystal clear. The Road offers nothing in the way of escape or comfort. But its fearless wisdom is more indelible than reassurance could ever be." -- The New York Times "No American writer since Faulkner has wandered so willingly into the swamp waters of deviltry and redemption.... [McCarthy] has written this last waltz with enough elegant reserve to capture what matters most." -- The Boston Globe "We find this violent, grotesque world rendered in gorgeous, melancholic, even biblical cadences.... Few books can do more; few have done better. Read this book." -- Rocky Mountain News "A dark book that glows with the intensity of [McCarthy's] huge gift for language.... Why read this? ... Because in its lapidary transcription of the deepest despair short of total annihilation we may ever know, this book announces the triumph of language over nothingness." -- Chicago Tribune "The love between the father and the son is one of the most profound relationships McCarthy has ever written." -- The Christian Science Monitor " The Road is a wildly powerful and disturbing book that exposes whatever black bedrock lies beneath grief and horror. Disaster has never felt more physically and spiritually real." -- Time " The Road is the logical culmination of everything [McCarthy]'s written." --Newsweek "There is an urgency to each page, and a raw emotional pull ... making [ The Road ] easily one of the most harrowing books you'll ever encounter.... Once opened, [it is] nearly impossible to put down; it is as if you must keep reading in order for the characters to stay alive.... The Road is a deeply imagined work and harrowing no matter what your politics." --Bookforum, "His tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful. It might very well be the best book of the year, period." -San Francisco Chronicle "Vivid, eloquent . . .The Roadis the most readable of [McCarthy's] works, and consistently brilliant in its imagining of the posthumous condition of nature and civilization." -The New York Times Book Review "One of McCarthy's best novels, probably his most moving and perhaps his most personal." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "Illuminated by extraordinary tenderness. . . . Simple yet mysterious, simultaneously cryptic and crystal clear.The Roadoffers nothing in the way of escape or comfort. But its fearless wisdom is more indelible than reassurance could ever be." -The New York Times "No American writer since Faulkner has wandered so willingly into the swamp waters of deviltry and redemption. . . . [McCarthy] has written this last waltz with enough elegant reserve to capture what matters most." -The Boston Globe "There is an urgency to each page, and a raw emotional pull . . . making [The Road] easily one of the most harrowing books you'll ever encounter. . . . Once opened, [it is] nearly impossible to put down; it is as if you must keep reading in order for the characters to stay alive. . . .The Roadis a deeply imagined work and harrowing no matter what your politics." -Bookforum "We find this violent, grotesque world rendered in gorgeous, melancholic, even biblical cadences. . . . Few books can do more; few have done better. Read this book." -Rocky Mountain News "A dark book that glows with the intensity of [McCarthy's] huge gift for language. . . . Why read this? . . . Because in its lapidary transcription of the deepest despair short of total annihilation we may ever know, this book announces the triumph of language over nothingness." -Chicago Tribune "The love between the father and the son is one of the most profound relationships McCarthy has ever written." -The Christian Science Monitor "The Roadis a wildly powerful and disturbing book that exposes whatever black bedrock lies beneath grief and horror. Disaster has never felt more physically and spiritually real." -Time "The Roadis the logical culmination of everything [McCarthy]'s written."-Newsweek "It's hard to think of [an apocalypse tale] as beautifully, hauntingly constructed as this one. McCarthy possesses a massive, Biblical vocabulary and he unleashes it in this book with painterly effect. . . .The Roadtakes him to a whole new level. . . . It will grip even the coldest human heart." -The Star-Ledger(Newark) "McCarthy is a gutsy, powerful storyteller. . . . The writing throughout is magnificent." -Chicago Sun-Times "Devastating. . . . McCarthy has never seemed more at home, more eloquent, than in the sere, postapocalyptic ash land ofThe Road.. . . Extraordinarily lovely and sad. . . . [A] masterpiece." -Entertainment Weekly "His most compelling, moving and accessible novel sinceAll the Pretty Horses.. . . McCarthy brilliantly captures the knife edge that fugitives in a hostile world stand on. . . . Amid this Godot-like bleakness, McCarthy shares something vital and enduring about the boy's spirit, his father's love and the nature of bravery itself." -USA Today, "His tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful. It might very well be the best book of the year, period." - San Francisco Chronicle "Vivid, eloquent . . . The Road is the most readable of [McCarthy's] works, and consistently brilliant in its imagining of the posthumous condition of nature and civilization." - The New York Times Book Review "One of McCarthy's best novels, probably his most moving and perhaps his most personal." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "Illuminated by extraordinary tenderness. . . . Simple yet mysterious, simultaneously cryptic and crystal clear. The Road offers nothing in the way of escape or comfort. But its fearless wisdom is more indelible than reassurance could ever be." - The New York Times "No American writer since Faulkner has wandered so willingly into the swamp waters of deviltry and redemption. . . . [McCarthy] has written this last waltz with enough elegant reserve to capture what matters most." - The Boston Globe "There is an urgency to each page, and a raw emotional pull . . . making [ The Road ] easily one of the most harrowing books you'll ever encounter. . . . Once opened, [it is] nearly impossible to put down; it is as if you must keep reading in order for the characters to stay alive. . . . The Road is a deeply imagined work and harrowing no matter what your politics." - Bookforum "We find this violent, grotesque world rendered in gorgeous, melancholic, even biblical cadences. . . . Few books can do more; few have done better. Read this book." - Rocky Mountain News "A dark book that glows with the intensity of [McCarthy's] huge gift for language. . . . Why read this? . . . Because in its lapidary transcription of the deepest despair short of total annihilation we may ever know, this book announces the triumph of language over nothingness." - Chicago Tribune "The love between the father and the son is one of the most profound relationships McCarthy has ever written." - The Christian Science Monitor " The Road is a wildly powerful and disturbing book that exposes whatever black bedrock lies beneath grief and horror. Disaster has never felt more physically and spiritually real." - Time " The Road is the logical culmination of everything [McCarthy]'s written." -Newsweek "It's hard to think of [an apocalypse tale] as beautifully, hauntingly constructed as this one. McCarthy possesses a massive, Biblical vocabulary and he unleashes it in this book with painterly effect. . . . The Road takes him to a whole new level. . . . It will grip even the coldest human heart." - The Star-Ledger (Newark) "McCarthy is a gutsy, powerful storyteller. . . . The writing throughout is magnificent." - Chicago Sun-Times "Devastating. . . . McCarthy has never seemed more at home, more eloquent, than in the sere, postapocalyptic ash land of The Road . . . . Extraordinarily lovely and sad. . . . [A] masterpiece." - Entertainment Weekly "His most compelling, moving and accessible novel since All the Pretty Horses . . . . McCarthy brilliantly captures the knife edge that fugitives in a hostile world stand on. . . . Amid this Godot-like bleakness, McCarthy shares something vital and enduring about the boy's spirit, his father's love and the nature of bravery itself." - USA Today, "His tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful. It might very well be the best book of the year, period." --"San Francisco Chronicle" "Vivid, eloquent . . . The Road is the most readable of [McCarthy's] works, and consistently brilliant in its imagining of the posthumous condition of nature and civilization." --"The New York Times Book Review" "One of McCarthy's best novels, probably his most moving and perhaps his most personal." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review" "Illuminated by extraordinary tenderness. . . . Simple yet mysterious, simultaneously cryptic and crystal clear. "The Road "offers nothing in the way of escape or comfort. But its fearless wisdom is more indelible than reassurance could ever be." --"The New York Times" "No American writer since Faulkner has wandered so willingly into the swamp waters of deviltry and redemption. . . . [McCarthy] has written this last waltz with enough elegant reserve to capture what matters most." --"The Boston Globe" "There is an urgency to each page, and a raw emotional pull . . . making [The Road] easily one of the most harrowing books you'll ever encounter. . . . Once opened, [it is] nearly impossible to put down; it is as if you must keep reading in order for the characters to stay alive. . . . The Road" "is a deeply imagined work and harrowing no matter what your politics." --"Bookforum" "We find this violent, grotesque world rendered in gorgeous, melancholic, even biblical cadences. . . . Few books can do more; few have done better. Read this book." --"Rocky Mountain News" "A dark book that glows withthe intensity of [McCarthy's] huge gift for language. . . . Why read this? . . . Because in its lapidary transcription of the deepest despair short of total annihilation we may ever know, this book announces the triumph of language over nothingness." --"Chicago Tribune" "The love between the father and the son is one of the most profound relationships McCarthy has ever written." --"The Christian Science Monitor" "The Road" "is a wildly powerful and disturbing book that exposes whatever black bedrock lies beneath grief and horror. Disaster has never felt more physically and spiritually real." --"Time" "The Road" "is the logical culmination of everything [McCarthy]'s written." "--Newsweek" "It's hard to think of [an apocalypse tale] as beautifully, hauntingly constructed as this one. McCarthy possesses a massive, Biblical vocabulary and he unleashes it in this book with painterly effect. . . . The Road" "takes him to a whole new level. . . . It will grip even the coldest human heart." --"The Star-Ledger "(Newark) "McCarthy is a gutsy, powerful storyteller. . . . The writing throughout is magnificent." --"Chicago Sun-Times" "Devastating. . . . McCarthy has never seemed more at home, more eloquent, than in the sere, postapocalyptic ash land of The Road,"," . . Extraordinarily lovely and sad. . . . [A] masterpiece." --"Entertainment Weekly" "His most compelling, moving and accessible novel since All the Pretty Horses,"," . . McCarthy brilliantly captures the knife edge that fugitives in a hostile world stand on. . . . Amid this Godot-like bleakness, McCarthy shares something vital and enduring about the boy's spirit, his father's love and the nature ofbravery itself." --"USA Today", "His tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful. It might very well be the best book of the year, period." -San Francisco Chronicle "Vivid, eloquent . . . The Road is the most readable of [McCarthy's] works, and consistently brilliant in its imagining of the posthumous condition of nature and civilization." -The New York Times Book Review "One of McCarthy's best novels, probably his most moving and perhaps his most personal." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "Illuminated by extraordinary tenderness. . . . Simple yet mysterious, simultaneously cryptic and crystal clear. The Road offers nothing in the way of escape or comfort. But its fearless wisdom is more indelible than reassurance could ever be." -The New York Times "No American writer since Faulkner has wandered so willingly into the swamp waters of deviltry and redemption. . . . [McCarthy] has written this last waltz with enough elegant reserve to capture what matters most." -The Boston Globe "There is an urgency to each page, and a raw emotional pull . . . making [The Road] easily one of the most harrowing books you'll ever encounter. . . . Once opened, [it is] nearly impossible to put down; it is as if you must keep reading in order for the characters to stay alive. . . . The Road is a deeply imagined work and harrowing no matter what your politics." -Bookforum "We find this violent, grotesque world rendered in gorgeous, melancholic, even biblical cadences. . . . Few books can do more; few have done better. Read this book." -Rocky Mountain News "A dark book that glows with the intensity of [McCarthy's] huge gift for language. . . . Why read this? . . . Because in its lapidary transcription of the deepest despair short of total annihilation we may ever know, this book announces the triumph of language over nothingness." -Chicago Tribune "The love between the father and the son is one of the most profound relationships McCarthy has ever written." -The Christian Science Monitor "The Road is a wildly powerful and disturbing book that exposes whatever black bedrock lies beneath grief and horror. Disaster has never felt more physically and spiritually real." -Time "The Road is the logical culmination of everything [McCarthy]'s written." -Newsweek "It's hard to think of [an apocalypse tale] as beautifully, hauntingly constructed as this one. McCarthy possesses a massive, Biblical vocabulary and he unleashes it in this book with painterly effect. . . . The Road takes him to a whole new level. . . . It will grip even the coldest human heart." -The Star-Ledger (Newark) "McCarthy is a gutsy, powerful storyteller. . . . The writing throughout is magnificent." -Chicago Sun-Times "Devastating. . . . McCarthy has never seemed more at home, more eloquent, than in the sere, postapocalyptic ash land of The Road. . . . Extraordinarily lovely and sad. . . . [A] masterpiece." -Entertainment Weekly "His most compelling, moving and accessible novel since All the Pretty Horses. . . . McCarthy brilliantly captures the knife edge that fugitives in a hostile world stand on. . . . Amid this Godot-like bleakness, McCarthy shares something vital and enduring about the boy's spirit, his father's love and the nature of bravery itself." -USA Today From the Trade Paperback edition.
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Series
Vintage International Ser.
Dewey Edition
22

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  • Riveting story of survival and determination.

    My rating would have to fall between Good and Excellent. A unique writing style that was a little confusing at times but a very quick read. I love the setting in the post-apocalyptic world. Although the destructive force isn't stated it is easy to assume from the clues. When self preservation isn't enough this story demonstrates the strength of a parents devotion to his child. The suffering is graphic, the decisions forced on them make you question what would you do, who would you help when faced with your own survival. I am a huge fan of stories of this nature. The world as we know it destroyed, men reduced to animal instincts. On that line as well this story is brilliant. The author obviously did his research and thought out many compelling situations that would face the last of the ...

  • Great Read, Terrible Grammar

    I was assigned to read this book for my college literature and composition class and I was surprised at how good the actual story is. It is written in beautiful language, and has an incredible story about a father and his son in post-apocalypic America. They are heading south, where its warmer, and encounter several distractions. The only problem I have with this book, which is a BIG problem, is the grammar. My professor told us about this, and that it is something that Cormac McCarthy often does, however after about a quarter through the book I couldn't understand if the characters were talking or if it was being narrated. It is similar to this: The boy looked up at his dad and asked are we going south. Yes the dad said to the boy, that is where we are going. Because it ...

  • Post-apocalyptic father son bonding?

    The author lays out the typical bleak outlook of a world following Nuclear fallout. A desolate, bleak & depressing world which consumes the spirit as quickly as it consumes the survivors who walk it. This story centers on a father & son (neither given names, which points at lack of life) making their way south. Where from? Doesn't matter. Where to? South; but it doesn't matter. The story is a bleak & too realistic look at what awaits those that have the misfortune of surviving a world-wide holocaust. The book is not broken in to chapters; it is laid out in short sentences, short paragraphs, short sections that only further communicate desolation of a world left after a fallout that remains unexplained. It can be assumed, from descriptions of remnants of a world that ...

  • the rd is short not straight

    This is the first book by this author I've read so it was interesting to see how his writing style would suit me. Although I don't believe the book should be considered one of the best books of the year it is a good book. While reading it, it felt rather like reading a short story than a novel which was a good thing. His experiment in character dialogue was worthy and appropriate for the setting of the story that was both hopeless and bleak. There's not much to say that doesn't have to be said, I suppose, while faced with the situation at hand in Mr. McCarthys book. As for the two main characters, the boy and his papa, while sympathetic to their condition, I wondered why I was reading only about their struggle and noone elses. Why was there so much focus on them when there wasn't much ...

  • Dark and brooding. Hopelessness, but with hope.

    McCarthy paints a cold, bleak, picture of desperate action in post apocalyptic America. A man and his son, making their way south to get away from the ever colder northern winter landscape and to try and find other non cannibalistic survivors like themselves. They encounter savage people along the way that would kill and eat them, given the chance. The road they travel is littered with constant reminders of what was normalcy, and what has now replaced it. Burned bodies, shattered buildings, towns full of nothing but ghosts and picked clean of all sustenance, greet them along the way. They manage to find enough food to eat, but sometimes only just in time to ward off death by starvation.