The Road
By Cormac McCarthy
Genre: Fiction/Horror
Personal Rating: 10/10

This book takes place in a gruesome post-apocalyptic world where food is very scares. A father and son are trying to make their way south, struggle to survive starvation, as well as the groups of cannibals stalking the road. I was warned early on that this book was particularly gory at times, and it's true that there is quite a bit of descriptive carnage--particularly concerning the cannibals--but I actually felt like it was needed in order to establish the themes McCarthy depicts. I thought this was a very powerful book about survival but also about goodness, compassion, and what exactly makes us "the good guys." While this definitely isn't a book I'd recommend to those with weak stomachs, I thought it was very thought provoking and important.
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