The Road (Oprah''s Book Club)
4 journalers for this copy...
This book is RESERVED for msjoanna for the -USA Only Reverse Wishlist Relay- via BookObsessed.com.
Released 15 yrs ago (10/17/2008 UTC) at
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This book is on its way to msjoanna for the -Reverse Wishlist Relay- via BookObsessed.com, so sorry for the long delay. I hope you enjoy it :)
This book is on its way to msjoanna for the -Reverse Wishlist Relay- via BookObsessed.com, so sorry for the long delay. I hope you enjoy it :)
Thanks! I'm looking forward to reading this one.
This is one of the most depressing books that I've read. Very little optimism; very little hope for the future -- just bleak post-apocolyptic scenes one after another. Like Saramango's book Blindness, there are no names and very little punctuation used. This serves to both distance the reader and make the experiences described seem somehow beyond personalization. Definitely recommended, but only for those willing to tolerate the unending bleakness.
I'm sending this as a RABCK to geishabird as part of the keep it going reverse wishlist relay on Book Obsessed.
Thanks so much! I've wanted to read this for a while - but I shall have to wait until I'm in a really good mood, I suppose, from the sound of it. :)
I feel scoured and spent after reading this. I've never come across such an epic portrayal of bleakness and despair in my life; it's a horrific story. And yet...they're still carrying the fire, even if it's just a spark. An achingly beautiful depiction of utter hopelessness. I've never read anything quite like it. Thank you so much for sharing it.
Journal Entry 9 by geishabird at phone booth (see release notes for details) in Toronto, Ontario Canada on Monday, January 25, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (1/25/2010 UTC) at phone booth (see release notes for details) in Toronto, Ontario Canada
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Released as part of THREE release challenges: the "Movie Books" challenge; the "Chills & Spills" challenge (January's theme is the end of the world) and the "Never Judge A Book By Its Cover" challenge (Week 4's theme: author's first or last name must begin with "C" or "S").
Happy reading!
Released as part of THREE release challenges: the "Movie Books" challenge; the "Chills & Spills" challenge (January's theme is the end of the world) and the "Never Judge A Book By Its Cover" challenge (Week 4's theme: author's first or last name must begin with "C" or "S").
Happy reading!
