"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."

I recently picked this up at a garage sale & just finished reading the audio version.

I didn't think the description of this book sounded particularly engaging when I'd read it, but I'd seen lots of good reviews, so I put it on my wishlist. And although it was extremely depressing, I was engaged throughout the entire story & had trouble putting it aside. It was one of those hauntingly beautiful books. I did have a little trouble with the lack of personalization (i.e. "the man" and "the boy" as opposed to names), although I think I understand why the author chose to do it that way. And I'm still pondering the ending...not sure how I felt about it. But overall a very good book!

Going into Trekwoman's Everyone's a Prizewinner bookbox!

*Winner of the Pulitzer Prize (2007)

Selected from Trekwoman's "Every One's a (Prize) Winner" box. Looks like a great book!

This was on my wishlist list for a while. I had heard many good things about it, yet for me it didn't hold up to the hype. It was very disturbing. Makes you greatly for what you have in your life and the road you are on.

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Sending off in my tradebook fiction bookbox.

Taking from batty's trade paperback bookbox - while it might be depressing, I am intrigued by the premise and will give it a try - thank you!

I read this in a day and a half. Although rather bleak in nature, I found it to be a page turner keeping me wondering what would happen next. A vivid picture of what the world might be like if mankind came to a catastrophic end. Yet it held out a small ray of hope that despite how bad it could be if we have each other we can see it through in some fashion. A thought-provoking book.

I understand there is now a movie ...

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Adding this to elizardbreath's Books People Would Actually Read bookbox - enjoy!

Selected out of Elizardbreath's Books People Would Actually Read Bookbox, thanks for including it!

Released to Shroffland for her little free library.

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