The Road by Cormac Mcarthy

The book "The Road" by Cormac Mcarthy was my very first selection for reading in the beginning of the school year. Cormac Mcarthy is a famous author and he is known for his other book named "No Country for Old Men". His writing style is very unique, and can sometimes be very difficult to follow. For example, in "The Road" there are no quotation marks and the paragraphs don't flow very well, so it can be difficult to follow transitions. Before I get into my thoughts of the book, I will provide a brief summary. This book is about A man and his son that are in what seems like a post-apocalyptic world in which there are little to no survivors and people that are hunting the survivors. Now, this book was really touching and emotional to me. There were many parts in the book that showed the connection between the father and the son; they would always be sticking together and trying to find their way across the world. However, there were also many scary and terrifying parts. One of the scariest parts of the book is when they find their selves in the cellar of a torture chamber. They are then greeted with suffering tortured people who beg them for help. The son is disturbed and the hunters are alerted with their interference. This scene I feel completely transitions the book because it shows that the world they are on is destroyed and contains people that are suffering, and people that are causing the suffering. It also brings up a question, what is going on and why is this happening? It also makes us feel bad for the man and the child. The author does a good job setting up the scene in which the characters go through extreme terror, and at the same time makes us feel horrible and sympathetic for the characters. While this isn't my favorite book by far, I would recommend it for anyone who is interested in the story of the world of the future, a post apocalyptic universe and the sad story of two people who travel a destroyed world.