I sat down this morning and started The Road. I’ve never read a Cormac MacCarthy story, and man, I was not prepared.
I watched the movie years ago and was moved by that, I didn’t remember much but the end. But the book, the descriptions, they absolutely annihilated me. I love post apocalyptic stories, movies and books otherwise, but I truly don’t know if I could read this again. It took an emotional toll. I was gripped by the odd story arc, or lack thereof, and never could anticipate what was going to happen next.
It was a bright sunny day today, and it just feels like I sat in the dark all day long. There are some parts where I just felt a tightness in my chest and I wanted to put it down but I needed to know what happened next. Overall, one of my favorite stories of all time. But I couldn’t bring myself to read it again.
by LobsterLAD