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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son’s fight to survive that “only adds to McCarthy’s stature as a living master. It’s gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful” (San Francisco Chronicle).

One of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

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 Roadis 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.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0307387895
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage (March 28, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 287 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780307387899
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0307387899
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 670L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches

Customers say

Customers find the book engaging and well-written. They describe the story as compelling and meaningful, exploring the human spirit in the face of adversity. Many find the writing descriptive and spare, while others criticize the terse sentences and dull dialogue. Opinions differ on the emotional content, with some finding it heartwarming and gut-wrenching, while others consider it depressing and grim. The pacing is also described as fast-paced or slow-moving.

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