Friday, November 02, 2007
Reading "The Road"
I gather we all read this book quickly, in one or just a few sittings. If I had to put it down to go to work or do an errand, I couldn't wait to get back to it, and while I was in it I savored every word, often reading and rereading the spare conversations punctuated with poignantly resigned "okays" and "I knows." What about it, exactly, kept you riveted?
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Yes, I had the same experience. I couldn't put it down. Maybe it was just the story that kept me riveted, the constant threat of peril. And also the way McCarthy somehow made me feel deeply connected to these people even with the sparse language and interactions.
I think the conclusion was so uncertain and that kept me turning the pages. I had no idea what they were headed toward and I wasn't sure if they did either.
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