http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/ Your head will collapse if there's nothing in it Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:16:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-52527 Hans Castorp Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:10:33 +0000 http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/#comment-52527 First Cormac McCarthy book I've read. This book packs a wallop. Unbelievably harrowing and affecting. The uncommon language and dialogue took some getting used to but ultimately I loved this book and couldn't put it down. The juxtaposition of the father-son relationship and the post-apocalyptic landscape was gripping. As a father of sons, it hit particularly close to home. Oprah's comment that it is a love letter to McCarthy's 8-year old son seems particularly apt. I didn't he'd be able to end this book well but he did. First Cormac McCarthy book I’ve read. This book packs a wallop. Unbelievably harrowing and affecting. The uncommon language and dialogue took some getting used to but ultimately I loved this book and couldn’t put it down. The juxtaposition of the father-son relationship and the post-apocalyptic landscape was gripping. As a father of sons, it hit particularly close to home. Oprah’s comment that it is a love letter to McCarthy’s 8-year old son seems particularly apt. I didn’t he’d be able to end this book well but he did.

]]> http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-35020 angelle Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:53:39 +0000 http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/#comment-35020 I loved this book. #1 favorite book I've read in a long time. It was my first McCarthy, so I had no expectations whatsoever. I loved how spare it was. It made the story so much more powerful. And it gave me hope. True hope. Rare a novel transcends into life like that I think. No matter how good it is. I loved this book. #1 favorite book I’ve read in a long time. It was my first McCarthy, so I had no expectations whatsoever. I loved how spare it was. It made the story so much more powerful. And it gave me hope. True hope. Rare a novel transcends into life like that I think. No matter how good it is.

]]> http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-33669 Baby Got Books » O: The Blog Post Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:38:39 +0000 http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/#comment-33669 [...] Oprah had the book world a twitter all day long with two scoops of booky goodness. Cormac MCCarthy was on her show (his first television appearance - ever) this afternoon talking about his book, The Road (reviewed by BGB here). It awaits on my TiVo. More on that later… [...] [...] Oprah had the book world a twitter all day long with two scoops of booky goodness. Cormac MCCarthy was on her show (his first television appearance – ever) this afternoon talking about his book, The Road (reviewed by BGB here). It awaits on my TiVo. More on that later… [...]

]]> http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-15733 Baby Got Books » Soda, Zombies, and The Road Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:34:38 +0000 http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/#comment-15733 [...] Wow. Through the miracle of time travel, go back and read our own intrepid Dr J’s take on the post-apocalyptic novel. [...] [...] Wow. Through the miracle of time travel, go back and read our own intrepid Dr J’s take on the post-apocalyptic novel. [...]

]]> http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-5558 Baby Got Books » While we were sleeping… Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:00:14 +0000 http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/#comment-5558 [...] Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai The Road by Cormac McCarthy (BGB Review by Dr J) [...] [...] Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai The Road by Cormac McCarthy (BGB Review by Dr J) [...]

]]> http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-3476 DJ Cayenne Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:02:35 +0000 http://www.babygotbooks.com/2006/12/14/the-road/#comment-3476 Great post. I've been on the fence regarding this book for some time. I heard about the baby-on-the-spit bit early on, and I'm not sure I'm ready for that just now with lil' Cayenne running around the house. Then again, Cormac rarely lets a guy down. Great post. I’ve been on the fence regarding this book for some time. I heard about the baby-on-the-spit bit early on, and I’m not sure I’m ready for that just now with lil’ Cayenne running around the house. Then again, Cormac rarely lets a guy down.

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