THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy

A powerful and moving novel about the unbroken bond of father and son even in death, drained by the lack of plot.

I expected The Road to be an amazingly powerful novel, and granted, the emotional bond between father and son is evocative. But the plot of this novel is boring and flat. The novel is a tale of a nameless father and son whose journey is along a road and their only destination is survival. Events take place along the road that motivates the reader to continue, but there is no plot depth. Plot in one sentence; a situation emerges along the road, the situation is remedied and then they continue to walk along the road.

The style of writing McCarthy uses is simplistic with short fragmented sentences. It makes the novel a fast read and allows the exchange between characters to be read at life speed. Though the may plot lack the writing style makes for a fun read.