Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

176 reviews

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing

snowman_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I never expected it to be this great. Now I'm excited to read more of Cormac McCarthy's book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Cannibalism

absurdpineapples's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

plantainicus's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Medical content

Minor: Rape and Death of parent

pgmack's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

olivesinthegarden's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Beautiful and depressing. The world building is simple yet incredibly effective, allowing readers to truly feel the hopelessness of the environment through which the characters are forced to endlessly trudge. The depictions of what some will do to survive is horrifying and begs the question: when does death becomes a better alternative?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Suicide and Cannibalism

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

connor80's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I knew from the onset how it would end but that didn't stop me from bawling when I finally got to the end. Holy shit McCarthy can write.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

avasbookmark's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

calhudak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Slavery, and Cannibalism