A review by classical_learner
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a very good book, not an easy one to read (aka, not good for mental health lol). I have a feeling the Walking Dead show was heavily inspired by this (I say this because although there are no zombies, the type of rough post-apocalyptic kill-or-be-killed survival scenario is similar). 
Especially in the second half, this book provokes the reader to come face-to-face with the grisly-ness of human nature and question how strong of a belief one has in anything transcendental, and why morality matters when nothing else does. 

TLDR—
A worthwhile read but, TWs? All of them. 
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