Title: Pew! It stinks
Product review: Okay folks, this is a case of an acclaimed writer putting out a real stinker and everyone is willing to overlook it. Cormac became a hot Hollywood commodity with the screenplay adaptation for No Country for Old Men, and producers scrambled to find the next great work of his.The Road is a bleak yet utterly inanimate story of loss, cannabalism, the paternal bonds of man, and the ease in which humanity can slip into chaos. It is never discussed what happened to cause the world to be ruined, nothing more than vague inconclusive references are made. To me, this makes the story two-dimensional, a lack of imagination that deflates the plot. Will things get better? Is the world doomed as supply dwindles?Bottom line, if you are a pseudo-intellectual who likes vapid literature then tuck in and enjoy. If you need a novel to combat your insomnia, then this is perfect for you. However, if you enjoy substantive plots and sharp moving prose, don't bother.
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