Title: just didn't pull me in
Product review: I've read many of the mostly glowing reviews about this book, but THE ROAD just didn't pull me in. A boy and his father are traveling to who knows where on a planet that has been struck by some unspecified catastrophic event. Almost everyone in the story has devolved into savage-like behavior, including the father, although the boy somehow retains his humanity. This book is one depressing lessen in how little we can expect from our human brethren in seriously dire times (though the ending does offer a bit of hope).At first I found McCarthy's 'cut to the bare bones' writing style unique; but after a while, the lack of punctuation became tiring. The author was probably trying to make a point here about the fluff of existence being unnecessary in the midst of genuine catastrophe. Ultimately, instead of finding McCarthy's writing profound, I felt the author was just a bit too full of himself.
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