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talon:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a post-apocalyptic tale of a widdowed ailing father leading his young boy across the country trying to survive harsh terain, avoid remaining survivors whom have become cannibals with ill regard for the lives of man, woman, and child, and all the while struggle with a sence of worth and drive to continue with his young child amidst a grimm reality of what the world has become. the story is very heart felt and an exciting and easy read, read it in two days... couldn't put it down. McCarthy is a modern author so the style and feel is somewhat unorthodox but it does not hurt the story in any way, if anything the style makes it hard to put down. apparently there's a movie in the works, hope they don't screw it up. i don't read often but this book got me into reading again.

great book

I fixed up the topic title. I know, pedantic, but it was bothering me a bit. -JC

tomselleck69:
People have feelings about popularity by the Oprah vector, but I think it was a good thing. Housewives all across America finally bought a decent novel, and she even managed an interview with him (awkward and full of low-ball questions as it was, I enjoyed it). I've read four or five of his books over the last few years, the next one up is Suttree. Can't waaaaaait to start it.

Tom:
Oprah once promoted The Corrections, it was her devotees who put it on the bestseller list.

KvP:
The movie rights have already been sold. So far Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron and the guy who plays Omar in the Wire are all attached.

Johnny C:

--- Quote from: n0t_r0bert_b0yle!! on 13 Feb 2008, 23:06 ---Oprah once promoted The Corrections, it was her devotees who put it on the bestseller list.

--- End quote ---

Then there was a big hubbub and Franzen wound up becoming an enemy of the Oprah Nation.

I still love him though.

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