[Mr_WillCarroll95]

Just curious as to who has read this book, and their thoughts on it

I personally loved it!


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[Pi!]

I liked it a lot. Not exactly a barrel of laughs, though.

[Butterfly9595]

I thought it was amazing! Thought it was a bit slow and depressing at first, but once I got into it it was really good and I could not stop reading - the starkness and bleakness was weirdly compelling, and then there were some bits where I was really really scared! Have you seen the film too??

[Mr_WillCarroll95]

I've seen the film, I think it's equally brilliant. The film is so bleak and depressing, but I love it, I'm a bit of a sucker to anything post-apocalyptic!


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[Big Ern McCracken]

Couldn't finish it. I can see why people love it, but I'm a character/dialogue guy, and while some of it was beautifully written, it just didn't do anything for me.

I'll maybe give it another try at some point down the road (no pun intended)

[Mr_WillCarroll95]

I get what you're saying, the characters are very detached from the reader. It's hard to get involved with them like other books.


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[amii_G]

I ****ing loved it; one of my favourite contemporary novels. The prose is what attracted me - minimalist writing is extraordinary, in my opinion. I honestly believe it takes practically twice as much effort writing in such a fashion in comparison to just detailed and descriptive writing because you've got to gather as much emotional impact in as little amount of words. McCarthy does it as one of the best, tbh.

Perhaps the biggest compliment I can pay the novel was that I never wondered, whilst reading, what on earth happened that caused the end of the world. I was too enraptured in the storytelling.

I actually need to re-read soon.

[Mr_WillCarroll95]

(Original post by amii_G)
I ****ing loved it; one of my favourite contemporary novels. The prose is what attracted me - minimalist writing is extraordinary, in my opinion. I honestly believe it takes practically twice as much effort writing in such a fashion in comparison to just detailed and descriptive writing because you've got to gather as much emotional impact in as little amount of words. McCarthy does it as one of the best, tbh.

Perhaps the biggest compliment I can pay the novel was that I never wondered, whilst reading, what on earth happened that caused the end of the world. I was too enraptured in the storytelling.

I actually need to re-read soon.

I was exactly the same, though after finishing the film as well curiosity got the better of me. I wish I knew what the 'unnamed cataclysmic event' was.


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[amii_G]

(Original post by Mr_WillCarroll95)
I was exactly the same, though after finishing the film as well curiosity got the better of me. I wish I knew what the 'unnamed cataclysmic event' was.


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The mystery of it is great, though. Keeps everything on edge, and sets the imagination free. I, personally, don't want to know the answer.

[biffyclyro27]

I read it and could hardly put it down, finished it the same day. Not quite sure why I liked it so much. but it just really drew me into the story and the relationship between father and son.

[Mamataj]

Used this book as a stimulus for my creative writing english literature coursework, brilliant piece of work

[bestofyou]

(Original post by Pi!)
I liked it a lot. Not exactly a barrel of laughs, though.

his books rarely are

Very serious books, I did manage to laugh at a few things in All The Pretty Horses though

(Original post by amii_G)
The mystery of it is great, though. Keeps everything on edge, and sets the imagination free. I, personally, don't want to know the answer.

He was interviewed as to what is was an he said that the event was part of a chain reaction of events, starting with:

Spoiler:

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scotland becoming independent

[amii_G]

^ Ha!

[Also Known As]

Good book, but imo the ending was a bit, I don't know, unbelieveable maybe? Especially in context of what happened through out the rest of the book.

Personally, if I had a son in that situation, I would have taken the same route as the mother.

[queenkfc]

Anyone know where i can get some good notes for this? :3

[Dwayne Hicks]

Great book and film adaptation. Especially the cellar bit....

[rageagainstessays]

Well, I had to read it for AS literature- I must read it again before next week- You've inspired me.

[Butterfly9595]

(Original post by Dwayne Hicks)
Great book and film adaptation. Especially the cellar bit....

The cellar bit seriously creeped me out!


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[Cellar Door]

I read it a few years ago and it really didn't do anything for me. I usually like that kind of thing, but it just didn't have any emotional impact... The characters just didn't seem like people.

The gorier stuff was still just a bit... disinteresting. 'oh no, here's some dead bodies and now we're in danger from the evil cannibals'

The lack of any morality in it as well? I might be remembering it wrong, but I can't recall feeling conflicted about anything.

I should probably read it again some day, I'll probably like it second time round, but it's just an anomaly in my usual tastes

[Dwayne Hicks]

(Original post by Butterfly9595)
The cellar bit seriously creeped me out!


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haha yeah me too-but that was definitely the point- and it was really memorable. Also isn't their a creepy bit with a baby in the book and also do they leave the thief anything in the book?