In class the other day, we were discussing the parts that we enjoyed about the Road and other parts where we thought it deducted from the book. While I am not done with the book, I thought I would give my opinion on where I stand regarding how much the book is enjoyable.
For me, the book is a mixture of appealing points and loathing factors. One of the main factors that I believe adds to the appeal of the book is how much detail the author includes. He explains in detail the troubles that they come across and the terrain that they see, allowing the reader to feel like as if he was accompanying the man and the boy on their journey. While he does include alot of detail, he keeps the story bare bone and gives ample amounts for the imagination of the reader. This allows each reader to interpret the story differently, giving multiple meanings to the book.
The factor that I believe which deducts from the story the most is the pace of the story. To me, it seems like its the same plot over and over again of finding food, travelling south, and then running our of food and finding new food again. I understand that this story development is necessary due to the structure of the story and the effect of the novel, but for me this made the story feel repetitive and not as enjoyable.
Overall, while the book is enjoyable, it is not as exciting and enjoyable to read as The Count of Monte Cristo (yes, I did mention this book last blog but I felt the need to mention it again, it is A GREAT BOOK). However, I have heard promising things about the ending of The Road so I am looking forward to see what will happen to the man and the boy.
I agree. The book has some genius and head-shaking parts simultaneously. I hope the ending is all it's cracked up to be, because the rest of the book is really not.
ReplyDeleteI think the reason the book is so boring is to give the reader a feel for the monotony of the survivors' lives and the bleak outlook. But overall, I agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI recommend people watch the movie. I had seen it a couple of years ago and I liked it a lot. It is basically exactly like the book but the slow paced parts don't really seem as slow because your actually watching it instead of just reading about it and trying to picture it.
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