The Road

The Road by Cormac McCarthy, available in book form and Book on CD.

A father and son travel the post apocalyptic ash land of America in this gripping and devastating tale.

The love between the man and the boy carries them through the bleak and barren terrain, the horror of murderers and eaters of human flesh. It keeps them on the right path. “Are we still the good guys, Papa?” the boy says in times of confusion and shock. There are hard and bleak lessons to be learned: how to continue to be the good guys when sometimes survival means leaving behind others who need your help; how to continue when there seems to be no hope, no reason to do so; how to be thankful for the meager good that comes along.

This book is frightening and tender, cryptic and crystal clear, simple and mysterious. Ultimately, it is perfectly beautiful.