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The Road

Written by: Cormac McCarthy
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
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Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2007

America is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Amidst this destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coast, but with no real understanding that circumstances will improve once they arrive. Still, they persevere, and their relationship comes to represent goodness in a world of utter devastation.

Bleak but brilliant, with glimmers of hope and humor, The Road is a stunning allegory and perhaps Cormac McCarthy's finest novel to date. This remarkable departure from his previous works has been hailed by Kirkus Reviews as a "novel of horrific beauty, where death is the only truth".

McCarthy, a New York Times best-selling author, is a past recipient of the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award. He is widely considered one of America's greatest writers.

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"McCarthy's prose retains its ability to seduce...and there are nods to the gentler aspects of the human spirit." (The New Yorker)
"One of McCarthy's best novels, probably his most moving and perhaps his most personal...Every moment of The Road is rich with dilemmas that are as shattering as they are unspoken...McCarthy is so accomplished that the reader senses the mysterious and intuitive changes between father and son that can't be articulated, let alone dramatized...Both lyric and savage, both desperate and transcendent, although transcendence is singed around the edges...Tag McCarthy one of the four or five great American novelists of his generation." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)
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Simple and shuttle apocalypse story but the conversation between father and son sets that emotional weight that makes it perfect

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It is one of the best you will get in audible. There are moments when you will want to pause because you cannot take in more. I can not imagine a better performance as far as narration is concerned.

Savage and divine. Heart rending and inspiring

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The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of survival, love, and morality in a post-apocalyptic world. The story follows a father and his young son as they traverse a desolate, ash-covered landscape, striving to remain alive and hold onto their humanity.

McCarthy’s sparse yet poetic prose captures the bleakness of their journey while illuminating the profound bond between the two. Themes of hope and despair intertwine as they face constant threats from the environment and other survivors.

A powerful meditation on what it means to endure, The Road leaves readers with a deep sense of fragility and resilience.










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Journey of a father and son

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the narrator Tom stechschulte is a genius. I was so mesmerised by his reading that I googled and found he is an actor. I haven't seen him act but if it is anything close to his voice acting, we missed out on a film adaptation that would have been much more poignant and powerful than what we got.

one of the best narrations I have heard!!

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one of the most poignant books I've read in a while. The narration enhances the beauty of the mellifluous writing.

The brilliant narration

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