The+Road

Hello, my name is Connor Zielinski. The book I read was "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. Before i start to explain about my book I would like you to note that the author did not use quotations which made it hard to read because it was difficult to identify when the two characters were speaking. Also in the book there were only two characters called The Boy and The Man. The title was a good choice for this book because throughout the whole book the two main characters travel along this road towards the south to escape the freezing winter. There was a horrible apocalypse that burned the entire U.S. Now that it is winter, the snow is grey from ash and The Boy and The Man are cold and are trying to get to the coast to maybe escape the cold winter. Throughout the book their struggle is to follow this road to the coast and try not to let the cold, the starvation, or other people kill them. The Man only carries a revolver with 3 shots in it and pushes a shopping cart with items essential to live, like food and blankets to keep warm.
 * Introduction**
 * Plot**

The characters in this story were very vauge. Other than The Boy and The Man there are a few other very minor characters that they meet. Nothing turns out good when they meet the other people. Throughout the story the characters changed. In the beginning of the story The Boy was very shy and didn't talk much. Towards the end of the book The Boy talks alot and becomes more adventurous and The Man becomes more and mroe ill. Other than that no other characters were involved for no more than two pages.
 * Characters**

There were few flashback other than to The Mans wife because The Boy kept asking what happened to her and what she looked like. The sentences flowed while it was still hard to determine who was talking and when they were talking because the author did not use any quotation marks. The plot held together through the whole book which was to follow the road and get to the coast without dying. This stayed the same through the whole book. The description and detail of the setting made me feel like i was there. The author describes everything from the surrounding trees to the warmth of the fire they tried to make everynight.
 * In Depth Look at the Book**

As far as my recommendations, I would recommend this book to anyone who like a good adventure stroy. This book had lots of action and suspense which made me keep reading to see what would happen next. The length of this book was just right in my personal opinion. If it was any longer I think it would of got repetitive, with the same actions and encounters happening over and over again. The only thing I would have to complain about is the characters names and the lack of the use of quotations. This really bugged me because it was hard to actually understand when and which character was speaking espeically when they would have a conversation together. The book made me a little frightened becuase this really brought the realism of what it would be like if this were to happen. Once again I would recommend this book and rate this a four out of five because it was a great book with lots of action and suspense.
 * Personal Review**