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The Road (book strut)

kitchenknightkitchenknight 4,922 Posts
edited April 2007 in Strut Central
Yeah, so what. Everyone including Oprah is reading it. No matter- this book is a total skull melter, and beautifully written to boot. Bleak? Hell yes...Oh my god yes. But, gorgeous, and an incredible and unique way of looking at what is almost a normal father and son relationship (if you'd like to discuss that last thought, I would too, so we can do that, but I'll leave it there to entice conversation.)Either way...DON'T TO SLEEP...

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  • Mad Drama TeacherMad Drama Teacher 1,985 Posts
    How does it rank alongside other existentialist works, if you can compare the two.

    I really like Beckett and Pinter. I'm reading Camus's "The Stranger" right now and it's pretty bad. Luckily it's pretty short so I'll be able to start "The Plague" soon.
  • kitchenknightkitchenknight 4,922 Posts
    Existentialism didn't much occur to me, in truth. I love me some Beckett, but this wasn't really like that.

    Think post-apocalyptic western survivalist father & son love story. Just read it. Its 240 pages, and an extremely fast read.
  • Mad Drama TeacherMad Drama Teacher 1,985 Posts
    Will do.
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