Comments on: [Review] The Road http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2009/10/30/review-the-road/ An Irreverent Look at the Glocalized World Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Gustavo http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2009/10/30/review-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-251104 Gustavo Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:57:13 +0000 http://el-oso.net/blog/?p=1863#comment-251104 Great book indeed. It really got me thinking about that bond that is created between father and song. Living a life that you detest yet being unable to take your own life, even with all the atrocities and terror surrounding you. Living for your son. Very, very dark and too real for my liking. In an apocalyptic scenario such as what is depicted in The Road, I sure hope there are more "good guys" than bad. Great book indeed. It really got me thinking about that bond that is created between father and song. Living a life that you detest yet being unable to take your own life, even with all the atrocities and terror surrounding you. Living for your son. Very, very dark and too real for my liking. In an apocalyptic scenario such as what is depicted in The Road, I sure hope there are more “good guys” than bad.

]]> By: jon o http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2009/10/30/review-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-251070 jon o Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:31:54 +0000 http://el-oso.net/blog/?p=1863#comment-251070 Great book. I think you may have gotten the boy wrong though... I think McCarthy is making a statement about the moral relativism of the crowd versus the ability of the individual who knows good from evil, and he is (like at the end of No Country For Old Men) showing that there is hope even at the end of the bleakest tunnel imaginable. Remember that Cormac is fascinated with West Texas - The heart of Self Reliance Country. More about it in the email I'm writing you... Great book. I think you may have gotten the boy wrong though… I think McCarthy is making a statement about the moral relativism of the crowd versus the ability of the individual who knows good from evil, and he is (like at the end of No Country For Old Men) showing that there is hope even at the end of the bleakest tunnel imaginable. Remember that Cormac is fascinated with West Texas – The heart of Self Reliance Country.

More about it in the email I’m writing you…

]]> By: Gustavo http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2009/10/30/review-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-251040 Gustavo Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:53:55 +0000 http://el-oso.net/blog/?p=1863#comment-251040 I'm going to start reading this book today. It's been sitting on my desk for a few weeks now. I’m going to start reading this book today. It’s been sitting on my desk for a few weeks now.

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