Dear Cormac McCarthy,
The Road was a very interesting book that I honestly had a hard time putting down once I started reading it. I fell in love with the characters and their courage and strength throughout their journey. Their determination to find a new home as well as a better life (if one did indeed exist) was kind of a slap in the face. It made me realize something; I honestly have nothing to complain about. I complain about every little thing possible throughout my day that makes me unhappy. While reading the book I imagined myself in the boy’s situation and I probably would not have gotten as far as he did.
The boy encountered so many horrific sights and situations as such a young child and yet he still had the courage to continue on with the journey. I was amazed at what the father taught the young boy, such as how to shoot a gun and even when to shoot it and at who to shoot at. The fact that the man wanted to kill the son if anything were to happen to him made the book so much more heart wrenching and it kept me on edge. Also, when the mother left the man and the son, I was extremely mad at first but then I took the time to think about it and I realized that she sacrificed herself so that the man and son would ACTUALLY have a better chance of survival. I wonder how the book would have been if she had stayed though. Anyway, I enjoyed your book very much!
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