Last week in my post The Road I mentioned that I had begun reading Cormac McCarthy’s novel of the same name. Well, I finished reading it just a few days later and I have to say that it was, indeed, brilliant. Telling the story of an unnamed father and son traversing an ashen, post-apocalyptic America, The Road is deliberately slow-paced and somewhat monotonous. Yet McCarthy’s prose ensures that you never want to put it down. There’s a quote on the back cover that describes the novel as ‘mesmerising’ and I honestly cannot think of a better way to put it; The Road tells a bleak yet ultimately beautiful story that leaves you spellbound.
I’ve now moved on to another of McCarthy’s works in the form of Child of God. However, as much as I have enjoyed it so far, I’m not entirely sure if I’ll actually finish it; I’m on holiday next week and feel that, if I don’t finish it before we set off, I might find it quite difficult to get back into it when we return. I shall keep you posted.
And whilst I’m on that subject, it’s worth pointing out that I’m not intending to post anything whilst I’m way but am instead planning to do a lengthier post (essentially a week’s worth of posts in one) upon my return. A presto!