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The Road

By: Cormac McCarthy
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
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The searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece. A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food-and each other. The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.©2006 Cormac McCarthy (P)2006 Recorded Books Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Science Fiction Fantasy Dystopian Emotionally Gripping Heartfelt Scary Witty Thought-Provoking
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Would you listen to The Road again? Why?

No, would like to read it for myself as the narrator's style took a long time to get used to.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Road?

The ending and the way McCarthy delivered dialogue.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Tom Stechschulte?

Not sure, probably not, unless he adapted his style based on the book / director.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Bleak, stark, honest and tantalising!

Excellent & BLEAK! Loved it!

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Heart-breaking, spare, moving. This is a book that will live with me for a long time. I sobbed at the end, and am crying as I write this. I will not forget either the book, or the superb, perfectly matched performance.

Stunning, unforgettable

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The reader makes great writing visceral.

Outstanding

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Perhaps the best narration of any of the 200+ audiobooks o have listened to. Excellent story, sad and hopeful at the same time... well worth a listen

Best narration

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Hopelessness and a rich yet desolate landscape are captured magnificently with deft, clipped prose. The narration is sublime and charged with a grizzled, gritty tone that compliments the story perfectly.

A bitterly bleak masterpiece

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