Comments for Review: The Road at http://www.rednow.com , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.rednow.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:23:38 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.rednow.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=406&Itemid=149#pc_59 An excellent first review... I look forward to reading more! I think reading this book a second time is an excellent idea. Having finished it once – admittedly hurrying through the last few chapters in order to return it – I can't help but wonder exactly how much I might have missed. The Road is a book to be read slowly and intently, consumed like a fine wine. Rushing through McCarthy's beautiful descriptive writing (my favorite since Steinbeck, I think) is nothing short of a crime. I'd love to read it again and see what I missed. My favorite "theme" of the book is the father's notion of "carrying the fire," and the question of whether the nameless father and son were, in fact, any better than those they encountered on the road. - Tim Street Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:33:06 +0100