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Post by jsm on Oct 11, 2022 1:19:42 GMT
I just finished reading this book about a boy and his father trudging through post-apocalyptic America, where nothing lives except murderous gangs and mere handfuls of more decent people searching for something to eat among the rubble and abandoned buildings. It was depressing but strangely touching as well as 'the man', as he is referred to, does whatever he can to keep him and 'the boy' alive. I knew nothing about the book or the author when I started it, but am not surprised now to find it was a prize-winning effort. I am also not surprised to find it has been turned into a movie:
Nick Cave contributed to the soundtrack
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 11, 2022 7:55:15 GMT
A traumatic read for me
Wouldn't read it again but no denying the power and the writing
As a parent it was too much. Read it with my book group, also all parents, and we were all unanimous on that point
Talk about bleak
I started the film but never finished it - too much to revisit it
Rare a book has that effect on me
He's a great writer though. No Country For Old Men is great (as is the film)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2022 9:27:11 GMT
It's a brutal read and a bleak film which in my opinion makes it essential reading.
'No Country for Old Men's too. The film adaptations of McCarthy's book seem to work pretty well.
However, the best post apocalyptic film has to be 'The Book of Eli' starring Denzil Washington.
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