Comments on: TOO SOON: Where is The Road taking us?

By: Christian Dumais

Christian Dumais — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:21:18 +0000

TB: A lot of what makes The Road work is that it’s fundamentally a story about a father and son that happens to take place in a post-apocalyptic setting, rather than the other way around. With that said, I’m certain there will be some images from the book you’ll have difficulty shaking off.

By: Traveling Blackbird

Traveling Blackbird — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:26:18 +0000

Christian, thanks for the recommendation. It sounds like a fascinating read.

Your analysis of our current need for apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is intriguing. It amazes me when I think that at age 16, I went on a holiday to an island off Ireland’s west coast, had no access to any kind of information beyond what I could see out the window, and thought nothing of it. Now, I get antsy if I’m away from the computer for more than two days. Coupled with the question that was always at the heart of such fiction (”Would I survive?”), this information-loss and isolation make for terrifying reading or viewing.

As you know, I find post-apocalyptic fiction particularly challenging, and I’m still not sure I’ve forgiven you for the “Dawn of the Dead” remake, but I shall hunt this book down on your recommendation.

By: Christian Dumais

Christian Dumais — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:40:45 +0000

Let us know what you think of it, Becky. And thanks for reading.

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:00:23 +0000

Wow, “The Road” is definitely going to be my next read. As I read the description of the book above it reminds me of book that I recently read called, Some Kind of Angel by Mel Harter.

By: Matt Gamble

Matt Gamble — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:15:48 +0000

Thanks for the compliment, glad to have you reading.

By: Ken Armstrong

Ken Armstrong — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:24:03 +0000

‘The Road’ is, far and away, the best book I have read in some time. Apparently, it was conceived here in Ireland.

‘Small world, so was I!

Great blog, a new fave for me.

By: WebbieStuffs

WebbieStuffs — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:17:19 +0000

“Many people have memories of sitting at work and constantly refreshing websites to get the latest information, and they remember the uncomfortable silence between the expected phone calls from friends and loved ones and the reloading of websites.”

I don’t know why i have had goosebumps when i read that one above…. maybe because i connected it to the 9/11 mentioned prior it…how people died and stuff without teling things to their loved one and without any clues that they would end breathing that certain day