However odd or fatalistic Oprah's choice may seem, the truth is that "The Road" is as captivating as anything McCarthy has ever written. That's not a qualitative judgment; it's a pragmatic one: You try reading a scary literary novel about the end of the world -- complete with ashen skies and marauding cannibals -- and just see if you're not loath to put it down.# posted by
Gerry Canavan @ 9:12 AM
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