One of my all time favorite books is The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It is such a poignant story of a father and son relationship in a post apocalyptic world terrorized by people struggling to stay alive. I read it couple of years ago and I actually snug in a re-read last weekend when I was stuck in bed a big part of the weekend due to an old neck injury acting up. Reading it again was just as good as reading it the first time. I wont count it towards my reading goal (unless I get really desperate at the end of the year) but I wanted to mention it anyways in case someone is looking for that one great book to read. It is a little 5 star gemstone. Be warned though, it is very dark and depressing and is not the right match if you are looking for a happy story.
I am fortunate enough to have some friends at work that are Road fans as me and ever since we heard that it was gonna be made into a movie we have been discussing and worrying how they would manage to destroy it. Yesterday, a small group of us went to see it in the cinema as it is finally the premier weekend here in Norway. I gotta say I was pleasantly surprised and I think we all agreed that they did a good job staying true to the story and the atmosphere. They did manage to capture the tone and color of the book quite well. I say color because I pictured the story in gray tones. The story was of course slightly Hollywood-ized though within acceptable boundaries. More emphasis on the romance between the wife and the father and the cannibalism scenes that were more visual than in the book. Then they of course made it American-friendly by cutting out a certain cannibalism scene and making sure the kid was dressed while they went swimming despite the dad being naked. Small details like that can be overlooked.
The Road - Dimension Films
All in all I recommend both the book and the movie! I am almost sad now that I can no longer look forward to seeing the movie.
