tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post8086614918506881663..comments2023-09-02T10:14:53.094-04:00Comments on Recreating Eden: Cormac McCarthy's The Road: Guys Like It Because It's Basically a Father-Son StoryMary Soderstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265519935852076762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post-89795726238288543122008-06-22T09:36:00.000-04:002008-06-22T09:36:00.000-04:00Very good plot summary: "hungry, not hungry, hungr...Very good plot summary: "hungry, not hungry, hungry, get food, lose food, die, etc."<BR/><BR/>Of course, there are only a few stories and how you tell them is all important. But this version of this story just doesn't speak to me.<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>MarayMary Soderstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09265519935852076762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3273302883043906742.post-83122505867860931942008-06-20T09:42:00.000-04:002008-06-20T09:42:00.000-04:00Nice analysis. I am a fan of Cormac McCarthy (and ...Nice analysis. I am a fan of Cormac McCarthy (and a man). I love his tight, sparse and evocative prose, but <I>The Road</I> left me underwhelmed. The writing was good again, of course, and there were some powerful scenes, but it's mostly dead weight: hungry, not hungry, hungry, get food, lose food, die, etc.<BR/><BR/>But, as your friend Rolande observes, men (still bossing the book industry) found a relationship they crave in a context they could trust would not undermine whatever idea of masculinity they had sussed out for themselves. So, up the must-read lists it climbed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com