The Road

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0

Description:

A post-apocalyptic novel that follows a father and son as they journey through a devastated America. Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a haunting meditation on love, survival, and hope in the face of absolute darkness.

Language: English

Format: PAPERBACK

Pages: 287

Genre: Fiction

Plot

In a post-apocalyptic world, a man and his young son travel south along a road, carrying their few possessions in a shopping cart. They must avoid roving bands of cannibals while searching for food and shelter. The novel explores their bond, their struggle to maintain their humanity, and their search for a place of safety in a world that offers none.

News & Announcements

Published in 2006, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Over 1.5 million copies sold worldwide

Adapted into a major film in 2009

Named one of the best books of the year by multiple publications

Translated into 40 languages

Considered one of McCarthy's greatest works

Minoj Reader

January 19, 2026

3.0

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