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Originally Posted by kennyc
Semi-related. I'd be interested in knowing if reading this book has inspired you to read other McCarthy books as it has me. I read No Country for Old Men (loved it) and have several more on my to-read list.
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Not really. There was a lack of 'connection' with the book. I enjoyed the prose, but it didn't really excite me. On the other hand, I wouldn't exactly hate trying at least one more book.
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Originally Posted by kennyc
Another thing I found interesting was the mother/wife who apparently killed herself rather than trying to survive. And also how this disaster seemed to start somewhat slowly with an awareness of what was coming and the need to leave the city in order to survive (or maybe that was just the man's conclusion).
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I read it as break-down of civilisation over time. The disaster had happened and then society started to fall apart and at some point it would not be safe for them anymore to saty - or there were no food. Even if they starve several times on the road, what saves them is that they keep moving and find food. A sort of return to a hunter-gatherer life. You can't stay in one place and grow food unless you can defend it.