This is officially the first book I’ve read in 2007. (Yes, I’m still working on “Tropic of Cancer.”) I actually finished it last week and created a draft of this post but just now got around to finishing it. I guess I was in a post-apocalyptic mood after finishing this dark and delightful fictional travelogue. I mean, what would all the blogs matter in the world when there’s no juice to run the servers or personal computers? Not much. Actually, they don’t mean that much these days anyway.
Blogs are an intersting cultural metric, but nothing more. Sure, “anyone” can start a blog these days. But “anyone” does not include my mother. Heck, it doesn’t even include my girlfriend, and she’s only two years older than I am. (Actually, she started one once and decided it was pointless. And she’s probably right.)
Back to “The Road.” I’d never read a McCarthy book prior to this one. But I liked it quite a bit. It’s nice to read science fiction written by someone respected outside of the science fiction community. It’s kind of like reading Jack London science fiction.
Anyway, check it out.
By the way, I’ve set up a new page for this year’s reading project. I’ve retitled it Open Books. I chose not to set a number goal because I’ve picked a few rather difficult books this year and I don’t want to set myself up for disappointment. Check out the list if you want. Make suggestions, please.
I couldn’t find the list … got a 404. But I do have a suggestion: The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
Ouch…way too much Joyce! No wonder you’re not going to set a number to read this year.
For what it’s worth, I recently read a book I liked called “Regeneration” by Pt Barker. It’s about two English poets in rehab after WWI. Seems like the type of book you would like, and it’s a pretty easy read.
Oh, Pat Barker, not Pt. Sorry.
I really want to read this book after reading his last one “No Country For Old Men” which I highly recommend. I understand it is being made into a movie with Tommie Lee Jones.