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Sunday, November 1, 2009
"The Road" by Cormac Mccarthy
A writer friend whom I met at Tomales Bay, John, believes that fiction can make humanity better. After reading The Road, I agree.
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Isn't this an amazing book? I love the sparse language -- bare, like the landscape.
Your review was only one sentence, but it made me want to start reading right away.
I do think it can. It's hard to get the prose just right, though. Even if the message is a good one, when the writing is crummy, I'm just a seventh grader rolling his eyes.
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