The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a look at a post-nuclear war US. A father and son are making their way south to the ocean in the hopes to find a better climate in the rapidly cooling bomb-triggered cooling trend.They are equipped with a shopping cart and two backpacks full of belongings - mostly food and blankets. The danger of following the road is that there are bands of people who have lost their humanity patrolling for anyone who comes along. These people will do anything to survive, including cannibalism.
This novel is an interesting look at one possible future for our planet. Once you get past the lack of punctuation, it is a quick and interesting read. It reminded me a bit of Into the Forest - the story of two sisters who are trying to deal with the breakdown of society.
McCarthy, Cormac. (2006). The Road. New York: Knopf.
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