New Posts For Thread: The Roadhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-roadBy Cormac Mcarthy.Briliant Book. Shed a tear at the end. Anyone else read it? Can't wait for the filmvery good read . sad at the endhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-road?post_id=417768086#417768086very good read . sad at the endTue, 15 Dec 2009 05:30:52 -0600I didn't find it that good tbh. Fairly annoying writing style and average to poor ending.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-road?post_id=417767806#417767806I didn't find it that good tbh. Fairly annoying writing style and average to poor ending.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:18:16 -0500Read it a couple of months ago and it left me a bit cold tbh.Might have to give it another go though, given the almost universal acclaim it received.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-road?post_id=417767802#417767802Read it a couple of months ago and it left me a bit cold tbh.Might have to give it another go though, given the almost universal acclaim it received.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:57:14 -0500fecking amazing book - read it in one sitting, and yes, I did shed a tear at the end. can't remember another book that had that impact on me in a long time.also can't wait for the film - cast looks brillianthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-road?post_id=417767798#417767798fecking amazing book - read it in one sitting, and yes, I did shed a tear at the end. can't remember another book that had that impact on me in a long time.also can't wait for the film - cast looks brilliantWed, 02 Sep 2009 14:43:02 -0500Read it last week, top quality.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-road?post_id=417767794#417767794Read it last week, top quality.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:36:38 -0500I read it last year. It's a brilliant book.He's fast become one of my favourite authors. I love his style of writing.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-road?post_id=417767790#417767790I read it last year. It's a brilliant book.He's fast become one of my favourite authors. I love his style of writing.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:32:53 -0500Steeplechase you've made my day with that link - I didn't realise it was Viggo playing the man, now I know it's got to be amazing. I'm sure I saw a glimpse of the actor that plays Omar in 'the wire', to make the moment doubly joyous.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-road?post_id=417767786#417767786Steeplechase you've made my day with that link - I didn't realise it was Viggo playing the man, now I know it's got to be amazing. I'm sure I saw a glimpse of the actor that plays Omar in 'the wire', to make the moment doubly joyous.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:23:48 -0500Movie due out January 2010. trailer here: http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3885105689/https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-road?post_id=417767782#417767782Movie due out January 2010. trailer here: http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3885105689/Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:08:02 -0500Thanks S.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-road?post_id=417767778#417767778Thanks S.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:03:08 -0500Hard to compare with NCFOM - many of McCarthy's regular themes surface in each book. The Road is much more of an 'unputdownable' than NCFOM imo. Read some of the Amazon reviews if you're thinking of buying ithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23422254/the-road?post_id=417767774#417767774Hard to compare with NCFOM - many of McCarthy's regular themes surface in each book. The Road is much more of an 'unputdownable' than NCFOM imo. Read some of the Amazon reviews if you're thinking of buying itWed, 02 Sep 2009 14:02:42 -0500