Day 07: Book That Made You Cry
I've gotta be honest; I don't think I have ever cried while reading a book. I just don't get emotional that easily. But some books have made me feel sadness and/or heartache throughout, and The Road is one of said books.
If you haven't read The Road, you should. Now.
If you have read this book, you will probably understand why I picked it. You might even understand why if you've seen the 2009 movie adaptation starring Viggo Mortensen. (However, I have not seen the movie and have no idea how faithful it is to the book.)
I probably read this book in less than a week. I was hooked from the beginning, and I really did not want to put it down, although I had to because some parts were just so sad. It was too much to take in all at once sometimes, but I think that really speaks well of the author, Cormac McCarthy. I knew almost instantly that I liked both of the main characters, and my heart ached terribly for them and their situation. (I will describe the plot in a later post.)
The Road is probably the second-saddest book I've ever read, The Grapes of Wrath being the saddest. While I did not cry while reading The Road, I felt a knot in my chest pretty much the whole time. It is so tragic, but the emotion is so real, and I definitely had tears in my eyes during a very tragic event towards the end. (If you've read the book, you'll know the event.) I'm really fond of this book, even with all the sadness.
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