The Road - Cormac McCarthy

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This week's book is:

The Road - Cormac McCarthy
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other.
The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.

Good to know:

• Booze & Book Club is new to Meetup, but we've been meeting for 6 years! Check us out on Facebook: stpeteboozeandbook
• Groups of 3-10 are typical - look for the folks with books in hand.
• Anyone 21+ is welcome to join.
• Membership is free. Drinks are on you.
• Tried, but didn't finish the book? That's ok, we don't give grades.
• You won't find discussion prompts or presentations here, but feel free to bring your burning questions, underlines, and dog-ears to the table!