"The Road"

Finished "The Road" a few days ago. The only Cormac McCarthy book I've read that has a happy ending. I'll tell you the happy ending, so avert your eyes now if you don't want it spoiled for you.

There's been a nuclear holocaust. A father and son head out south on foot to try to go where it's warmer. They trek for 200 pages through ash and try to avoid being canabalized by the occasional passerby. In the last two pages the dad dies and a futuristic-super-cowboy appears out of nowhere and takes the boy to a safe commune rather than being left to the elements.

Really good book. Really made me feel like I could imagine the world he was creating.

Cormac is definately the toughest author on Oprah's book list.