This book broke my heart. 
 Even though McCarthy published it in 2006, it is already hailed as one of the modern "classics" of the horror genre--a must read for any writer of dark fiction. 
 At first I didn't think I was going to like it. The intro to the story felt overblown and about nothing much at all to me, but I kept reading and before I knew it, I was hooked. There were moments towards the end that were repetitive, but just when I began to get bored, the story shifted again, plunging me to despair and then lifting me (slightly) back up. 
 Deceptively simple, The Road is exceptionally powerful and brutally touching and sad. It will stay with me for a long time. I just hope it doesn't come true.