I've been wanting to read The Road for quite a while, but I was never sure how I would feel about it, so I kept putting it off. 
 After having someone highly praise the book and exclaim that it was their favourite, I couldn't resist it any longer, and I decided that now was the time to read it. I'm so glad that I did. I can be a bit picky about non-traditional dialogue, so I was a bit hesitant at first once I saw how the book was written, but with Cormac McCarthy's mastery over the modernist genre...it complemented the narrative PERFECTLY!! And I was surprised to find that I actually really enjoyed the way that the dialogue was organized because it mirrored how society had fallen apart and it allowed for a seamless narrative that felt so real and immediate. 
 As soon as I started reading The Road...I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! I devoured it, and I know that it will be a book that I will return to in the future because it captivated me in a way that I really didn't expect.