Book Voting: The Road

The book that I thought would make the best read for next semester was The Road by Cormac McCarthy. The group presented it very well, going over everything from the book cover to the very details of why they never gave names to the characters. It was very entertaining to listen to how the book unfolded, you were never quite sure whether or not the human race was still alive; all was shrouded in mystery and only a little was ever revealed. The cover is also visually eye catching, it’s not the color, it is the lack of that makes you look at it.

Another good thing the group did was when they went over the plot they didn’t give away the ending and it left the audience wanting to know what happened and what the whole mystery was about. Because of this presentation I am going to run down to the local bookstore and buy myself a copy and if they don’t have it there I might have to track it down.

Compared to the other groups (who did very well in their own rights) the group that presented this took their time and really seemed like they enjoyed reading it even though it was a sad ending (which they wouldn’t tell us). When they gave their argument they looked the crowd in the eye and told us what they honestly felt about the book (even though some of the groups comments were to honest).

At this point if this book wasn’t chosen I would be very surprised, it has all the requirements and it is an enjoyable read. So I choose The Road.