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“We can take him and the dog.
We can’t.
I’d give that little boy half of my food.
Stop it.
He was crying again. What about the little boy? He sobbed.”

Why am I reading this terribly heartbreaking novel?

I last read this book was 2010. I was 25. Back then, I read The Road as a “Fallout” like novel. Post apocalyptic, long trek, scavenging for goods. Reading the novel now — currently 40 — is a completely different experience. I’m more aware of what’s going on in the world. I understand life’s fragility. This book is depressing. Not heartbreaking but monochromatic. A week old pile of lifeless ash.

So far — 4/5 ⭐️. Hoping the author sticks the landing!