I really had no idea what to expect when I picked up The Road, but I was stunned. Pleasantly stunned. I was left speechless by the beauty in Cormac McCarthy's writing, and now I wish I could go to Barnes & Noble and buy every other books he's written.

The Road is about a man and a boy; it never mentions them by name. They live in a world that was ruined many years ago. The plants and animals have all died, so all that is left is ash and debris of what used to be mankind. Remaining humans resort to cannibalism and all sorts of monstrosities in order to survive. The Road is a book about the love between a father and son, as well as being about the broad subjects humanity and morality.

While The Road carries some heavy and frightening topics, it's beautifully-written and worth a read if you can handle some dark content.