"The Road" (novel by Cormac McCarthy)

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy is a post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son traversing a desolate, ash-covered landscape after an unspecified catastrophe. Their journey is driven by survival, love, and the hope of finding safety or refuge. The story explores themes of endurance, moral resilience, and the enduring bond between parent and child amidst bleak circumstances. Using sparse, powerful prose, McCarthy examines humanity's capacity for good and evil in a world stripped of civilization's comforts, ultimately emphasizing hope and compassion even in the darkest times.