You thought I forgot about this series, didn’t ya? Ha! You’re not that lucky… For those of you dropping in, this is the 5th part of my “deconstruction” review of The Road by Cormac McCarthy. You can get caught up on my thoughts with part one, two, three, and four. The Story When last we … More Deconstructing the Road – Part 5
When we last left our plodding hero and traumatized boy, the two were wandering south across an American landscape. Exactly where is not that important in the story, but I suspect it is somewhere in the mid-west. Regardless, up until this section I’m about to dissect, the two have been alone. The only other person … More Deconstructing The Road – Part 4
(Yeah, I missed a week, and I thought I would miss this week too, but no such luck for you!) Unfortunately, I do not have time to delve too deeply in this next section of The Road by Cormac McCarthy, and I’m sort of veering away from the sections broken out by Cliff Notes, but … More Deconstructing The Road – Part 3
Yikes! Is it Wednesday already? How did that happen? For those who know my schedule (she has a schedule? yes, I have a schedule), my apologies. I should have had this post complete and posted at dawn. Such is life. Let’s get on with it. When we left our unnamed hero and his son wandering … More Deconstructing The Road – Section 2
Hello Readers/Writers, This is the first post of a series in which I will make my feeble attempt to dissect each section of The Road by Carmac McCarthy. I will be concentrating on the dialogue, but will comment on other bits, too (like pacing, tension, story development, etc). Be forewarned: these will be rather long … More Deconstructing The Road – Section 1
At the moment, I am taking a class on dialogue in fiction with the online Odyssey workshop (this one). Oh my goodness, just when I thought I knew what all I wasn’t doing right! This class is showing me a whole other world to writing, one I pretty much knew nothing about. (sad sigh) In … More Deconstructing The Road
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