The world is destroyed and burning for years. Yet, people are alive and are able to respire as the world is consumed by fire, both require oxygen, impossible without plant life. Too many glaring contradictions such as abundant oxygen and piles of shoes not pilfered, make the entire premise of the book absurd.I will not delve into the repetition, the gimmicky writing style and lack of character development and plot. There are no redeeming qualities in THE ROAD.If you read this book and were not suicidal, you will be when you finish reading THE ROAD. The only positive factor is that clinically depressed individuals will most likely not finish this poorly written repetitious disturbing book and not react by committing suicide. And, I almost I absolutely despise this book and the fact that I spent my time reading to the end in search of a literary masterpiece.