This is a poor book. I can not understand all the fuss over this novel. It needs a proof reader. Why is poor grammar a good thing? Reads like a middle school kid wrote it over a weekend.Repeated cannibalism? Get real.I felt like "The Road" was overtly copied from many other better novels and movies."Mad Max" and "A Boy and His Dog" and "Cherry 2000" are some movies that come to mind."The Earth Abides" is a far better novel."Alas Babylon" is a far better novel.The movie "Carriers" is a far better story.If you want to read "the Road" that is your choice, but I found it a waste of time. In my opinion, had it been written by an new author, it would NEVER have been published.