Good thing I wasn’t hoping that the new lens would turn me into a wildlife photographer.
The Road. By Cormac McCarthy. An almost unbearably bleak post-apocalyptic tale. But, so well crafted that you are force to read it to the end, knowing all along that nothing good is going to happen. Cormac McCarthy, for no apparent reason moved to El Paso. Lived there for some years. Escaped to Santa Fe. Returned to El Paso for a visit – and was inspired to write The Road.
I read the book several years ago. Have to support old homeboys, you understand. And, the book did win a Pulitzer. A couple of months ago, a bought the audio version from iTunes. I am currently listening to it. The audio version is just as bleak.
It is a modern day Heart of Darkness, but all the more real. Reminding us of how much we have to lose and to treasure the here and now.
And, yes, the film version is coming out this fall. And I wish it well, but will not be seeing it.