The Road Book Club (Completed)

An Apocalyptic Inferno of Prose and Tradegy

Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is the last original novel he ever wrote. Later releases like The Passenger and Stella Maris were started in the 1960s but took decades to complete. McCarthy first conceived the novel in 2003 while in El Paso with his young son. Years later, he finished the novel in a personal record time (a couple of months) while in Ireland.

The Road has more beautiful prose than any dystopian novel ever written. It is also horrifying with a weird touch of optimism that only McCarthy can do. I would love to see you on the calls!

I would still encourage you to join if you can’t make the calls because you can

• Watch the recorded calls, which will be posted below

• Discuss the book with me during office hours

• Chat with me in Substack messages about the book and have any questions answered.

All calls will take place at 7 AM PST on the dates below and run for 30 minutes

9/20 - Stop on page 87 - The last sentence you should read is “He Doesn’t Remember any little boys” 

10/4 - Stop on page 175 - The last sentence you should read is “Yeah, the man said. We Can Go”

10/18 - Finish Book

Call Links and Recorded Calls

Call link - The call is at 7 AM PST on the dates above - Message me on Substack if you have any problems getting in -