"People were always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn't believe in that. Tomorrow wasn't getting ready for them. It didn't even know they were there."
 
A father and son are making their journey across America. Their destination is the coast, but they don't know what awaits them. It is cold and dark, and all they have is a pistol, scavenged food, and the clothes on their back.
 
This is a bleak story that follows the relationship of a father and son as they are on their journey. The prose was beautiful and I couldn't help but feel for the characters as their focus was on survival and how much they depended on one another. The harsh climates they faced, the lack of food - I couldn't imagine experiencing that myself.
 
I really wanted to enjoy this more than I did, but I have come to the realization that stories that focus on a journey with not much happening in between aren't really for me. I appreciated the story for what it was, the writing flowed well, and the relationship depicted between the father and son was beautiful, but that was about it. I also did not like the lack of quotations indicating who was speaking. However, if you're into books like this, then I do recommend it!