Exceptionally well-written post-apocalyptic tale, a little repetitive but I think that is a deliberate decision to underline the monotony of following the road in the first place. Particularly interesting is the refusal of McCarthy to make clear what caused the environmental apocalypse in the first place - for the man and the boy I suppose it simply isn't relevant. However, the last couple of pages is a bit of a let down, having the feeling of an extremely tacked on happy ending. Still, I suppose one can't have everything, and this is streets ahead of the dreadful Z for Zachariah, which was a recent read on a very similar subject.