I read this book for my English class not knowing much of it and not even knowing they had a movie out for it. For what it's worth the book kind of has a slower start to it but picks up throughout. As I was reading the seven yardsticks came to mind and how much importance they were throughout this story. Even me having no prior knowledge about the book could pick up on it easily and it was not hard to read. One thing I loved about the book is that I could forget myself and be lost in the book, the plot never stopped moving and continuing on to try and help the main characters. It mirrors the real world as well but in a bad way because it is a post-apocalyptic world where everything has been destroyed. It is also true to human nature because it stays with historical things in the world. It had its points where it could be imaginary but at the same time it stayed true to being a realistic look on the world if it all went to hell (pardon my vocabulary). The author uses a ton of creative language and is VERY vivid in his writing of things in the world, which is good for someone like me who can get confused easily in a book. Another thing I adored about this book is that it stayed on track and did not sway from the main point. If there's one thing I hate it's when a book goes off on a thousand different tangents, that really makes me angry. I never felt like the author was criticizing my personal beliefs as well. The author would put a character in a situation such as when the boy and father were hiding in the woods and the "bad people" we're looking for them and they had to be very quiet until one bad person comes up and tries to take the boy and the father pulls his gun and strongly threatens to kill the man because the father is very protectful of his son and surviving. That part in particular made me very scared while reading and I could not put the book down, because of the vivid imagery and intensity of how cormac writes, it just pleases me greatly. This book makes you really think about how you would survive if the world came to this. Which is good because that is a significant issue in today's world such as protection and survival and that doesn't have to be literal or it can be and be metaphorical. All I'm saying is this was a great book to read, I enjoyed it heavily and I cannot wait to rent the movie and see how they compare. I would also recommend this book to anyone who enjoys books. Thank you