The “Perfect” Modern Novel - The Road (2006) Part 1

Fall literature spoils on the bloated wooden boards. You recognise the shape of names--fiction you once knew and loved--now reduced to damp, cloggy promises that threaten your balance. The world has emptied out, yet these recollections stick to the sky, unbidden. This week the gang cracks into Cormac McCarthy's seminal classic, The Road (2006) and try to unpick the behemoth that is the novel. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - It begins 00:03:05 - Peak Modern Novelist 00:11:20 - How to read The Road 00:22:15 - To zombie or not to zombie 00:34:00 - Dialogue formatting 00:51:30 - A day to model all days 00:59:23 - Phantom worlds 01:07:05 - Things come apart 01:14:12 - Mandel's opposition 01:27:04 - Freezing, starving, zombie? 01:42:46 - The Wallet (and time) 01:48:15 - David gets recognised 01:51:55 - Reflections on endings 02:06:40 - The wife 02:27:54 - The action scene 02:41:55 - God (just a small topic) 02:52:15 - The Boy and The Dog 03:00:00 - All is gone to grey 03:10:51 - Mad Max Warband (content warning) 03:16:18 - Content Warning: Pedophilia & Rape 03:25:30 - J.M. Thesis 03:31:15 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent Cormac McCarthy's Secret (Teenage) Muse: Editor Reviews by Siobhan Brier Aguilar https://youtu.be/Ctgp2gyyON0