The Road, by Cormac McCarthy

I read this in my hour in between classes today; it was so short and easy that I could start and finish it without even bothering to check it out of the library. While it was an interesting read for an hour, I wouldn't it among my favorite books, or even my favorite books of the month, or even my favorite books on post-apocalyptic situations. While some scenes of the father protecting his young son were touching, on the whole the book seemed shallow and not particularly original--definitely not McCarthy's best.