I'm reading The Road by Cormac McCarthey. The Book is about a father and son and their battle to survive after the whole world has turned to ash. So far the book as not said what has caused this darkness. The man and hes son are trying to move south where it is warmer. They can't stay in the north any longer because they wouldn't survive the another winter. The book constantly is describing the surroundings. The world has turned to ash. There is no more color in the world. All the trees are burnt down, the river run black, the precipitation is all gray and everything has a layer of ash on it. The man and hes son don't have anything. They push a cart with only  food, a trap to cover themselves at night, a lantern, a pistil and a blanket. They also have small backpacks to carry the essentials in case they ever have to leave the cart. The story so far is just what they encounter on they trip south. The father and son have stopped at the house where the father grew up. The son got very scared being in there. When they were going over the mountains they swam in a small lake under a waterfall. Here and there the father talks about the dreams he has. Most of the dream he has are about a girl. The father also talks about how when the darkness first happened, that all the people would where face masks because the ash was so bar. So far on their trip south they have only encountered one person. When they saw him he was all black, clothes, hair, face. The father told the boy that he was struck my lightning. The boy really want to help him but the father wouldn't let him because they had nothing to give him. At this point they are getting really low on food. The boy was really upset and started to cry.

So far I really enjoy the book. When I start reading it i have a hard time putting it down. That's weird for me because I'm not a big fan of reading books. It really open your eye to how nice you have things. It can get really depressing at times. For one the father says a few times, "could I do it, if it came down to it?" and this is when he is watching his little boy sleep. What i think he is talking about is if things ever became really bad, could he ever kill him and his son. Which is really a depressing thought that things got that bad. Which means that he has a very large effect on the main character, the father. The Man has really weird dreams. I'm really not sure what they represent. I think the girl is his wife and that she maybe died but other times he dreams of leaving her. At the begin of the story he talks about him and hes son going into a cave and finding a ancient lake. He then looks across the lake and sees a monster. I believe it could be foreshadowing but I'm not really sure. The book is a little slow though. A lot of the story is describing what the surroundings look like. It paints a really good picture in your head what things look like but there isn't much dialog. The dialog between the boy and father is very proper. It's always very complete sentences. I am really enjoying the book so far. I always have to turn the page because I can't wait to know what happens next.