mr. cormac
February 1, 2008
About a year ago I read a book called The Road. It was written by Cormac McCarthy in 2006, and is one hell of a book.
I’ve always really enjoyed the idea of post-apocalypia as fodder for a plot or storyline. 28 Days Later and the original Japanese cut of Godzilla are a couple of my favorite films. It’s a bit harder to find novels (at least in my experience) on that theme. Sure, there’s the classic negative-utopia books like Brave New World, or 1984, but that’s a different subject all together. For me, it’s all about the doomsday. Bring it on.
What brought this on was when I went and saw No Country for Old Men the other day, which was written by McCarthy. It was a fabulous film, and it made me remember reading The Road, and how much I got sucked into that story. So I did a little research. And yes, The Road is being adapted for the screen, and I believe it is currently in production. The lead is rumored to be Viggo Mortensen, which could be promising.
I am definitely excited. I can’t get enough. Bring it on.
February 1, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I like your blog, very good stuff. Now I have to add some of your books to my wishlist, which has an array of themes all over the subjetc space.
February 4, 2008 at 4:34 pm
The Road has been on my ‘to read’ list for a while, and since ‘No Country for Old Men’ came out, I’ve been wanting to see it. Looks like I’m going to have to stop stalling and make some time!
Also, I’m betting Mr. Mortensen would act really well in a post-apocolyptic world. It seems like it’d fit his niche.