SCOUT· 60%36m·2026-06-12·News PoliticsThe Best Books of the 21st Century: Ryan Holiday on ‘The Road’
In 2024, The New York Times Book Review gathered more than 500 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets and literary enthusiasts to help pick the best books of the 21st century (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html) so far. One of those books was Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer…
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“Sounds like another typical American rugged individual who’s if not a cause certainly a product of what we’ve facing. No lesson learned”
“Off the top of my head, I would recommend The Stand by Stephen King to people who liked The Road. The long version, of course. Or On the Beach by Nevil Shute, although it is sad. There's really nothing like The Road, though.”
“The Road, is influenced by the story found in the Bible. Start in Genesis 1:2, Light being a sign of the covenant, for God did not send his son (John 3:17). Mathew 25:36”
“If you liked Children of Men, you might also like Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich.”
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