i've been struggling with whether or not to do the writing assignment tonight for this book; it's difficult because it's so emotionally taxing, i have to stop and "rest" every few pages as i'm reading. honestly, i think if you don't have a similar reaction while reading, you're not reading the story closely enough. it's too much. i'm debating whether i should just take a shower and go to bed.

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Then he just sat there holding the binoculars and watching the ashen daylight congeal over the land. He knew only that the child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke.

The Road - Cormac McCarthy