Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Winning Post-Apocalypse

What separates The Road from the wannabe doomsday books?

A common complaint you’ll encounter about The Road is “why did Cormac McCarthy’s book win a Pulitzer and not post-apocalypse novel XXX”

This is often accompanied by the claim that The Stand by Stephen King is a better book. It’s certainly a cheerier read, which considering most of humanity dies is quite a statement.

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