They ate the kid, right?

This book is meant as McCarthy's tribute to his son. Why would he have him eaten in the end?

because he's still Cormac McCarthy and the grim deterministic evil of the world is his favorite thing to write about.

is this book actually good? I found a copy on my kitchen table, a friend must have left it here or something but I've been ignoring it. I've always thought it was a Hunger Games style normie book.

>Hunger Games style normie book
Oprah selected it for her bookclub and personally visited McCarthy's ranch, and then every mom in america read it.

If that didnt happen it would be just another McCarthy book.

I dont think its as bad as everyone says, its not some life changing work like everyone outside Veeky Forums moans about, but its a good beach book, especially if you are a Fallout fan.

It's not an awful book, but it is probably the *most* overrated book of the last decade.

ehhhhhhh I'd say Fifty Shades of Grey holds that title tb h

Something being overrated doesn't make it bad unless you're some jaded Veeky Forums autist.

The book is very good if you like McCarthy's style.

Lol no. Other than the false impression that mccarthy = edgy, there are zero context clues to think this. It's supposed to be a hopeful ending.

>zero context clues

Oh, you mean like the fire pit they stumble upon 30 pages earlier with the charred remains of infants on spits? Or how about the cellar full of malnourished people about to be cannibalized? Yeah dude, what could lead people to believe the guys at the end didn't have malevolent intent?

Fucking moron.

Even normies shit out Fifty Shades of Grey