I just realized that my 'relatively painless' comment in regards to The Road was both vague and poorly worded. I was referring to the writing, not the actual story or mood, which were quite the opposite of painless. My bad!

Quote Originally Posted by Shiny View Post
Don't bother. It's horrible. The main character has no redeeming qualities much like the protagonists in The Great Gatsby.
Agreed on both counts. I didn't read very far, but I could still tell that Emma was a total bitch. Although I enjoyed reading Gatsby, the characters were all irritating, so the ending was pretty satisfactory to me.

Edit: Clo is also right! Kurt Vonnegut is great. He is an amazing storyteller.