Books like The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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What it is about
- Dystopia
- Adventure
- Fathers and sons
- Survival skills
- Regression (Civilization)
- Voyages and travels
Kind of book
- Novel
Ages
- Adult
Awards
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize
- Believer Book Award
- Tähtivaeltaja Award
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
About this book
Its subjects in Open Library: Dystopia, Adventure, Fathers and sons, Survival skills. It is listed for an audience of adults.
Where this comes from: Open Library · Open Library subject · Publisher page
Books like this one
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Why: Both are dystopian and science fiction books.
What both books share
- dystopian
The Road: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
The Handmaid's Tale: "Dystopian fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "FICTION / Dystopian" (OL subject); "Dystopian" (OL subject) - science fiction
The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
The Handmaid's Tale: "science fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- dystopian
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Why: Both are dystopian and science fiction books.
What both books share
- dystopian
The Road: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
Brave New World: "Dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655) - science fiction
The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
Brave New World: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- dystopian
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Why: Both are post-apocalyptic and science fiction books.
What both books share
- post-apocalyptic
The Road: "post-apocalyptic fiction" (OL subject); "post-apocalyptic fiction" (WD genre)
World War Z: "Post Apocalyptic" (OL subject); "post-apocalyptic fiction" (WD genre) - science fiction
The Road: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
World War Z: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
- post-apocalyptic
What they share, at a glance
The Road next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Science fiction | Dystopian | Post-apocalyptic |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Handmaid's Tale | shared | shared | not shared |
| Brave New World | shared | shared | not shared |
| World War Z | shared | not shared | shared |
| Fahrenheit 451 | shared | shared | not shared |
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | shared | shared | not shared |
| Ready Player One | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Hunger Games | shared | shared | not shared |
| Divergent | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Stand | shared | not shared | shared |
| Annihilation | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Children of the Mind | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Station Eleven | shared | not shared | not shared |
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The Road: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on September 26, 2006. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- It received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2007. Source: Wikidata, citing pulitzer.org, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- It received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2006. Source: Wikidata, citing james-tait-black.ed.ac.uk, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel (2008) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Believer Book Award (2006) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Oprah's Book Club (2007) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Tähtivaeltaja Award (2001) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
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