Although it's not my favorite Cormac McCarthy book, I thought it was worthwhile. I can see why a filmmaker would enjoy the challenges it provided.
What's your complaint with it? Just a general dislike or the prose style or anything specific. (It's OK to limit your reply to a few words; I'm good with that. )
**perhaps spoilers for The Road**
yeah, the prose was part of it. a lot of simple sentences piled on top of one another. the simple language with the occasional 5-cent word tossed in didn't work. the staccato man-boy exchanges were a little bit of torture, but as far as the many odd/poor stylistic choices, at least this made sense. then there is the plot: wander wander nature observation wander wander get hungry and luck onto food wander wander see bad guys wander wander nature observation wander wander get hungry wander wander luck onto food wander wander run into bad guys. te-de-us!!! then there is the ethic of the thing - mommy leaves and father protects the son - this is good guys against bad guys. bootstraps time. funny how the bad guys travel in groups/communities and the good guys travel alone and never help out other good guys - really messed up. then we are redeemed by the motherly mother at close.
i'm really curious why people like it (though i get it does a decent job of painting the picture of a snowy and sooty landscape)