Room and the Road

After I finished reading Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road I noticed the similarities with another novel I've read this year, Emma Donoghue's Room. Both authors tell us in interviews that the novels were inspired by their own children.

see interview with author Cormac McCarth on Oprah:
http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Oprahs-Exclusive-Interview-with-Cormac-McCarthy-Video

see also Emma Donoghue's interviews here:
http://www.emmadonoghue.com/samples.htm