Roadwork by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

Roadwork

Stephen King, Richard Bachman

320 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction thriller dark tense slow-paced

Description

Barton Dawes’ unremarkable but comfortable existence suddenly takes a turn for the worst. Highway construction puts him out of work and simultaneously forces him out of his home. Dawes isn’t the sort of man who will take an insult of this magnitud...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,529 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
tense 50%
sad 37%
emotional 33%
reflective 22%
challenging 15%
mysterious 9%
funny 2%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 51%
medium 36%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 39% | No: 36% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 94% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.13

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