Richard Bachman
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.6 | 26380 Users | 979 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Roadwork |
| ISBN: | 0451197879 (ISBN13: 9780451197870) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://stephenking.com/library/bachman_novel/roadwork.html |
Description As Books Roadwork
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 magnitude lying down. His single-minded determination to fight the inevitable course of progress drives his wife and friends away while he tries to face down the uncaring bureaucracy that has destroyed his once comfortable life.--stephenking.com
Define Appertaining To Books Roadwork
| Title | : | Roadwork |
| Author | : | Richard Bachman |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | US / CAN Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 1999 by Signet (first published March 1981) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Thriller |
Rating Appertaining To Books Roadwork
Ratings: 3.6 From 26380 Users | 979 ReviewsWeigh Up Appertaining To Books Roadwork
Much better than I remember, but still not great by any stretch of the imagination. Fact remains, though, I cried more than once. Review and Thursday Theorist video coming next week.**The Stephen King Goodreads Discussion Group is doing a re-read of his works from the beginning to the end. Its been a long time since I have really immersed myself in Uncle Stevies world, but a rate of a book a month, I am all in. My goal is to read and review each one with as much honesty and reflection that I can give. ** Background Roadwork was originally published as a paperback original in 1981 under Stephen Kings pseudonym, Richard Bachman. It is a shorter length book. My paperback copy
Another classic Bachman/King. The protagonist slowly is loosing his mind since bureaucracy and felt harassment get him out of job and family. A very realistic read. I still remember clearly The Rolling Stone record 'Let it Bleed' that was constantly played by Barton Dawes on his way to madness. You feel for this character as you have him very lively before your mental eye. One of the strongest character studies Bachman/King ever did. Very strong book. Absolutely recommended!
Playlist Roadwork On the Border - Al Stewart I Left My Heart in San Francisco (Dinah Washington)Alfie (Dionne Warwick)Dirty Water - The StandellsGoodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton JohnMantovani (Greensleeves)Green Door - Gisele MacKenzieStranger in Paradise - Gisele MacKenzieKitty Carlisle (Women)Dave Van Ronk (Fixin to Die)Gary Davis (Death Dont Have no Mercy)Tom Rush (If Your Man Gets Busted)Tom Paxton (Im the Man That Built Bridges)Spider John Koerner (Rattlesnake)Gimme Shelter - The Rolling
This is a book about loss. Its as simple as that. Bert Dawes lost his son Charlie to a brain tumor. He loved his son very much, so much that his wife, Mary, has to admit that theirs was a special connection. Hell, Burt still talks to the kid and somehow imagines Charlie talks back to him. Now the city is handing Bert another loss. They want Bert to leave a home jam-packed with memories and mementos, the site of so many happy hours with his wife and son, and a neighborhood equally filled with a
In my rereading of King's work, this, along with Eyes of the Dragon and The Tommyknockers, was one of the novels I was kind of dreading, because, though I remembered very little of the novel, I distinctly remember being somewhat bored with it and flat out not liking it much.Yeah, well, that was the young me. The unmarried me. The me that hadn't been a father. The me that had been too young to, on occasion, look back on his life and wonder what it all meant.This time, this novel resonated quite
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