Roadwork
Roadwork is a 1981 horror novel by Stephen King. The story is set in United States, in 1973. Characters include Andrea, Alan and Andy. Key subjects include brain cancer, middle management, organized crime and molotov cocktails.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, and 114 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 34 editions across 8 languages.
At about 362 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.
About Roadwork
Roadwork is a thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1981 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books. The story takes place in an unnamed Midwestern city in 1972–1974. Grieving over the death of his son and the disintegration of his marriage, a man is driven to mental instability when he learns that both his home and his workplace will be demolished to make way for an extension to an interstate highway.
Quick answers
Who wrote Roadwork?
Roadwork was written by Stephen King and first published in 1981.
What genre is Roadwork?
It is usually shelved as Horror.
How long is Roadwork?
The median edition has 362 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Roadwork?
Readers who like it often enjoy The King in Yellow, The Road and House of Leaves.
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