Title: Roadwork
Author: Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman
Published Year: 1981
Pages: 307
My Take:
The Richard Bachman books are Stephen King's earlier years in writing. Instead of using his own name, use used the Bachman name as a pseudonym to get started. To me, the Bachman books have a different feel than most of the Stephen King books I have read. They are not as gory or paranormal (which I love those just as much) as his later works. Having said this, these works are ones that anyone can enjoy.
Roadwork is a wonderful adventure into the mind of a man who acts as if he is losing everything he has due to a construction project. As the novel proceeds, he continues in a downward spiral that continues to build up until the climax in the novel with multiple life altering events happening along the way. The reader can not help (at least me) but sympathize with him for the troubles that are taking place in his life.
For a great read on man versus the establishment, Roadwork is the book for you. After reading this book, I can not help but think back to Stephen King's later work Bag of Bones. Both show the struggles the little guy has against a supposed more elite power and is a true story of the human spirit.
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