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    Road Rage
    Road Rage
    Road Rage
    Audiobook2 hours

    Road Rage

    Written by Joe Hill, Stephen King and Richard Matheson

    Narrated by Stephen Lang

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    About this audiobook

    Road Rage unites Richard Matheson's classic Duel and the contemporary work it inspired—two power-packed short stories by three of the genre's most acclaimed authors. Duel, an unforgettable tale about a driver menaced by a semi truck, was the source for Stephen Spielberg's acclaimed first film of the same name. Throttle, by Stephen King and Joe Hill, is a duel of a different kind, pitting a faceless trucker against a tribe of motorcycle outlaws, in the simmering Nevada desert. Their battle is fought out on twenty miles of the most lonely road in the country, a place where the only thing worse than not knowing what you're up against, is slowing down . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateFeb 24, 2009
    ISBN9780061768729
    Road Rage
    Author

    Joe Hill

    Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Fireman, NOS4A2, Horns, and Heart-Shaped Box; Strange Weather, a collection of novellas; and the acclaimed story collections Full Throttle and 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the Eisner Award–winning writer of a seven-volume comic book series, Locke & Key. Much of his work has been adapted for film and TV, including NOS4A2 (AMC), Locke & Key (Netflix), In the Tall Grass (Netflix), and The Black Phone (Blumhouse).

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    • 3/5
      A pair of stories about psycho truckers who terrorize people.
    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed the juxtaposition of these two stories (especially King’s father/son interpretation)
    • 3/5
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    • 4/5
      Whomever it was that had the idea of pairing these two stories was a genius!

      DUEL from Richard Matheson is a classic horror tale about a man traveling down the highway, being terrorized by a maniac in a semi. This tale was a re-read for me, via audio. 5*

      THROTTLE by Stephen King and Joe Hill. This novella length tale was new to me and I enjoyed it. Having paired these two stories together, I can't help but think that DUEL was the better of the two. THROTTLE was still good and a fun listen just the same. 3.5*

      Recommended for a few hours of listening pleasure!

      *Thanks to my local library for the free audio download. Libraries RULE!*
    • 3/5
      This collection contains Duel by Matheson and Throttle by King and Hill, both of which involve a scary truck on a highway. From an academic standpoint, Duel has a solid character arc, but as someone who lives in Northern Virginia, aggressive or even malevolent drivers are not nearly as unnerving to me as I think was intended for the reader. Throttle had a bit more meat to it, with a motorcycle gang and backstory and all that. In general, it was two decent stories but not something I'd necessarily recommend someone go out of their way to read.
    • 3/5
      Duel - 3.75 stars
      Throttle - 2.75 stars

      The suspense, angst and thriller aspects of these two novellas are beyond intense. I was definitely sitting on the edge of my seat. Especially with Duel, I almost had anxiety overload.
    • 2/5
      Really disappointing. Good storytelling, but mediocre art and overly simplistic stories that I feel have been told already in some shape or form... (Fast and Furious, Joy Ride, Death Proof, etc.) Maybe in book form it's much better...?