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Road Rage: Two Novellas (2009)

by Richard Matheson(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0061726354 (ISBN13: 9780061726354)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

HarperAudio

review 1: Duel is a classic and Throttle is an incredible tribute and yet is original and compelling in its own right- sort of a cross between Sons of Anarchy and Breaking Bad. I saw that a couple reviewers thought Throttle was racist. To that I say, don't confuse the character with the author. These are some ugly characters. There are no heroes in Throttle and that is essentially the point. You shouldn't like these characters or cheer them on, but they are likely to stay with you. Vince says in this story that he likes the trucker more than his own son but he also says that one must protect his tribe. He empathises with the trucker and sees his son as spoiled and as a living embodiment of his own greatest failures as a man and a parent. A thought provoking work made more interestin... moreg by being written by a father and son team and a fitting tribute to Richard Matheson.
review 2: Road Rage is an all-to short novella "collection" by Stephen King, his son Joe Hill, and Richard Matheson. To me, and to you if you are a horror fan, this should sound like a gift from...well whoever delivers wonderous things upon us. I guess that would be the authors of this great audio experience. I must say though that putting Duel by Matheson (one of the best short stories I've ever read) next to Hill and King's Throttle is a bit like putting a well-dressed and highly professional mathematician next to a sweaty gym teacher holding a dodge-ball. Okay, maybe that's a bit harsh but Duel is a tight little tale which grabs you and doesn't let go until the very last word. Throttle, unlike it's name, is rather slow in the beginning and feels awkward in the ending. Nevertheless, the two go good together and balance each outher out, much like the annoyingly intelligent mathematician and smelly gym teacher would balance each other out. They are both fun and totally different even though they concern similar situations. I would give Throttle 3 stars and Duel 5 easily, so the collection over-all gets a solid 4. less

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