Road to Nowhere
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Road to Nowhere

by Christopher Pike

1993•Horror•212 pages

Taste attributes: horrorthrillerteenpsychologicalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearemotive & stirringself destruction/implosiontroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeMoving and heavy: a morally murky horror novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

A Dark And Stormy Night. Teresa Chafey is running away from home. Driving north along the California coast, she picks up two mysterious hitchhikers: Poppy Corn and Freedom Jack. Together the three of them tell stories: Teresa of her devastating relationship with her boyfriend, Poppy of a sad young woman she once knew, and Freedom of a talented young man with a violent temper.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HorrorThrillerTeenPsychologicalSelf destruction/implosionTroubled leadsSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Horror storiesHorror & Ghost StoriesJuvenile FictionSocial Issues - SuicideSocial Situations - SuicideChildren's 12-Up - Fiction - HorrorJuvenile Fiction / GeneralAdventure and adventurers

Details

Author
Christopher Pike
Published
1993
Pages
212
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