The Running Man
by Stephen King
Taste attributes: science fictionthrilleractionpoliticalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittyenclosedgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeExpect a morally murky, otherworldly science-fiction novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
The Running Man is a dystopian thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the omnibus The Bachman Books. The novel is set in a dystopian United States during the year 2025, in which the nation's economy is in ruins and world violence is rising.
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- Stephen King
- Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 256
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