Roadwork vs Skeleton crew: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Horror tales, Horror, Fiction
Roadwork
Roadwork is a thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1981 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books. The…
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Skeleton crew
From the Flap: The Master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy--tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time! Evil that breathes and walks and…
The verdict
- Readers rate Skeleton crew highest: Skeleton crew 4.3 · Roadwork 3.6.
- Roadwork is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for Skeleton crew.
- Roadwork has the widest readership — 47116 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Roadwork | Skeleton crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (47116) | 4.3 (9615) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (142) | 3.7 (287) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (96) | 4.0 (208) |
Reception
| Roadwork | Skeleton crew | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 47116 | 9615 |
| Editions | 34 | 73 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 29787 | 87037 |
| Reading it now | 1247 | 88 |
| Written reviews | 2677 | 4640 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5605 | 10288 |
| Pages | 350 | 576 |