Individual novel ratings: Rage, three stars; The Long Walk, four; Roadwork, two; The Running Man, three.

Rage was quite interesting, especially as I didn't realize it had been taken out of print until I'd finished it. For all the stigma it has gained through it's connection to non-fiction school shootings, there's really not much violence to it. Much more psychology of the people involved.

The Long Walk ended up being my favorite of the four. Very focused on the walk and the personalities of the walkers, almost written in real time, and nearly no information about the world around it.

Roadwork was a slog to get through. Where the highly-detailed almost real time pace worked well for The Long Walk, here it just makes the story drag on and on and on.... Boring.

The Running Man has nearly nothing in common with the Schwarzenegger film beside the basic hunted-human game show concept. Nothing stellar here, but a decent solid dystopian future story. Always fun to root for the underdog.