survival + thriller

4 books tagged both “survival” and “thriller”.

Cujo

Stephen King · 1981

A rabid St. Bernard traps a mother and her young son in a broken-down car at a lonely Maine garage.

2,910-word summary · 13 min read

Under the Dome

Stephen King · 2009

Chester's Mill is sealed under an invisible dome as cook Barbie and editor Julia face Big Jim Rennie's rule.

2,731-word summary · 12 min read

American Dirt

Jeanine Cummins · 2020

Lydia and Luca flee Acapulco after cartel murder and ride north through Mexico toward the US.

2,079-word summary · 9 min read

Room

Emma Donoghue · 2010

Five year old Jack narrates life with Ma in an 11 foot locked room.

1,960-word summary · 9 min read