Long Walk - RealityWyrm

EPUB, 400 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 2016 by Scribner.

ISBN:: 978-1-5011-4132-4
ASIN:: B018ER7IPK

(1 review)

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

The brilliant and chilling first novel Stephen King ever wrote tells the tale of the contestants of a diabolically cruel competition where 100 boys start the “long walk” and there is only one winner—the one that survives.

In a dystopian near-future, America has fallen on hard times. Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour day and night, without ever stopping. The winner gets “The Prize”—anything he wants for the rest of his life. But the rules of the Long Walk are harsh and the stakes could not be higher. There is no finish line—the winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you’re given a warning. …

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

The brilliant and chilling first novel Stephen King ever wrote tells the tale of the contestants of a diabolically cruel competition where 100 boys start the “long walk” and there is only one winner—the one that survives.

In a dystopian near-future, America has fallen on hard times. Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour day and night, without ever stopping. The winner gets “The Prize”—anything he wants for the rest of his life. But the rules of the Long Walk are harsh and the stakes could not be higher. There is no finish line—the winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you’re given a warning. Three warnings and you’re out of the game—forever.

Written by King when he was a college student and published in 1979 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, The Long Walk is an unforgettable and timeless masterpiece that showcases King’s genius for character building and his visionary storytelling.

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Rain's Reading Log reviewed Long Walk by Stephen King

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4 stars

Even though this is my first book I have ever read by Mr. King I feel his reputation proceeds him with his troupes because this one had them all.

Kingisms aside I will say over all this story was pretty solid. They trhow a lot of names at yeah but there is really only a few characters that mater with some interesting side characters that show up from time to time.

I will say what kept me going was trying to milk any info I could from the pages to learn what I could about this world. They don't give you a lot but when they do it really makes you that nk and try to puzzle out the current world and how it got to this situation. The story does not give you any full concereat answers so you will have to fill in the gaps your self.

King …

Even though this is my first book I have ever read by Mr. King I feel his reputation proceeds him with his troupes because this one had them all.

Kingisms aside I will say over all this story was pretty solid. They trhow a lot of names at yeah but there is really only a few characters that mater with some interesting side characters that show up from time to time.

I will say what kept me going was trying to milk any info I could from the pages to learn what I could about this world. They don't give you a lot but when they do it really makes you that nk and try to puzzle out the current world and how it got to this situation. The story does not give you any full concereat answers so you will have to fill in the gaps your self.

King did a great job at really making you feel the pain the boys went through while on this walk. Part of the reason I went through this book so fast was because I wanted the walk to be over for my self mentally.

Subjects

Fiction
Thrillers
Mystery