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by Stephen King
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Inkspot Fancy
Inkspot Fancy rated it 13 years ago
This book. Easily one of my favorite Stephen King stories, and a book that sticks with me for a long time after I read it, every time. He mostly leaves off the shock-and gore in favor of characterization and building tension and dread. The bleak, dark portrayal of what happens to people when you str...
Booklog
Booklog rated it 13 years ago
"Warning 47! Warning!" I don't think I'll ever hear that word again without shivers running down my spine and fighting an impulsive desire to get up and walk somewhere - anywhere. The Long Walk is sadistically and brilliantly simple. One hundred teens from a dystopian alternate history America are a...
inconceivably
inconceivably rated it 13 years ago
The Long Walk by Stephen King seriously impressed me. Every time I pick up a book by Stephen King, some piece of the book always reiterates why he is basically the storytelling master. The Long Walk is absolutely no exception. You guys – this book is brilliant.Brilliant it might be, but it also rede...
Strong tea and good books
Strong tea and good books rated it 13 years ago
This is surprisingly to me, my first Stephen King novel, it surprises me I suppose because I have grown up with Stephen King influenced literature, films, and television. From The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption and the Shining, I have been exposed to the work of King many times and enjoyed all of ...
brandonsears
brandonsears rated it 14 years ago
This tale takes place in the future, I'm not entirely sure when King has this marked for but it sure as hell isn't present day. You've got 100 teens and you tell them that you have to walk at a consistent pace of 4 miles per hour until you just cannot do it any longer. While you're allowed 3 warni...
Konnici na Liriite - Chevalier Du Lys
When I read this book my impression of Stephen King was not good. Having enjoyed more of Richard Bachman books than the "Real Deal" I entered with high hopes and I was not dissapointed.With this book, as you read and follow Garraty quest you will feel his pain. No doubt about it.The setting is dyst...
Tweezle Reads
Tweezle Reads rated it 14 years ago
One of the best Stephen King books I've read so far. It kept me fully engrossed in the story and greatly held my interest. The ending - WOW! It came as a surprise and I don't know if I was disappointed or not, but was thrilling, none the less.If you are a "Hunger Games" fan or love dystopia, you'll ...
Jocelyn Adams - Living life one word at a time
Disturbingly thought provoking.
Woman Reading
Woman Reading rated it 14 years ago
This was one intense book. The whole book is written over a 200+ mile walk. Anyone who drops below 4 miles per hour gets 3 warnings. The fourth time they drop below they are gunned down, 'given a ticket'. I'll admit it was very hard to read about boys younger then 18 who sign up to do this. It ...
MarginMan
MarginMan rated it 15 years ago
4 1/2This might be my favorite Stephen King novel. It's a horror story that's accessible to readers who don't usually read horror.
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