Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Long Walk by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

90 reviews

shannonredwine8's review against another edition

Too brutal & gory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

toniw315's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit

tmrollinsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I likely never would have picked this up if my good friend hadn’t recommended it. I generally like dystopias, but I would have liked a bit more world building and getting to know the backgrounds of the characters. This is my first Stephen King novel though, so maybe that is typical for him. All in all, worth the read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent

kristalall's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book, but I really with it had an epilogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Excrement

taviarz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

I have a love/hate relationship with Stephen King books. He can make walking entertaining but he also writes the same types of characters in every book I’ve read of his.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs

renicula's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Excrement, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Classism

Minor: Racism

parker_peril's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read this book at least once a year and refer to it often. One of my absolute favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Blood

meraru's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I love playing battle royales so i found the main plot appealing, the random sexualization of characters, most of them minors made it kinda hard to enjoy at times though. and the ending was... um...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

King sure is comfortable sexualizing his minor characters.

kirtreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

There was no reason for this audiobook to be almost 11 hours long. I thought, surely the whole book cannot be just the long walk but it is. 

Buckle up for a lot of teenage boy inner dialogue that is somehow both overly horny and very contemplative, kids getting

violently shot and killed when they stop walking for over two minutes

and Kings classic over descriptions. 

Also, the ending is classic King, and is annoyingly infuriating. If you are looking to read a King novel, look at almost any other book. It is well written, and you do get attached to the characters but that almost makes the book harder to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

cepbreed's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I was disappointed by this book from the get-go. Stephen King didn't even give me a chance to form a positive first impression before Garraty notices that his mom's “breasts were almost nonexistent: token nubs.” There is absolutely no reason that had to be included. What did that add to the plot 💀 I kept reading because I was intrigued by the premise. It kept me hooked but I also kept waiting for more world-building and by the end I was sorely disappointed.  This is a dystopia so I would've loved more details of how The Long Walk came to be. I do get why King didn't describe more of past winners even though I kind of wanted that information. 

The plot became redundant to an exhaustive degree. How many times can you describe the exact same thing? Garraty's feet hurt, he struggles for a moment, gets a couple of warnings, and then comes to his senses (with the help of McVries). I feel like the message would. have been just as successful if this was a short story instead. I also didn't get the point of the quotes that began each chapter. They were just so random. 

I loved McVries (and Garraty wanted him sooooo bad) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content