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The Long Walk by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

6 reviews

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

Minor: Animal death

kessejeen's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, and Racism

Minor: Animal death

taylorlanxon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Bullying, Excrement, and Sexual harassment

lizziertaft's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Physical abuse, Gore, Genocide, Death, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Classism, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Misogyny, and Torture

bruinrocks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

This book had a looming dread over it from the beginning, which really helped shape the atmosphere. With some many characters in the book I had though it would be a little muddled. But many of the characters get flushed out and are memorable. The whole premise of the novel is simple yet destructive, it really packed a punch with a little mix up of a few genres, Dystopian, Physical Horror, Thriller. I really enjoyed this book, I just wish it was a tad shorter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Police brutality, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Animal death, and Excrement

jadie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Despite it's  slow pace The Long Walk is a very gripping and very tense book, which I couldn't put down. Left me thinking and feeling long after finishing, a book whose contents and character  will stick with me. As the first King/Bachman book I've  read, it hasn't  definitely left me hooked and wanting to read more of his work. Although it was challenging and difficult to get through at times, due to the descriptions of pain, gore and death, I found myself not being able to get away from it until I'd  finished. Highly recommend. Only down side is that the end felt slightly rushed and neglected, as it felt faster paces in the last few chapters. A very great read however, one I won't forget. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Vomit