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The Long Walk by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

34 reviews

lunaloewenherz's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-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

2.0

I skipped a 100 pages cause I was getting tired of all the sexist comments in the book. But I did wanted to know how it ends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

wayneslibrary's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

hannahraepierce's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

Unbelievably rich and dark, and a lovely exploration of a slow descent to madness. Not for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Eating disorder, Excrement, Vomit, Violence, and Suicide

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