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The Long Walk by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

6 reviews

wondawilson's review against another edition

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2.75

Is this a comentery on the toxic part of the performativ masculinity, then this is a masterpeace. As a critic on how this hurts men and how they objektivy and do not care about women in there lives and are just mysoganistic guys you do not care about becouse they have nothing to offer to sociaty other then to die. And they willingly to so out of creed.
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michellebell's review against another edition

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

4.0

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nadia's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-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

4.0

Who knew someone could write a whole book on this one specific concept and it'd be so tense and compelling? I now know that Stephen King can!

I wasn't left 100% satisfied with it but it's a very clever, dark book, with lots to talk and think about.
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lunaloewenherz's review against another edition

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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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dumaurier's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-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

4.25

1st read: Loved the simple premise. As an early work, King hasn’t settled into his signature style, but there are hints throughout. I enjoyed the minimal worldbuilding and the focus on the boys in the moment. Garraty isn’t the most thrilling narrator, but the ever-changing dynamics between the Walkers are captivating. Some really devastating movements. 

2nd read: McVries :((((
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u_0's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.0

Disappointing and disturbing for unexpected reasons. Steven King disgustingly sexualities young girls and only describes women in this novel in a negative and sexual manner. Overall, the writing was dated, bland, and reeked of male perspective. King also goes out of his way to other and devalue fat characters and writes the main group of boys to periodically hate on a "small, dark boy" for no reason. Why?! In terms of plot, the story rarely felt suspenseful or heavy, which was surprising. The 100 boys joined the contest knowing they were walking to their deaths, but did so casually and seemingly on a whim despite the stakes? In the end, I found the premise interesting and was excited for a tense exploration of the human condition but sadly the book didn't deliver for me and was uncritically problematic.
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