Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Long Walk by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

45 reviews

malpal9's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

2/3 was “my feet hurt” - albeit I still could not put it down, 1/3 was super juicy. The conversations between the walkers was really the highlight for me. Would love a whole other novel prequel to build this world!!!!

Edit: changing my rating from 4 to 4.5, I cannot stop thinking about this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Animal death, Torture, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Vomit

pocketeds's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

Wish there was more explanation here to why and how as opposed to just character building.
This book just didn't go anywhere for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.5

4.5
The Long Walk is an incredibly dark and disturbing story about an annual competition in which 100 young men walk across New England in a dystopian United States. The physical and mental  breakdown of the participants over a 5 day period slowly reveals the consequences of resistance and the circumstances that drive entry into the Long Walk. The reader is immersed in the walk itself,  with minimal exploration of the history of how it was established. It is true horror without supernatural elements. 
*Note: The Long Walk was written in 1979, so there are some dated references and language. 

The digital edition included an additional unrelated story about a man accused of a murder he didn't commit. I found this an enjoyable bonus after such a heavy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Bullying, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality, Cursing, and Homophobia

lyndsmarie321's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

This was an unnecessarily long book talking about a long walk. Threw the book when I read the last sentence. I'm being generous with 2 stars. I think I'll be done with King books for good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

clichemarker's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad tense medium-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

4.75

"Queer, not queer, that didn't seem to matter now that they were all busy dying."

Wow
I really enjoyed this book.
It starts a little rocky, (One of the first things our mc does is talk about his mom's breasts), but it picks up. 
You know going into it that most of these characters are going to die, but it's hard not to care about them. All their stories and personalities were really well thought out.
And it's funny and witty. And the gore isn't so extreme that it turns you away. It's so well done

"Our father, which art in tinfoil,
hallow'd be thy name."

Rest in Piss Barkovich

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Racial slurs, and Blood

eepeaden's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is Hunger Games before Hunger Games so you have to place your mind in a time before you read or saw that series.  I'm not a huge SK fan, but this one was great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

artificialducc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Suicide, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Racial slurs, Body horror, and Police brutality

Minor: Incest

shannonredwine8's review against another edition

Too brutal & gory.

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Content Warnings

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

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, Blood, Violence, and Murder

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

Minor: Death of parent

vadip's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Racism, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Excrement