A review by childofhypnos
The Long Walk by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

The weight of the premise of this book carries it hard but the characters put in their fair share too. 

There were alot of parts of this book I really didn't want to read (do we really have to know how horny Garraty is rn?? Not to mention the very 1979 racism and homophobia) But defo a good read especially if you like dystopian horror. 

I really appreciated the ways Stephen King shows that these are still children like the group raspberry salute and Garraty struggling to find a comeback better than "you have skidmarks!".


Very excited for the film adaptation.
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