quintonamorph 's review for:

The Long Walk by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

3.5

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A tight and tense thriller that manages to get a lot of mileage out of its admittedly broken premise. What it lacks in worldbuilding is mostly made up for in character. The dude at the end is totally Randall Flagg.