A review by razorr
The Running Man by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is my first Stephen King book - and while I didn't like everything, I will say the action and tension were fast once it really kicked into gear about 3/5ths of the way through. And that ending is probably the first book to have me immediately going hell yeah the second I put it down. If it weren't for the staggering amount of racial slurs I'd love to watch this as a movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol