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Summary: The Long Walk
Review: I'm an avid Stephen King reader. This book is one of his best. I've loved McVries and Stebbins too. This story will be with me for a long time to come.
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Summary: Very good and very distrubing..unforgetable
Review: This has got to be one of the most disturbing Stephen King books - or any book for that matter. Its story plot is genius! He puts you RIGHT THERE with the walkers - my favorite was McVries. It's mind boggling and defintely not a story to be forgotten soon...at all.
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Summary: King as Bachman Shows Future Literary Genius
Review: If asked what my favorite Stephen King novel is I automatically answer "It." But in order to include the other King work that I consider my favorite, I always say that "The Long Walk" is my favorite novella of SK's. True enough.I first read "The Long Walk" as part of "The Bachman Books" and it impressed me even then. I recently picked up a copy of the novella in a single volume; I was thrilled to discover this version. I tend to re-read many of SK's works over and over and "The Long Walk" is definitely one I never tire of. I seem to get something new out of the story every time I read it. The main characters are very real. My favorite is McVries. And their fates are heart-wrenching. You all know the story of the Long Walk by now. Several reviewers have tried to instill some sort of deep significance and underlying meaning into the tale (the day-to-day "rat-race" that is the work place; sending our boys to Vietnam; the march to the Nazi death camps). And although I can honestly see some of each scenario in the story, I really don't think King is using this novella as a metaphor for anything. Which is not to say that King isn't "deep" within his literature. I just think he leaves the "politics" of writing to others and concentrates on STORY-telling. Remember what writer Bill Denbrough said in "IT:" "Why can't a story, just be a story?" Enough said. As for the ending, it did not disappoint me the first time I read it nor does it now. But I will admit that I've had to do a lot of thinking about the last couple of pages to form an opinion of what I believe happens. The dark figure whom Garrity runs towards at the end can only be the Grim Reaper himself. Death appears to be waiting for Ray at the end of his agonizing Long Walk. They say that hell is repetition. I only hope that heaven is Garrity's final destination; and that his last journey will allow Ray Garrity to finally 'sit down in the middle of the road.'
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Summary: We can make it...just dont slow down
Review: Slowing down is one thing that this novella does not do. The pace of the action, and the development of the characters, and the true compassion you start to feel for the poor "walkers" all draw further and further into the web that Stephen King weaves. The Long Walk was orginally published in paperback as part of a compilation known as "The Bachman Books." The Bachman books contained three other short stories, one of which is no longer published anywhere due to recent controversy over shootings in high schools. The long walk is about a competition in which 100 people walk at a pace of 4 miles per hour, until there is one man standing. If a walker slwoed past 4 miles per hour, he received a warning. Three strikes, and you were shot on the spot. The ending of the book is so powerful, I still begin to think about it whenever I watch a marathon on TV, or watch people on the treadmill at the gym. This book is a work of absolute wonder, and is more than worthy of all the praise that I could possibly give to it.
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Summary: My first Stephen King Novel
Review: This was my first Stephen King Novel and i have to say he definetly did not leave me disappointed. I would not recommend this book to readers you like closure to their readings. According to some readers, this book lacks the ending which i disagree with. If one just thinks about it, the ending makes perfect sense. There could not be any other ending. Overall the book was great, i couldnt put it down. I can honestly say that this was the first ever novel that i finished in two days. It's a must read. Everything the characters went through, I felt also. I felt like i was part of the long walk. It was only the matter of how long i could last. And I still question myself about it. After reading this, it will leave a reader satisfied.
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Summary: A Real Page-Turner
Review: Once I started reading this book I could not put it down. You get drawn into the lives of the characters and just have to know what is going to happen to them. This book stays with you long after reading it. It really makes you think of what would happen to you if you were in the same position as Garraty and his fellow Walkers. I recommend this book to any King fan or anyone in need of a good read. It's fantastic, I read it twice. :)
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Summary: You won't look at excercising the same way ...
Review: Before reading a book I have these pre-conceived ideas about who the author is and where the book is going to go. Richard Bachman/Stephen King has spooked me in to figuring out this whole king/bachman thing he has goin...but The Long Walk was a book that slapped me in the face over and over again and loved it every time, a book that gets you to pinpointing reality and make believe. Dare I say, Dead Poets Society meets The Running Man? A story of young boys with the pressures of humiliation, family, peers, and survival, but to see the evolution of which one is most important is the gripper.A book I carried around with me at all times while traveling, you can read and read and still be intrigued....A book that is a must read and a must re-read.
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Summary: Stephen King's best
Review: I read this book about 10 years ago. Since then, whenever I go on a hike I can't help but think of this book. How long would I last, I wonder to myself, if I were a character in The Long Walk? It's that sort of book. It remains in your brain long long after you finish reading it. And the plot keeps you turning the pages until dawn is breaking and your eyes are bleeding and you've finally finished reading it. But from the other reviews here, I guess you already knew that :) The only reason you may not want to get this edition is that it was originally published with three other novellae (I think the compilation was called Four Past Midnight... can't be sure though). It could be that a paperback edition of 4PM would be the same price as this one, and you'd get to read the other three stories too. (Mind you, this story is the best of the four).
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Summary: all 5 senses
Review: although you're actually just using your sense of vision to read this compelling story, you can actually feel your brain reacting to the other four. To all that say this story is unbelievable in its cruelty of the deadly determination of young adults...where is your imagination? Just because it doesn't happen right now in your world doesn't mean it's not a creative journey that had to be written. Steven, this is one of your best!
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Summary: Excellent Tale
Review: I am an avid Stephen King reader and have read almost everything by him, and have found this story to be his best. The details and progression of the story is so chilling you want to put it down, but at the same time you can't. You just have to see how it ends. You have to see who will be the remaining contestant. My all time favorite Stephen King tale.
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