Title: The Long Walk
Author: Richard Bachman
Pages: 348 pages
Format: Audiobook
Source: Scribd
My Rating: 4 stars
Synopsis
On the first day of May, 100 teenage boys meet for a race known as “The Long Walk.” If you break the rules, you get three warnings. If you exceed your limit, what happens is absolutely terrifying.
My Thoughts
We took a break from reading King because everybody in our #KeeperofKing reading group was getting burnt out but we are back this month reading his stories that he wrote as Richard Bachman.
I listened to this on audio and I was absolutely loving it. It amazes me how he can take something as simple as walking and turn it into an interesting immersive story. I went into this completely blind so I had no clue what I was getting myself into. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t read it so lets just say that something happens throughout this book and the first time that it happened I was shocked.
As I mentioned I was loving this story. I was sucked in just waiting for all my questions to be answered unfortunately that didn’t happen. I was listening thinking I still had a lot more to go and then all of a sudden I finished the book and was like no that can’t be it.
I want to give this 5 stars because I really did love it however I personally don’t like cliffhangers and I like for things to be spelled out for me pretty much. I don’t like being left with questions and because of that alone I can’t give it 5 stars. Had he elaborated on things just a little it would have totally been a 5 star read for me.
Thanks for sharing! This is on my actual bookshelf at home, waiting to be read.
Glad you liked it. I’ll definitely be giving it a chance sometime this year, I just put other authors before King usually since I’ve read so many of his books.
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I read this book a long time ago, and really liked it. I often think about it on my long runs — especially during the several ultramarathons I have done, and it gives me an extra little incentive.
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Hmm interesting. Well it definitely sounds worth a try. I’m glad it’s already on my bookshelf haha.
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I’ve been slowly working through his books with this reading group on Instagram. I hope you enjoy it when you get around to reading it.
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Oh cool!
Yeah, I’m looking forward to it.
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This is one of my top 5 fav King stories! I’m not a fan of cliffhangers either but this one got to me!
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I think I’ve only had one book that ended in a cliffhanger that got to me and that was one of James J Cudneys books. Even with my issues I still really enjoyed it.
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I really need to try some of his books under his pen name. Keep forgetting they exist. Its a shame that ‘Bachman’ struggles with his endings in the same way King does 😂
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Everyone in the group I’m reading with loved it so I have an unpopular opinion for sure.
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I don’t know which King books you’ve read, so I don’t want to list the ones I have issues with regarding the end. But I always go in expecting for his endings to be less than appealing. His storytelling until that point usually makes up for it
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I’ve read a lot some I loved and some bit so much. So far my least favorite King book is IT.
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I got 80% in an stopped because I had the end ruined for me. My favourite so far is Insomnia.
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It took me like a year to finish it. I could only get through so much at a time before having to put it down. I haven’t read Insomnia yet.
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Another I really liked was 11.22.63.
I’m in a King mood now
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I haven’t read that one yet either.
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I have never read a king. Lovely review. I too hate cliffhangers if I don’t have a the next book on my hands.
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A few years ago I could have said the same thing. I’ve read so many in the past couple of years thanks to the Instagram group I joined. We read at least 1 every month. This month we’ve done 1 a week although I couldn’t get ahold of 1 of them.
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This is one of my favorite’s by King! Glad you enjoyed it.
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Even with my issues with the ending I have to say this is probably a favorite of mine as well.
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