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The Long Walk

Auteur(s): Stephen King
Narrateur(s): Kirby Heyborne
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In this number-one national best seller, "master storyteller" (Houston Chronicle) Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, tells the tale of the contestants of a grueling walking competition where there can beonly one winner - the one who survives.

In the near future, when America has become a police state, 100 boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life. Among them is 16-year-old Ray Garraty, and he knows the rules - keep a steady walking pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings and you're out - permanently.

With an introduction by Stephen King on "The Importance of Being Bachman".

©1979 Richard Bachman (P)2010 Penguin Audio Dystopique Horreur Psychologiques Science-fiction Suspense Thrillers et romans à suspense Effrayant Fiction
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Very enjoyable, definitely recommend. How
horrific could a boys long walk be? It's quite simple👍

Unappreciated King

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50 years later, and this story still slaps, and is still relevant. King proves again he's not just all about ghosts and ghouls. He knows the real monsters are humans.

Still Awesome

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loved this story when I was a kid and I love it again now. I think it would be a powerful film to see on the screen, such a simplistic concept followed from beginning to end. actually seeing their faces and exhausting in their last moments, I think it would chill and kill at the box office.

ps. the audio edit needs an adjustment, some spots seemed to skip sort of abruptly as the recording sessions lapse.

needs to go to film!

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pure existential horror. a chilling novel with an Exceptional narrator. would highly recommend to fans of dystopian fiction

chilling

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Able to use various expressions and brings out the personality of the characters, made the story much better as well.

Great Narrator

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I liked the story. Ending was a let down a bit rushed. Very reminiscent of a teen boy mind. I just felt like I needed a bit more.

Violent

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The Long Walk was the first book King wrote chronologically, albeit not the first to be published. It's a much more subdued book compared to his other titles. Slower paced, more drawn out. The book was written long before King's novelist style was further solidified and his common clichés manifested. It's a deceptively simple story with a greater deal of subtle worldbuilding sprinkled throughout. The premise of the story is every year 100 boys volunteer to walk down a road. Each walking at least 4 miles per hour. And if they fall slower than this speed they risk getting warned. 3 warnings leading to being shot by a group of soldiers following. The book has an extremely bleak tone that at the same time carries forward themes of friendship and camaraderie. These themes are the highlight of the book and really keep its slow pace gripping. The Long Walk is a really good example of subtle worldbuilding. The book takes place in an alternate history United States but it doesn't come across that way on a first reading. Only from listening to the subtle clues of dialogue does this become apparent. "The German airblitz on the east coast of the United States during the last years of World War 2". It's surprisingly effective at making the world the story takes place in feel believable. King would later go on to write somewhat fantastical stories taking place in very outlandish settings. See: The Stand, the Tommyknockers etc. However The Long Walk accomplishes something none of his later stories are able to truly grasp. This simultaneous marriage between extremely vivid characters with a bleak and desolate setting. When it's ending comes it leaves you wondering what it all means, what might happen next. The Long Walk has since greatly inspired me artistically in life since I first read it and I greatly appreciate how well written it is. I've always desired a sequel to this book exploring more of its mythos. But at the same time I'm also satisfied with it ending in such an ambiguous way. And I hope future readers/listeners do too.

Stephen King's greatest novel

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Narrator was okay. He had some questionable choices when characters were ramping up and yelling but he had a decent voice otherwise.
The story was interesting but overall anticlimactic for me.

It was decent. Nothing amazing

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I love to hate this man. How he gets into the head of children is amazing. I've read this several times and my opinion has never changed. Still love to hate it!

What can you say?

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Problems with the production or the app maybe. Many many times the audio glitched. Usually the last word in a sentence or paragraph would get cut off disturbing the pace of the story. Overall i enjoyed the book and narration.

Beware

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