The Long Walk

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Call Number: Fiction / King, Stephen, Adult Book / Fiction / Horror / King, Stephen
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / King, Stephen	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Horror / King, Stephen	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Against the wishes of his mother, sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as The Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping...with the winner being awarded "The Prize"--anything he wants for the rest of his life. But, as part of this national tournament that sweeps through a dystophian America year after year, there are some harsh rules that Garraty and ninety-nine others must adhere to in order to beat out the rest. There is no finish line--the winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you're given a warning. Three warnings and you're out of the game--permanently.

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A+ submitted by Judeyblu on July 4, 2018, 10:28am
** spoiler alert ** One hundred boys are set on a yearly quest- walk until only one is left.
Those that quit don’t just lose the event- they are shot.
It’s not clearly explained why the walk happens.
What is shown is the naked fascination with spectacle, which the reader joins by following along and reading.
The ending isn’t neat and tidy and there is no ‘winning’.

great submitted by manz on June 18, 2019, 2:40pm Great book. I can't believe King wrote it when he was only 18! So cool. I can't wait for the film adaptation!

Great read submitted by TLW1998 on July 26, 2019, 9:52pm Hunger Games before there was a hunger games....

The whole book is from the main character’s head.

Won’t terrify you, but will horrify you. submitted by tisaallen on June 18, 2022, 9:03pm The only monsters in this story are the human kind, but they’re no less awful than their supernatural counterparts found in most of King’s other works.

King is a master at narrating a character’s corrosion of sanity, this story depicts it in a different but no less interesting way. A competition to the death, the contestants willingly enter in a desperate effort to provide for their poverty-stricken families if they win.

I bet you’re thinking, “Wow, that sounds like the Hunger Games.” Stop that. Their story arcs are nothing alike. This book was originally published in the 80’s and is definitely not YA.