The Long Walk
by Stephen King
Format: Paperback
Price: $6. I borrowed from a friend but the book disappeared from my desk at school before I could read it, so I had to buy it to replace it.
Price: $6. I borrowed from a friend but the book disappeared from my desk at school before I could read it, so I had to buy it to replace it.
How I heard about it: ^said friend recommended it
Basic Premise: In a national event much like the Super Bowl, 100 teenage boys sign up to participate in The Long Walk - a walk from the northeastern corner of the country to as far as they can make it before they give up. But giving up isn't really an option, because if they give up, they will be shot on site.
My Take: 2 out of 10 (scale here)
The only reason I stuck with this book is that it was recommended by a friend and I promised to read it. It was, literally, AWFUL. The plot is...wait for it...they walk. And walk. And walk and walk and walk. That's all. Just a bunch of boys walking. It was the same thing, chapter after chapter, page after page. They sometimes talk while they walk, but they are all so shallow that it's hard to like them much. And (though I'm sure this wasn't King's best work) I can't say the writing style was all that great. I mean, the back of the book claims he's "the world's best selling novelist" and I have to think this can't be his run-of-the-mill. But it was enough for me - I won't be returning to King anytime soon.
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