Long Walk by Stephen King
What I Think About the Book I thought Stephen King did an excellent job keeping my attention in The Long Walk. ... I really like the way Stephen King doesnt clue you in on what is going to happen next. ... Stephen King kept me on the edge of my seat at all times with the unexpected occurring. ... Although you dont know much about the characters when the book starts, you find out more and more of almost every character as the Walk goes on through the stories the boys share with one another. Stephen King uses such great descriptions I could see the boys walking down the streets like I was there myself. ... The Long Walk, which did not receive the attention of The Running Man, translated onto the big screen, and Rage, which seems to have all but disappeared due to the tragic high-school shooting incidents of recent years, is one of them. The Long Walk has, at its root, an excellent story idea, and it is actually just the right length. ... It is one of King’s lesser known works, a Bachman Book. The Long Walk consists of a group of 100 applicants, chosen each year at random from all of the submissions, to participate in a Long Walk. ... Buying your ticket out of the walk means ending your life. ... as you are shot by accompanying soldiers, always mindful of your pace, as you cannot fall under four miles per hour, and always watchful for runners who try to escape the walk as they wear out. ... King delves into the minds of several of the walkers, the largest treatise being given to Ray Garraty, the books central character. Friendships are formed, enemies are made, and battle lines are drawn as each of the boys on the walk eyes the prize waiting at an undetermined distance ahead of them. The only way to win the prize, is to out walk, and therefore outlive, everyone else.