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The Running Man by Stephen King

9 reviews

ellereadsalottt's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Stephen King not mention breasts challenge 😮‍💨

Also, you can make your protagonist anything, so why make him racist and misogynist and fatphobic instead of just revolutionary? This man is so awful when the impact of the story could have been so so strong with a more moral protagonist.

Having said that, this was great. The story was so interesting. I loved the premise and a lot of the execution. I loved the glimpses at the dystopian world the working classes live in and those in the more polluted cities. I loved the reality tv element. I loved the adventure and the fight back from the working class. I just wish the main character wasn’t painful to be in the head of… and that it didn’t descent into a film sequence right at the end

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bailiehildebrand's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

2.5

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voxlunae's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I've nearly read all of King's books, and I committed this year to finishing the ones I haven't gotten to yet. The problem is, the ones I haven't gotten to are pretty much all of the ones that are supposed bad to middling, including the Bachmann books and some of the bad '80s years. The Running Man wasn't terrible, but it's a rough hang, to be sure. The premise is interesting, and the world-building is effective, but it paints a picture of such a dreary and dismal world, where pretty much everyone is deplorable and vile. The casual racism, sexism, classism, fatphobia, murder, etc. just make this a really unpleasant journey, despite the propulsive plot and the messaging at its core.

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mcnamcp's review against another edition

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There are way too many problems stemming from the fact it is aggressively dated. Racial slurs for no reason, gay slurs for no reason, harassment and non-consensual touching of women, etc. (And all of this from the protagonist)

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