Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Wielki marsz by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

55 reviews

meraru's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I love playing battle royales so i found the main plot appealing, the random sexualization of characters, most of them minors made it kinda hard to enjoy at times though. and the ending was... um...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

King sure is comfortable sexualizing his minor characters.

ponsopilled's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

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

4.5

there are three things teenage boys find scary: death, religion, and bisexuality
written by a struggling transmasc

i see a lot of people saying the book is way too long, i digress. it is way too short for what its trying to achieve. too many plotholes, like why do they want to die so bad? why does abraham keep cringing at the mentions of god? but i guess none of that matters bc garraty and mcvries stole the show. i reread the book because i heard there was a movie in the works (they say that every year, hopefully this time its legit and hopefully they wont all be white boys amen)

to be honest, when i read this the first time as a teenage boy, i thought “wow so cute!” oh boy was i wrong. somehow maturing made this book way way way way more sad and full of agony. i cant stop crying at baker’s death, why did he have to die? fuck ray garraty, save my boy art baker

also shoutout to the sorta minor, sorta main characters! if nobody got me i know scramm, abraham, and parker got me!

“No!” Garraty screamed again. “Me! Me! Shoot me!” But instead, they gave him his third warning. McVries opened his eyes and smiled again. The next instant, he was gone.”
my genuine reaction: stephen king you will cough in three days

pros:
- characters r kinda cool
- abraham’s essay

cons:
- gary barkovitch

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Racial slurs

it is about teenage boys struggling through life and death, if that doesnt tell you enough about what to expect, i dont know what more to say

kirtreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

There was no reason for this audiobook to be almost 11 hours long. I thought, surely the whole book cannot be just the long walk but it is. 

Buckle up for a lot of teenage boy inner dialogue that is somehow both overly horny and very contemplative, kids getting

violently shot and killed when they stop walking for over two minutes

and Kings classic over descriptions. 

Also, the ending is classic King, and is annoyingly infuriating. If you are looking to read a King novel, look at almost any other book. It is well written, and you do get attached to the characters but that almost makes the book harder to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

cepbreed's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I was disappointed by this book from the get-go. Stephen King didn't even give me a chance to form a positive first impression before Garraty notices that his mom's “breasts were almost nonexistent: token nubs.” There is absolutely no reason that had to be included. What did that add to the plot 💀 I kept reading because I was intrigued by the premise. It kept me hooked but I also kept waiting for more world-building and by the end I was sorely disappointed.  This is a dystopia so I would've loved more details of how The Long Walk came to be. I do get why King didn't describe more of past winners even though I kind of wanted that information. 

The plot became redundant to an exhaustive degree. How many times can you describe the exact same thing? Garraty's feet hurt, he struggles for a moment, gets a couple of warnings, and then comes to his senses (with the help of McVries). I feel like the message would. have been just as successful if this was a short story instead. I also didn't get the point of the quotes that began each chapter. They were just so random. 

I loved McVries (and Garraty wanted him sooooo bad) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content

ginbat's review against another edition

dark tense

3.0

Easy to read but I wasn't super into the ending, and a lot of things were repetitive. Super slow then all too fast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Gore, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Excrement, and Vomit

teenagers walk until they die

vinett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

melist6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Homophobia

saoreads's review against another edition

The reason I couldn't finish the book "The Long Walk" by Stephen King is that I got bored halfway through. I found myself trying to convince myself numerous times to continue, but ultimately, I had to admit that it wasn't my cup of tea. The constant scenarios in the story seemed useless and didn't capture my attention. Additionally, I felt that the pacing of the narrative wasn't to my liking, making it challenging to maintain my interest in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

cosmikhorror's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Excrement, Vomit, and Death of parent

pettie's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence