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A review by kirtreads
The Long Walk by Stephen King, Richard Bachman
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.
Buckle up for a lot of teenage boy inner dialogue that is somehow both overly horny and very contemplative, kids getting
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.
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