The Long Walk By: Richard Bachman/Stephen King Review by Wes

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The Long Walk 5 stars
Early works of King using the pen name Richard Bachman
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[buxymaiden]

I also read this book as a teen an as a 30+ year old now it has always been a book that has shocked and touched me so completly for such a simple plot. Of course as an adult i have sought out and found the book to read again with the same effects, why of all his books has this one not been made into a movie, and why is it so unknown?! It is my all time favourite of stephen kings stories

[pricerightbooks]

My guess is that since it was written under the pen name Richard Bachman that it does not have as much popularity to be made into a movie only dedicated King fans know of the pen name and respect the works.

[Rebound622]

just finished the book. i thought nothing could top "IT" but this book is so god damn dark and creepy and emotional. weeks from now i will still be thinking of this book. i try to tell my self its just fiction! these people, these poor kids are not real. yet i feel i have been walking beside them the whole time. i like to think that in the end Garraty see his "prize" his father that was squaded.

[Bendertoo]

I think the book was almost unbearingly claustrophobic and disturbing - my favourite just after It.

[newcastlekingdom]

i had read everything eventual back in 2003. it was great. ive just recently got back into king last winter and so far ive read desperation, the regulators, the tom gordon book and his short works nightmares & dreamscapes also full dark no stars and just after sunset. they say that the RELAPSE hits harder than the first addiction, its true.

[wb4ever1]

Still have my copy of the Bachman Books that I got for Christmas in 1986. I believe The Long Walk is King's best non-supernatural horror story (not counting The Mist); it's a masterpiece of how a simple premise is used to generate unbearable suspense. Don't want them to ever make a movie of it; Hollywood would sex it up and water it down, plus tack on a happy ending, the best movie is the one in our mind. Rage is almost as great, but too politically incorrect for our times.

[Simon0]

also.. what do you make of the ending? Send me your interpretation of the end if you want i would be interested to know what you thought.

[Simon0]

Hey i deleted my other two comments cause i couldnt work out how to leave a spoiler space in my comment and i dont want to ruin the book for anyone.

But yeah.. i cried when that one character near the end died. And i dont usually cry! Awesome book.

[2manylost]

'The Long Walk' took me by surprise, I didn't think the storyline would hold my attention... but I was wrong. This book got into my mind so much that I had to read it again straight away. I have since recommended it all my friends in hope one of them will understand my feelings over it. By far my favourite book. I laughed a few times & sobbed like a baby too!

[lonstar70]

@pricerightbooks Watching it? Watching what?