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The Long Walk

By: Stephen King, Richard Bachman
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
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In the near future, where America has become a police state, 100 boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life.

The game is simple - maintain a steady walking pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings and you're out - permanently.

©1979 Stephen King (P)2009 Penguin Audio Dystopian Horror Psychological Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Emotionally Gripping
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I adored how the voice actor portrayed the characters, bringing them to life in such an eerie distinct way. King did a great job at keeping the book both lighthearted and soul crushing. 10/10 sucker for these battle royale/last man standing type genres.
Also very unsettling listening to this while in the treadmill working out.

Perfectly unsettling

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Absolutely amazing, very deep and dark. also very sad as the characters wrestle with the demons of the long walk

Brutal

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My favourite book of all time. Unsettling, brutal, poignant, amusing and disturbing all at the same time.
I have read this many times but it always triggers the same emotions, every time.
A masterpiece.

A brilliant dystopian story

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Great story, Great narration, ending was a bit dull though.

Apparently I need more words to complete the review.

Mostly Great, but inconclusive ending

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the first half of the book, it was hard to stay interested. the second half was an intensive ride of emotions.

The Long walk

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it was a bit diffrent but I enjoyed it Another story from Mr King
I also enjoyed Kirby's reading thank you

The Long Walk Stephen King

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On the whole I enjoyed the book. It’s a really interesting premise and goes from absolute horror - to funny - to absolutely gut wrenching. It’s well written (of course) but the ending left me unsatisfied. A lot of the surrounding detail is left for the reader to assume - I would have liked some further detail. The narration was excellent and I couldn’t put it down.

Enjoyed it but…

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Really made me wonder if I could do it myself, absolutely not. Incredible look into human nature. There are no winners

I listened to it over 3 days while walking

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Loved it. Very dark but as usual great story line and keeps you listening. Worth buying

Dark

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i said to a friend,i became invested and needed to know the story and how it unfolded ,but i wouldn't recommend it to most people .

not for everyone, including me

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