Showing posts with label Bachman (Richard). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bachman (Richard). Show all posts

Sunday, December 28, 2025

REVIEW: The Long Walk (book) by Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman

The Long Walk is a dystopian survival book. I borrowed my copy from a coworker.

Review:

This dystopian novel follows the five or so days of the Long Walk, the "American pastime" in which 100 teen boys must walk at least four miles an hour for however long it takes until only one of them is left. Any boys who drop below the minimum speed or who break any of the other various rules are given a warning. After three warnings, they're shot. Acquired warnings drop off after a few hours of walking according to the rules. The "winner" gets, I think, whatever they want and some cash. Honestly, by that point it really doesn't matter.