The Long Walk
by Stephen King
Taste attributes: science fictionhorrorteenpoliticalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeUnsavoury and otherworldly: an original science-fiction novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
The Long Walk is a dystopian horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1979, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books, and has seen several reprints since, as both paperback and hardback.
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- Stephen King
- Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 352
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