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The Long Walk

from the ‘dark half’ of the No. 1 bestseller Stephen King and a major motion picture

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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, one hundred 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.

(P)2009 Penguin Audio©1979 Stephen King Anthologies & Short Stories Dystopian Horror Psychological Science Fiction Short Stories Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Fiction Exciting
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there's so many layers to this story. literally king at his best! he grasps the depth of youth but encapsulates the moral struggles we all face in one beautiful, heart wrenching, debasing story 👌

should be taught along side Shakespeare...

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How 'Bachman' aka King manages to create a tale with depth, humanity and interest from such a claustrophobic situation (as he does time and time again is astounding. Characters shine, your stomach will churn and your feet will pound simply from listening.

Walked every step with them

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I've always loved this book, but I just wasn't feeling the narrator. The story is raw and terrifying and the narrators voice just didn't fit. Read the book yourself if you can, it'll stick with you, it definitely lost a lot of itself in this recording.

Amazing book, but not the right narrator

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I first read this book many years ago, as part of the "Bachman Books" collection, and it stood out then as one of the strongest stories. I almost wished it had been made into a film, but realised the inner narrative would be hard to translate to film without it seeming goofy (a problem with some previous King adaptations). The central characters are all explored extremely well as they move along - literally - through the story, and I found this audio version as difficult to stop listening to, as I found the book hard to put down. Highly recommended.

A long time favourite

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Fantastic story believable characters a bit heavy to listen to all at once but would highly recommend this book to someone looking for a gripping yet well paced story.

Really incredible

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