The Long Walk

The Long Walk

Paperback
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Beschreibung

In this #1 national bestseller, master storyteller Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, tells the tale of the contestants of a grueling walking competition where there can only be one winner—the one that survives.

Against the wishes of his mother, sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping...with the winner being awarded “The Prize”—anything he wants for the rest of his life. But, as part of this national tournament that sweeps through a dystopian America year after year, there are some harsh rules that Garraty and ninety-nine others must adhere to in order to beat out the rest. There is no finish line—the winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you’re given a warning. Three warnings and you’re out of the game—permanently...
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„He made his feet rise and fall to the steady cadence in his head.” Fantastisches Buch, sowohl im nüchternen als auch betrunkene Zustand. Trotzdem hätte ich gerne noch mehr Hintergrundstories über manche Charaktere gehabt,

2

Ich bin irgendwie immer öfter enttäuscht von King-Büchern. Das Buch ist auch definitiv nicht gut gealtert, was Stereotype bezüglich People of Color und Frauen angeht. Und es ist wieder echt vulgär; keine Ahnung wie King es macht, aber egal bei welchem Thema: Sex spielt immer eine Rolle, und das haben die Storys echt nicht nötig... Inhaltlich war die Idee zwar spannend, aber die Ausführung - besonders die Charaktere - waren eher platt. Und auch das Worldbuilding hätte für mich gerne mehr Substanz haben können; denn warum genau es diesen Todesmarsch gibt und wieso da so viele mitmachen, wird eher oberflächlich erklärt und hinterlässt Logiklücken.

3

Not my favorite. Actually, the concept of the long walk is really interesting. The idea that these teenage boys have to walk each year in this competition. Every day that passes the tension and terror intensifies. But... this concept was a bit too underdeveloped for my taste. So many questions left unanswered. Also, while all in all liking the writing style, I found the book very tedious and boring especially in the middle. I have to be honest, usually I like the characters most in King novels but these kids were so uninteresting I wasn't sure about who he is talking half the time. Also, what about these weird sexual conversation topics all the time. LOL And as usual for king novels the ending was a bit unsatisfying for me.

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