The Long Walk

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

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The brilliant and chilling first novel Stephen King ever wrote tells the tale of the contestants of a diabolically cruel competition where 100 boys start the “long walk” and there is only one winner—the one that survives.

In a dystopian near-future, America has fallen on hard times. 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 day and night, without ever stopping. The winner gets “The Prize”—anything he wants for the rest of his life. But the rules of the Long Walk are harsh and the stakes could not be higher. 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—forever.

Written by King when he was a college student and published in 1979 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, The Long Walk is an unforgettable and timeless masterpiece that showcases King’s genius for character building and his visionary storytelling.

ONLY,---- WHAT A STUPID WORD!

A MOMENT LATER, A RED HEADED BOY'S FACE WAS BLOWN AWAY
A Good book, written by a great author. I am in agreement with several of my fellow reviewers: Beverly- Who would have thought kids walking would make such a good story. I am always amazed in how King takes so little and does so much with it. A woman tied in her bed, a man stuck in bed and being tortured by a crazy lady, a girl lost in the woods etc... King is the expert at building characters. I have said it one hundred times, King's books are so scary because we get to know the characters and care what happens to them. Khadeejah- Story was intense. Mostly towards the end, these kids are in so much pain, physically and mentally and the writing is intense, which leads to Dustin- My feet still hurt. I felt I was on the walk, I felt tired, physically and mentally, I was worried I would get three warnings. I also agree with Jenna- Want to know more about the state. The United States these boys live in, is not very well explained. A police state is hinted at, but no world building is done here. Course, I hark back to character development, King rarely builds universes he seems to like us to use our imaginations to come up with what we think.

I liked the book and it pulled at my heart strings.

I GAVE HER MY HEART
SHE TOOK IT APART
WHO GIVES A FART

Great story, poor editing/sound design

The narrator inflicts the pain and plodding nature of this story, and drags you along the path relentlessly s the characters in the story.
The only issue is that every so often, a sentence will hard cut off, it takes you out of the moment and makes it difficult to follow.

Dang what a book

I really like the description of all the characters; I fell in love with them through the beginning, middle and end. Though the story line and the gruesome descriptions were fantastic, I just couldn't grab ahold of the ending. It left me like what? Haha! Makes me want to call Steven king myself ! But this book was awesome all and all !

Bad editing

I have read this book before and have always thought it was my favorite one. This audible one is also really good. The story is still excellent and the reader is really good. The only thing that bothered me was the edits of when the reader paused to take a break and then would start again. I felt like they were not properly edited to transition well. It would cut off and begin again like it skipped a sentence or a few words. Other than that it was still a great listen and worth the credit.

The Long Walk is excellent!

The reading is amazing with the slightest accent changes to bring the many characters alive.

The long walk is like watching a death march that only has the smallest shadow of hope. The conversations heard from a group of boys forced to march above 4 mph or die!

I personally really thought it was great, especially considering that the plot seems pretty simple.