Book guide
The Long Walk
In a brutal near-future contest, one hundred boys must keep walking until only one survives.
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About The Long Walk
In this powerful novel, Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, tells the tale of the contestants of a gruelling walking competition where there can only be 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 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.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Fast
Content warnings
- death game
- child endangerment
- violence
- death
- gun violence
- gore
- suicide
- hallucinations
- physical abuse
- police brutality
- body horror
- racism/racial slurs
- misogyny
- sexual content
