Long Walk, The Formats: Hardcover First Edition Release Date: 1979
Synopsis:
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.
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Posted By: Anonymous - 11/07/2009 - 6:42 PM EST
make the long walk in to a movie will be a blockbuster
Posted By: Raju - 09/26/2009 - 2:06 PM EST
Great book - my favourite of all time. I love it and really recommend!
Posted By: Belinda - 09/01/2009 - 11:01 AM EST
This was the first book I read under his pen name Bachman, and it was really dark and made me sad, thats new territory for me when reading Mr. King.......great book!!
Posted By: Lukas - 08/10/2009 - 7:24 AM EST
Awesome story! My favourite SK so far. I read it in one day, I simply couldn't put it down. I read it on the beach, at the house, in the airport, in the airplane, and after I was finished I thought about it for a week. I still think about it some times.
Posted By: Stephanie - 08/08/2009 - 11:28 AM EST
This novel is asbolutely amazing. The originality of the entire thing is outstanding, and the message behind the story is chilling. Wonderful!
