Posted By: Rachel Peters - 07/27/2010 - 3:35 PM EST
It couldn't have ended another way.I had nightmares about my son signing up.
Posted By: Krzychu - 07/24/2010 - 5:12 PM EST
do the movie... come on!
Posted By: Kathymay - 07/17/2010 - 12:59 AM EST
I wonder why only males were able to do this walk? Did Stephen King know than what more and more know now and that is that males are more expendable and that women and girls are superior to the male so society would not allow women or girls to be killed like this? Also I read somewhere that the boys were stripped. Was this to assure that everyone would know they were all males? Not that I would complain about that as if this were the reason, it is better that they were all males.
Posted By: Friend - 07/13/2010 - 9:00 AM EST
I think that the figure that comes up at the ending was one of the soldiers going to kill Garraty because like one of his friends said early in the story that they probably will just shoot the last man standing...
Posted By: Israel Smith - 07/04/2010 - 1:13 AM EST
I loved this book. I first read it when i was in 8th grade. i just graduated and ive still yet to read a better book. My copy unfortunately never got returned to me after i let somone read it and i cant afford to get another
Posted By: Asha - 06/30/2010 - 7:30 PM EST
I can see why someone would think the book is lame based on the description but it's really not. It's very psychological and I loved it, especially the open ending.
Posted By: Ahmed - 06/23/2010 - 2:03 PM EST
My favorite characters were Mcvries, Olsen, and Ray. Tremendously Amazing Novel great work Stephen!
Posted By: Lucia - 06/22/2010 - 3:25 PM EST
Definently Has The Air Of The Godfather Of Fear's (Stephen King's) Writing Style, I Know That Just By Reading The Synopsis. Sounds Good I'd Love To Read It.
Posted By: Tiffany - 06/20/2010 - 10:40 PM EST
This is my absolute favorite of Mr. King's works as Richard Bachman, I think that the writing, storyline, each and every macabre little detail are all just amazing. The story just blows your mind, especially the ending..(that is not really an end.)
Posted By: Anonymous - 05/29/2010 - 9:45 PM EST
I think Ray went mad and was stuck between the worlds of the living and the dead.I don't think the shadow man was his father just because he didn't believe in the walk.Maybe the shadow man was McVries.Maybe Ray was still trying to pay back his debt to him and wanted that second chance to see who the real winner would be,without interference,if it were only him and McVries.Of course only making sense to a madman,as I'm sure he was in the end.
Posted By: John - 05/28/2010 - 4:15 PM EST
I just love the way King takes a bizarre central plot point...like this Long Walk...and sets in a society that seems almost normal. It's sort of like The Sopranos on HBO. You end up rooting for mafiosi by being involved in their every day lives. Also, just wondering what the heck has gone on in society to get to this "Christians devoured by the Lions" spectacle to be accepted as entertainment. It was really excellent, and could make a tremendous movie, much like "The Shawshank Redemption".
Posted By: Anthony - 05/04/2010 - 5:42 PM EST
I think in the End the General is actually Rays father and Ray might have died because he runs out the rest of his energy.
Posted By: Michael - 04/13/2010 - 2:17 PM EST
This novel was very interesting and i was really interested in how the main character Garraty survived that long in the Long Walk and im very confused and I need to know what happened to Garraty in the end of the novel. I would feel upset to if people that I get to know as friends died.
Posted By: Jake - 03/19/2010 - 3:47 PM EST
I don't know how I missed this one, but it blew my mind as much as 'The Road' did. Heavy, heavy stuff. Freaked me out.
Posted By: Heather - 02/04/2010 - 10:47 PM EST
this story chilled me to the bone especially the end which seems at one point victorious and then switching to tragic. I was mesmerized.
Posted By: Rudolf Niehaus - 01/22/2010 - 7:19 AM EST
Excellent story.
Posted By: Mangan - 01/11/2010 - 2:04 PM EST
I read The Long walk (Swedish translation: "Marathonmarshen") as a child and i remember having a big inpact on me. It was by far the best King book i had ever read. Growing up in secure country of Sweden where nothing horrifying ever happends. Kings books where about the only place u could escape boring reality for a teenager. Also made some special work on Stephen King in School (one of the few good degrees i got that year). After a couple of years i totally forgot about King and The Long Walk. Last summer me and my fiance bought an old wooden house on the countryside and i found my old King books , and i started reading The Long walk again, and it blew my mind. Scary and brilliant. As an adult u see stuff in the plot that u didnt see as a child. Looking forward to see the Movie.
Posted By: Yvette - 01/10/2010 - 6:57 AM EST
I've read this book over and over again... read it every once in a while. It's def. one of my favorite books of all time!
Posted By: Rob L. (S. Africa) - 01/08/2010 - 9:11 PM EST
I've read this one two or three times a year for the last 18 years or so. It's like a bit of exercise I simply need to do. Seems to keep things in perspective. Doesn't need the silver screen, but could adapt well. Well done Dick/Steve.
Posted By: XP3AC3MAK3Rx - 12/22/2009 - 10:06 AM EST
Brilliant. Nuff said.
Posted By: Stuart - 12/19/2009 - 3:07 PM EST
this is the 2nd time ive read this book and i loved it even more when i did. It is by far my favourite book of all time. the story is fantastic although darkly disturbing the longer the walk goes on. the relationships formed.particularly Mcvries and Garraty are heartbreaking. i love this book and hope F.B does it justice,unlike The Mist
Posted By: String6 - 12/11/2009 - 1:09 PM EST
The book is great. I would love to see this made into a movie, I am surprised that it hasn't been yet.
Posted By: Scottycujo - 11/18/2009 - 12:28 PM EST
This book has one of the most frightening, insane plots of all time. The ending in particular is just wonderfully dark and intense. HIGHLY recommended from my point of view. And I also agree that this could be a movie of epic proportions.
Posted By: Barb - 11/18/2009 - 6:41 AM EST
the best SK short story ever. i've been reading this at least 3x a year since i was about 16. if done right, a film version would be breathtaking.
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!
Posted By: Glen Ramsden - 07/13/2009 - 4:38 PM EST
After Roadwork, this is my favorite King story. Apparently Frank Darabont (of Shawshank and Green Mile fame) has secured the movie rights.
Posted By: Anonymous - 07/07/2009 - 9:31 AM EST
Out of all that I have read by SK, I loved this one and it is my favorite. I have dreams similiar to this story and it reminds me of a particular road march when I was in the Army. Great Story and original....
Posted By: Bruno - 07/05/2009 - 11:56 AM EST
This was my first Stephen King novel and it was great. I read it all in 3 days. I was awake so late and could not put this book down!
Posted By: Suicidal Pare A Shoot - 05/24/2009 - 12:39 AM EST
this book changed my look on humanity it really opened my eyes and saw that there is something more to life than well what you see everyday...i will tell you one more thing though well how should i put this, i will never complain about walking again
Posted By: SquirrelMaster - 05/20/2009 - 6:45 PM EST
I read it once in middle school and now that i'm in college I decided to give it a go again. I'm very glad i did! I'm barely recalling things from the first time and expecting one thing but they're far more intense and different from how i recalled. Love the book.
Posted By: Warsaz - 04/22/2009 - 9:40 PM EST
first book by stephen king i. read it was really good.
Posted By: Blaze - 04/19/2009 - 4:49 PM EST
Good story..Every page have real thriller
Posted By: Gwallijr - 04/09/2009 - 3:57 PM EST
This was the first King book I ever read and the first book I remember thinking with reading I can go anywhere. It's an all time favorite.
Posted By: Amanda - 03/28/2009 - 3:52 PM EST
There is not much more to say except this book is wonderfully written, the characters expertly crafted. This is one of my all time favorite King/Bachman novels. -Amanda,17, NJ
Posted By: MattyGibbs - 03/22/2009 - 12:42 AM EST
This has to be one of my favorite books ever written, maybe second to IT, but I just love the plot... and Stebbins.
Posted By: Marin - 03/18/2009 - 2:03 AM EST
best among the novels featured in "The Bachman Books". It really pulled me into the story. Love it
Posted By: Samm - 03/15/2009 - 9:17 PM EST
This is my all time favorite story! I have read this one a hundred times if not more. I feel every aching step all of those boys take.Thank you Mr King for all of the truley enjoyable and frightening works that you have shared with this avid reader.Thank you Thank you
Posted By: Sexkitten - 03/14/2009 - 11:08 PM EST
This is one of the best stephen king ( Bachman ) books I have ever read, I read it when i was a teenager and have never forgotten it. For anyone who loves a great on the edge of your seat book this one is for you.
Posted By: Sheena - 02/05/2009 - 1:40 PM EST
I have just read this book for the second time. The first time I read it was when I was going through a time where I was a big fan of Takami's 'Battle Royale'. A friend had told me about this book and I had decided to check it out, and enjoyed it throughly. But the second time, the poignancy and camaraderie seemed to hit me deeper. In this book, there is no escape from what they themselves have put themselves in for, there is no real backstories and there is a feeling of being there with them, walking those hundreds of miles and feeling their pain. The ending is one of the best I have ever read in my life. The amount of interpretations is immense. ---SPOILER--- Was Garraty running toward death or not? I guess we'll never know, and the fact that this book can haunt you for many days and weeks after closing the back cover, is what makes it remarkable and one of my favorite books in my 19 years.
Posted By: Anonymous - 02/02/2009 - 9:14 PM EST
A truly amazing story, and my all time favorite novel. I have had it in my collection for years, and still read it when the mood strikes. I carry it with me where ever I go, and reccomend it to any and everyone I meet.
Posted By: Kristin - 01/16/2009 - 2:41 AM EST
this is my all-time favorite King book - not to mention favorite book generally speaking. always has been, always will be. if at all possible, i someday seriously want to get this book adapted into a graphic novel.
Posted By: Mande - 01/02/2009 - 7:03 AM EST
My 2nd favorite story (Talisman is forever #1). This one touched me in a deep place and will always stay with me. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Posted By: Petia Petkova - 11/28/2008 - 3:12 PM EST
don't offence but this is the best king's book.it is deep and phylosophyc.life and death are all in one beyond the physical.
Posted By: Xuxa - 11/25/2008 - 9:52 PM EST
This is my favourite King story. This is the book that made me want to become a writer. The characters have no interest in each other as they are adversaries, yet bond so deeply despite their individual fates, histories and motivations. Human nature at its best and its worst depicted so graphically.
Posted By: Todd Butler - 11/16/2008 - 8:48 PM EST
Great book, I lost my paperback copy on my way back home from Cancun, I was reading it for the second time
Posted By: Beautiful Scars - 11/16/2008 - 4:54 PM EST
I love this book so much! King is one of my favorite writers. I am doing a book report in school, and this is the book I chose. My teacher thought it different for I am only 13, and this is such a big book. Ever since I read it the first time, I can;t put it down!
Posted By: Mauijim - 11/12/2008 - 5:40 AM EST
my feet hurt every time i think about this story.
Posted By: Blazedale - 11/06/2008 - 11:34 PM EST
This is one of my favorite books. It scared the mess out of me. I read it almost all at once and when i finished it all i could think about was how bad i need to get in shape. I have a pretty strong will to survive but Im not sure if my body could hold up to that kind of abuse. I have bad legs, bad knees, a bad back and migranes that could kill a horse. Anyways its a book that i will never forget. If your ghosting around the site Mr. King I just want to say Thank You.
Posted By: Dave - 10/21/2008 - 11:26 PM EST
This is my favorite book from Bachman and Stephen King! I have read it about ten times and i still cant put it down! This is one of the best.
Posted By: Danag - 10/17/2008 - 7:34 PM EST
This is by far my favorite of all of Stephen's stories. I remember reading it in middle school back in the 80's, and I have never forgotten it. One night, while driving on the outer loop of Richmond, VA, I was forced to stop and use the side of the road for a restroom, and I thought about that book! If you have read it, you'll understand why.
Posted By: Thegiantcookie - 09/25/2008 - 1:26 PM EST
seriously these are my favourite type of king books. the more ...'physical' books that are less to do with the whole supernatural thing and more down to earth i loved this and the running man more than any others from the bachman authorage and cujo and desperation (call me a hypocrite for the last one) write more like this :D
Posted By: CatQ - 09/23/2008 - 12:15 AM EST
I have read a lot of Stephen King,And The Long Walk Is the one that has stuck most in my heart and my mind.The characters become "real" to me every time I read it.They reach out and grab a hold of my soul and don't easily let go.
Posted By: Sthomagu - 09/21/2008 - 7:17 PM EST
This is my favorite too. I keep re-reading it every five years or so and see it differently each time. It to me is an allegory of life. We are all on the The Long Walk. Dying, wondering what we are doing here, competing against one another, yet trying to hold onto each other even if not in our best interests because deep down we are all lonely and afraid. Ray Garraty, "Maine's Own" will always be in my heart. I wonder that no one has ever said more about this novel. To label it as "horror" is a shame. It is an amazing story full of metaphor. The conversation with Stebbins and the carrot. The mule doesn't like to plow, but he loves carrots. It is about us! I love this book.
Posted By: Ariel - 09/19/2008 - 8:34 PM EST
This book was incredibly disturbing and amazing. I'm still in awe of the story, and the characters. The Long Walk has been burned into my brain, and continues to haunt and fascinate me long after I've read it.
Posted By: Teash - 08/29/2008 - 8:24 PM EST
My personal favorite by far. Simple story, but this thing grips me every time I read it. Would be an incredible movie, don't you think?
Posted By: Ty - 08/27/2008 - 6:18 PM EST
this novel reminds me of the Japanese thriller: Battle Royale. in BR, teens are forced to kill off each other on an island until one remains. it goes really in-depth into each character, and is really brutal. each student is given a "weapon" as lethal as an uzi, to a fork. greatest 500 pages of literature. evar.
Posted By: Jess - 08/26/2008 - 11:42 AM EST
This is truly one of the most amazing books I have ever read.... There are no words to describe how spectacular this novel is.
Posted By: Punkrockmatt - 08/18/2008 - 8:30 PM EST
im about halfway through this one and like most others, cant seem to put it down once i get started. garaty is such a timeless character, as well as the rest of the long walkers
Posted By: Sanatos - 08/15/2008 - 12:24 AM EST
One of my favorite as well!
Posted By: I - 08/04/2008 - 1:21 PM EST
Possibly my favourite Stephen King story, I love it! =D
