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I have this exact copy as it was gifted by a work friend and the other copies from when the show picked up. A lot of youtubers and other readers usually think the books are pessimistic but as alt shift x says i do think they're about the human condition and how hard life can be but in a way the love of family/positive emotion prevails and i am hoping that somewhat encanpsulates the ending but being bittersweet also and for the more darker endings the moral implications of their actions in the game. Love your comparison of it being the ghost of a fairytale. Would reccomend looking into some theory vids from alt shift glidus preston jacobs and fantasy haven and quinn the gm

One thing I liked about the writing was that almost every chapter could be read as a self-contained short story, in that the chapters have a craft to them that you don’t normally get. It’s a big bonus for people unused to reading huge books. Another thing I always liked was the superb characterizations. The reader is led to believe early on that these are the “good guys” and these are the “bad guys”, only to have that concept tossed out the window as the story moves along.

One of my favorites books! 10/10

Loved the setting. Loved the ideas. Loved the setup. Hated the execution. I bounced off this book at first, then forced myself to go through on second attempt. What takes me from apathy to disdain for Assassin’s Apprentice, and the rest of the trilogy, is the wasted potential. I could feel the talent of the author but also that she made too many wrong (for me) choices.

The Sword of Shannara is fine. Just fine. In a sea of great fantasy choices now, that’s almost a bad review. I read through it for someone close to me who loves the series but may not have stuck it out otherwise.

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There is a superb “sequel” by Stephen Baxter called “The Time Ships.” It’s not something I would normally be drawn to, but I read it twice (most recently last year) and it really is an excellent expansion of the Traveller’s story. I think most fans of the original would like it.

This is somewhere in the middle for Simmons but I still remember it. Worth reading, genuine creep inside.

I loved this book, and I’ve read a lot of Rule over the years. She’s the champion true crime writer. Good vs evil is 100% real and we are living through it every day. A hands on killer might be the worst example of evil, but there’s plenty of it happening on all levels. Good review, good monologue.

You assume a lot of things that the book does not give any details about. King does almost no world building. You assumed poverty is out of control. What is your evidence? The boys do seem poor but you're making an assumption. You said the walkers are narcissistic, highly ambitious and feel like they have nothing to lose. Many are narcissistic like Olson, Stebbins, Scramm and Barkovitch, but others are not like Baker, Garraty, Abraham, and McVries. I wouldn't say that McVries, Baker and Garraty were highly ambitious. They definitely feel as though they have something to lose as their bodies fail them. You said it was post apocalyptic but there is no evidence for this. You said the Long Walk is to purge anti-government revolutionary thoughts by expunging their energies like gladiatorial games would do. That's an assumption. The book never states this although McVries makes a similar comparison. You said it allows them to fantasize about beating the system by focusing on money. Another assumption. You called it a dystopian, but consider that it's voluntary. Most males from age 13 to 18 apply for The Long Walk but only 1 in 50 pass the physical and mental tests. Then only 200 are chosen in a drawing. You used the word lottery but the word lottery is not mentioned in the book. The 200 then can back out on April 15 and April 31 (alternate reality since there is no April 31). They are told on April 31 if they are backup or walker. If they were forced into it, then it would be a dystopian but it's voluntary. It's their choice, unlike the Hunger Games, which is a dystopian because those chosen are forced into it. You said the boys can be from anywhere but they can only be from American states. This is not an international competition. You said "any young man" can apply. Define young man. Is that like age 4 to 17? Like I said, age range is 13 to 18 so you can't call them teens because that would be 13-19 and you can't call them boys because 18 is an adult.

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You forgot to mention that it's an alternate reality. There's a lot of World War II alternate history thrown in. The synopsis may say "near future" which would make sense when it was published in 1979. The technology to track the walking speed of 100 people down a specific route, still doesn't exist today. Those dishes on the halftracks somehow uniquely tracked 100 boy's speed in a specific direction while the vehicles are in motion. The number patches they were given must have been trackers. But the novel has aged and is clearly set in the 60s or 70s. King wrote it from 1966-1967 but it was published in 1979. He didn't write it as Bachman since he hadn't invented Bachman when he wrote it. But he clearly revised it in the late 70s since there are 70s pop-culture references. He also mentions milkmen which was a thing in the 60s when he wrote it. There are like 100 things that date the novel in the past. The only thing futuristic is the tech used to track walking speed. That's not even a thing now. I've seen pics from the movie set, and it's clearly set in the 70s with some alternate reality vibes. King published the Bachman books because his publisher limited him to 1 book per year. They didn't want to over saturate the market. He also wanted to see if he could be successful under a different name. He could also publish books that were askew of his current brand. Bachman books tend to be more brutal than King books. King actually published some Bachman books after he was outed. King obviously wanted to be discovered eventually which is why he dropped hints in his Bachman books connecting him to King, for example in The Running Man, they visit Derry, which is where IT and other novels are set.

I've read The Long Walk 8 times and listened to it on Audible 16 times and listened to 2 different BookTubers on TH-cam read it, so I've been through the book 26 times. One time I read on my Kindle for Windows on my PC while listening to it on Audible. My first 10 times through was on Audible, so I missed alternate spelling of things like Popular Mechanix.

I'm always impressed when someone can shoot a video in one take with no edits. Do you have notes with bullet points so you don't forget to mention anything important?

You’re not wrong. I remember liking this book a lot but I don’t remember anything specific about it.

The survival aspect of this story was very well done. The author got my attention early on, as I found myself getting ticked off at some of Jeebee’s decision-making early on. I can’t tell you how rare it is to find a piece of contemporary SF that made me focus so hard on what the characters were doing.