[REVIEW] The Long Walk

title: The Long Walk
author: Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
genre: adult fiction, dystopia
published: April 19, 2016 by Pocket Books (first published July 1979)
format: paperback, 400 pages
purchase: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository
rating: 4 / 5 stars
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In this #1 national bestseller, “master storyteller” (Houston Chronicle) Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, tells the tale of the contestants of a grueling walking competition where there can only be one winner—the one that survives. 

In the near future, when 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. Among them is sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty, and he knows the rules—keep a steady walking pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings and you’re out—permanently.

and I thought a book about walking will be boring.

This is one of the Stephen King books I've been hoping to read and I'm so glad that I finally did. The premise itself really is something. It's simple yet knowing that it's written by Stephen King assures me that the psychological aspect of the characters will be its best asset.

2020 Reading Goals

Hi,

As expected, I miserably failed my 2019 goals. 2019 was a wild year-long reading and blogging slump in general for me. I ended my decade fairly disappointing. I have no idea how to change my outlook or motivation for 2020 but let's still try.

Also, making lists is just so much fun so let's do this again. While I'm at it, I'm also taking this time to look back at my 2019 goals.

My Year in Books in 2019

face reveal but not really. lol. there goes me weird happy bookish face. hahaha.

Hi,

I did this post for my 2018 reads, so I decided to have it again this year!

I LOVE the Goodreads numbers! Nothing much going on here since I read really few books this year and wasn't even able to finish my Goodreads Reading Challenge which kind of disappointed me. BUT I don't really dwell on that much. I had a terrible year (which I will talk about in another post) and I want to put all of that behind.

Reading challenges and personal stuff aside, which will both be on different posts, here's my Year in Books in 2019!

I read 10,908 pages across 32 books

AVERAGE LENGTH: 340 pages