The Long Walk Spoilers

Just finished the audio book. Wasn’t a big fan of the narrator and found him kinda monotoned. Which I listed to the book in 2 days while in and out of my truck durning work. So some parts were a little boring while it was being read.


The book was enjoyable, kinda boring, but not in a bad way. It was more like a slow burn. The last 20% of the book was what I was looking for, edge of your seat story. I actually sat in my truck in my driveway for the last 20 minutes listen so I could finish.

A lot of the early movie reactions talk about how it’s kinda like a stand by me (movie version) how all the kids grow into a friendship throughout the movie but it’s a depressing one. I can see that now after I finished, the kids bond overtime with each other as the walk continues.

Favorite aspect of the book:
From the start you get certain vibes about characters that might be an antagonist, but they are just hard asses at the beginning. They turn out to be friends in the group throughout the story

It kinda got to a point midway through the book that is Garratty the actual protagonist of this story? Are they gonna pull a switch up and have someone else win?


Last note: how much cocaine was King on when he wrote the book that he thought 4mph was a good pace to walk?
Many of times while listening to the book I thought, wow this is a stupid book! No one can walk 4mph for 5 days straight