Phil
"The Long Walk" is my second Richard Bachmann and my seventh Stephen King novel. With Stephen King, I generally find that he slows down the pace in the middle and describes his characters in great detail. Although I think that is a good thing - because the better a character is described, the more you can identify with them - it is not uncommon for him to overdo it and drag thins out.
In my opinion, this was also the case with "The Long Walk". I am thinking in particular of the very long chapters 5 to 8 (compared with the other chapters).
Apart from that, I really liked the novel. It is really captivating (most of the time) and I had to gues how it would end until the very end. I could not have predicted the ending. But it felt very organic within the context of the story.
The live-action adaption by Francis Lawrence is coming out in about a month. Now I am ready for the theatrical release!
"The Long Walk" is my second Richard Bachmann and my seventh Stephen King novel. With Stephen King, I generally find that he slows down the pace in the middle and describes his characters in great detail. Although I think that is a good thing - because the better a character is described, the more you can identify with them - it is not uncommon for him to overdo it and drag thins out.
In my opinion, this was also the case with "The Long Walk". I am thinking in particular of the very long chapters 5 to 8 (compared with the other chapters).
Apart from that, I really liked the novel. It is really captivating (most of the time) and I had to gues how it would end until the very end. I could not have predicted the ending. But it felt very organic within the context of the story.
The live-action adaption by Francis Lawrence is coming out in about a month. Now I am ready for the theatrical release!