The Long Walk

“Any game looks straight if everyone is being cheated at once.”

This book has been on my TBR for so many years and I couldn't possibly tell you why I hadn't gotten around to it sooner. Something about the premise of people selling their livelihood away for the tiniest chance of instantaneous, lifelong bliss has always horrified and fascinated me—especially in an instance like this, where 100 boys begin the journey and only one sees the end of it.

“They're animals, all right. But why are you so goddamn sure that makes us human beings?”

The Long Walk

real world horror:

Content warnings

violence, gun violence, gore, death, homophobia, racism, ableism, body-shaming, slur usage, public humiliation, mentions of attempted rape