Horror
The Long Walk
1979·370 pages
In a dystopian America, 100 boys compete in a deadly walking contest under brutal rules. A chilling tale of endurance and despair.
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In a dystopian America, 100 boys compete in a deadly walking contest under brutal rules. A chilling tale of endurance and despair.
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The Long Walk is a dystopian horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1979, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books, and has seen several reprints since, as both paperback and hardback.
Set in a future dystopian America, ruled by a totalitarian and militaristic dictator, the plot revolves around the contestants of a grueling, annual walking contest. In 2000, the American Library Association listed The Long Walk...
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Sexual content
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Brief sexual references; no explicit scenes depicted.
Violence & gore
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Extreme graphic violence; frequent executions and grisly deaths.
Profanity
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Frequent strong language, including numerous F-words and obscenities.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or magical elements present.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Strong themes of totalitarian control and societal oppression.
Self-harm / suicide
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Themes of despair; some characters accept death as inevitable.
Abuse & suffering
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Intense psychological suffering and systemic cruelty under oppressive rules.
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