#1 Bestseller Writing as Richard Bachman With an Introduction by the Author "The Importance of Being Bachman"
The Long Walk (Paperback, 1999, Signet Group, Penguin Group)
Paperback, 370 pages
English language
Published April 1, 1999 by Signet Group, Penguin Group.
In the near future, where 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. The game is simple - maintain a steady walking pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings, and you're out - permanently. (source)
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God I love this one so much. Sometimes itโs difficult for me to read something cover to cover, but this is one of the rare ones that keeps me pushing through the eye strain. A severely underrated classic in its simplicity.
