In an ultraconservative America of the not-too-distant future when America has become a police state, the annual marathon is the ultimate sports competition. One hundred boys are selected each year to enter a grueling 450-mile marathon walk. The game is simple: maintain a steady walking pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings and you're out--permanently. The winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life; but a single misstep could be the last.
God I love this one so much. Sometimes it’s 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.
La temática parece interesante, sin embargo todo el trasfondo que permite al lector darse las concesiones necesarias nunca se otorga, por ende lees como zombie esperando encontrar esas respuestas a los largo de pagina y pagina repetitivas, donde se intenta rasguñar la intimidad de los personajes sin lograr el proceso de integración con ninguno de ellos. Si a eso agregamos que la dinámica del libro es en extremo lenta, y monótona, hace realmente un laaaaargo camino su lectura.
