Marche ou crève

Idioma French

Publicado por France Loisirs.

ISBN:
978-2-7242-8193-4
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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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Decent Character Building But Little Context

I picked this up after seeing the trailer for the upcoming movie. While King does a decent job of making the characters relatable, or at least understandable, not a whole lot happens plot-wise outside of each boy "buying their ticket." Sure, Garraty is thrust into introspection and asks after his friends’ reasons for signing up, but the story is missing a complete list of all the walking tips, a peek into the government’s twisted values, or the spectators’ grisly fascination. I would have liked more details about how The Long Walk came to be, why so many young men would take the exam and walk based on the harrowing reality, or why the Major created the event. Knowing more about the dystopian world would have provided a hell of a lot more intrigue, yet I was left wondering what service the Walk truly provided the country and the people within …

Review of 'The Long Walk' on 'Goodreads'

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.

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