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"In The Long Walk, Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, stays true to his pseudonym by including dark elements and a degree of pessimism. Yet, The Long Walk follows the style of King’s less fantastical works, like Misery and Gerald’s Game. The challenge in The Long Walk is not to survive a supernatural event, but to survive one’s mind. The most frightening aspect of King’s books, especially The Long Walk, is its realism. The challenges the protagonist, Ray Garraty, and the other “long walkers” face in keeping sane are wholly realistic. The line between sanity and insanity appears to be fragile and shaky, and King knows exactly how to toe that line."
- C.J. Trent, Book review of The Long Walk, 8/17/09
"In The Long Walk, Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, stays true to his pseudonym by including dark elements and a degree of pessimism. Yet, The Long Walk follows the style of King’s less fantastical works, like Misery and Gerald’s Game. The challenge in The Long Walk is not to survive a supernatural event, but to survive one’s mind. The most frightening aspect of King’s books, especially The Long Walk, is its realism. The challenges the protagonist, Ray Garraty, and the other “long walkers” face in keeping sane are wholly realistic. The line between sanity and insanity appears to be fragile and shaky, and King knows exactly how to toe that line."
- C.J. Trent, Book review of The Long Walk, 8/17/09