Stephen King

Stephen King

Long Walk / Thinner

The Long Walk: 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 pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings, and you're shot to death.
Thinner: Billy Halleck commits vehicular homicide when his lack of attention to driving results in the death of an old lady on the street. Overweigh Halleck is a lawyer with connections, though, and gets off with a slap on the wrist. After his trial, a gypsy curses him with a single word, "Thinner." Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his dwindling condition.


Sunday, December 28, 2014

Chapter 6

What I find interesting about this book so far is that this is
just a walk.
What I mean by this is that these boys are merely walking a long distance without stopping. I fins it facinating that Stephen King can take the idea of a walk and twist it into a creepy distopian realm.
But what I also mean by this is that because this is such a simple thing, it allows you to get into the boys' minds. It brings up thought and feelings and stories that you wouldn't have known otherwise.
For example, in chapter 6 he talks about his dad. For a whole page and a half he thinks about his father and his life.
This walk has allowed him the ability to look into his mind and think of things to pass the time. I think it's cool that we, as readers, are able to see that.



(Also, I found this really cool picture online that's a map of the Long Walk and the different towns they pass by. You should check it out!)


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