Loved the book, by the way.
I thought the same thing when I got into the book and realized what it meant to "get your ticket punched". He could never stop. I just finished The Long Walk and wanted to talk about the ending. I honestly don't have a strong feeling as to whether Garraty lives or dies (same with Jonas) but the important thing is that they both were able to step away from the lives they knew and envision something else. And that's fair, how do you make 100 guys walking interesting but my god if it doesn't find a way. Stalin and Hitler were on the opposite ends of the political spectrum but their actions were really not so far apart.
Something I have been looking forThe fact that he just keeps walking and doesn’t even realise is chilling, very dystopian.Stebbins, The Major’s bastard, keels over (very quickly and slightly unexpectedly) but the fact that the Major doesn’t even blink as his ‘rabbit’ buys his ticket and comes to greet the lost Garraty is brilliant.I actually just finished this book last week for the first time. I just finished the long walk by Richard Bachman (sk) and I'm just a little confused at the ending! I would note that as you reach the extremes of the spectrum the ends tend to bend back towards each other, like a circle rather than a line. User account menu. log in sign up. Is the dark figure the ghost of one of his walking mates, or the ghost of his father? The dark figure beckoned, beckoned in the rain, beckoned for him to come and walk, to come and play the game. 6.
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I’ve just finished ‘The Long Walk’ by Richard Bachman (pseudonym for King) and although the ending is quite contentious I can’t help but find it so friggin well done.I found it to be the only book by King to get on IT’s level. We both like to think that the "dark figure" that garraty sees at the end of the book is randal flag himself.I read this a few weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. The dark figure beckoned, beckoned in the rain, beckoned for him to come and walk, to come and play the game. So in the ending garrety wins over Stebbens and starts to hallucinate someone at the end while the "major" is trying to congratulate him, he states "who was I didn't walk down?"
There was no time before the walk, and the walk would never end. I think these specific stories all owe a creative credit to "Theseus and the Minotaur".
Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. I also wasn’t sure how to envisage the US. For me I always assumed he lived.
Garraty shook it off impatiently. At the end of the book, Garraty decides to give up after realizing that Stebbins has shown almost no weaknesses over the duration of the walk. I frequently tried to get behind the mindset of the town spectators when they walked through each town all parade-like. That as far as I can think off hand was the original kids dying for entertainment/pathos story.Well to be fair, hunger games lacks originality lol the long walk, the running man, battle royale...all do it betterIt’s like a really high-end ‘Black Mirror’ but for Americans. "It was him going crazy from exhaustion, and thinking he was being tricked into thinking it was over, then running off into oblivion and mental collapse.I was actually just talking with my mom about the ending earlier. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Close. And of course Jackson was an enormous influence on King. And starts naming boys names he walked with who all died? I very much enjoyed the book, but not without my wanting of a better pay off for my vested time reading it.how do you make 100 guys walking interesting but my god if it doesn't find a way.I hate to put a damper on your mood, but Garraty running away at the end wasn't him saying :Screw this, I'm done with the crazy! Something I have been looking for. Posted by. He knew that figure. And it was time to get started. I kind of went with how the ‘Man in the High Castle’ tv show makes it look when the Nazis have occupied what with it being ‘ultra-conservative’ timeline.
I found it to be the only book by King to get on IT’s level. When I read the Hunger Games the first time I remember thinking it very much reminded me of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" short story. Does he run to the dark figure and die, or does he live, a shell of his former self, PTSD-ridden? I dont think he accepted the prize but I always thought he was just going to get away from the dark figure and that was that.
What do you think?I always thought he just kind of has a mental breakdown at the end and the walk became his reality forever.This is my favorite King/Bachman story.
I thought the same thing when I got into the book and realized what it meant to "get your ticket punched". He could never stop. I just finished The Long Walk and wanted to talk about the ending. I honestly don't have a strong feeling as to whether Garraty lives or dies (same with Jonas) but the important thing is that they both were able to step away from the lives they knew and envision something else. And that's fair, how do you make 100 guys walking interesting but my god if it doesn't find a way. Stalin and Hitler were on the opposite ends of the political spectrum but their actions were really not so far apart.
Something I have been looking forThe fact that he just keeps walking and doesn’t even realise is chilling, very dystopian.Stebbins, The Major’s bastard, keels over (very quickly and slightly unexpectedly) but the fact that the Major doesn’t even blink as his ‘rabbit’ buys his ticket and comes to greet the lost Garraty is brilliant.I actually just finished this book last week for the first time. I just finished the long walk by Richard Bachman (sk) and I'm just a little confused at the ending! I would note that as you reach the extremes of the spectrum the ends tend to bend back towards each other, like a circle rather than a line. User account menu. log in sign up. Is the dark figure the ghost of one of his walking mates, or the ghost of his father? The dark figure beckoned, beckoned in the rain, beckoned for him to come and walk, to come and play the game. 6.
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I’ve just finished ‘The Long Walk’ by Richard Bachman (pseudonym for King) and although the ending is quite contentious I can’t help but find it so friggin well done.I found it to be the only book by King to get on IT’s level. We both like to think that the "dark figure" that garraty sees at the end of the book is randal flag himself.I read this a few weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. The dark figure beckoned, beckoned in the rain, beckoned for him to come and walk, to come and play the game. So in the ending garrety wins over Stebbens and starts to hallucinate someone at the end while the "major" is trying to congratulate him, he states "who was I didn't walk down?"
There was no time before the walk, and the walk would never end. I think these specific stories all owe a creative credit to "Theseus and the Minotaur".
Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. I also wasn’t sure how to envisage the US. For me I always assumed he lived.
Garraty shook it off impatiently. At the end of the book, Garraty decides to give up after realizing that Stebbins has shown almost no weaknesses over the duration of the walk. I frequently tried to get behind the mindset of the town spectators when they walked through each town all parade-like. That as far as I can think off hand was the original kids dying for entertainment/pathos story.Well to be fair, hunger games lacks originality lol the long walk, the running man, battle royale...all do it betterIt’s like a really high-end ‘Black Mirror’ but for Americans. "It was him going crazy from exhaustion, and thinking he was being tricked into thinking it was over, then running off into oblivion and mental collapse.I was actually just talking with my mom about the ending earlier. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Close. And of course Jackson was an enormous influence on King. And starts naming boys names he walked with who all died? I very much enjoyed the book, but not without my wanting of a better pay off for my vested time reading it.how do you make 100 guys walking interesting but my god if it doesn't find a way.I hate to put a damper on your mood, but Garraty running away at the end wasn't him saying :Screw this, I'm done with the crazy! Something I have been looking for. Posted by. He knew that figure. And it was time to get started. I kind of went with how the ‘Man in the High Castle’ tv show makes it look when the Nazis have occupied what with it being ‘ultra-conservative’ timeline.
I found it to be the only book by King to get on IT’s level. When I read the Hunger Games the first time I remember thinking it very much reminded me of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" short story. Does he run to the dark figure and die, or does he live, a shell of his former self, PTSD-ridden? I dont think he accepted the prize but I always thought he was just going to get away from the dark figure and that was that.
What do you think?I always thought he just kind of has a mental breakdown at the end and the walk became his reality forever.This is my favorite King/Bachman story.