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The Long Walk

Stephen King

published: 1979, read: 4/13/19
384 pages, genre: Thriller
rating: 8.5/10, normalized: 8.333/10
1.131σ better than average
0.996σ or 2.087/10 better than average in Thriller genre
1.415σ or 1.212/10 better than average by Stephen King
0.48σ or 0.331/10 better than average recommended by Dad
Recommended by: Dad

Hunger Games but you just have to walk. So good for such a simple premise. One of the better snapshots of "the human condition" through King's twisted lens.

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