The Long Walk Format:Paperback Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson

Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch—“Scout”—returns home from New York City to visit her aging father

of humankind replaced by its own mechanical creation has long enticed the SF and fantasy imagination

and ages and generations

But we get caught in the crazy rush of household routines

The Long Walk Format:Paperback Shirley JacksonAgainst the wishes of his mother, sixteen year old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as The Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping with the winner being awarded The Prizeanything he wants for the rest of his life. But, as part of this national tournament that sweeps through a dystopian America year after year, there are some harsh rules that