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'Merely by tickling the keys of his word-processor King can make the flesh creep half a world away' (The Times )
'Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers...getting hooked is easy’ (Frances Fyfield, Express )
'An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing, like Truman Capote's, is so fluid that you often forget that you're reading' (Guardian )
'Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers...getting hooked is easy’ (Frances Fyfield, Express )
'An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing, like Truman Capote's, is so fluid that you often forget that you're reading' (Guardian )
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'Merely by tickling the keys of his word-processor King can make the flesh creep half a world away' -- The Times 'Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers...getting hooked is easy' -- Frances Fyfield, Express 'An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing, like Truman Capote's, is so fluid that you often forget that you're reading' -- Guardian
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Far superior and not much like the film adaptation. Yes it is a game show and yes the lead character is being hunted but that's where similarities end. The stakes are high, in the future there are few jobs and people living in complete filth and depravation, the games are the only way for a lot to make money. The higher the risk the greater the reward. The ultimate game, The Running Man, promises to give the winner untold riches and good living forever. But the odds are slim to none. You have to stay away from the trackers for 30 days, send tapes in to the studio to prove you are still alive, avoid being recognised and each day an amount of money becomes yours in the end. So the whole world knows your face, the tapes you send in are post marked with the area from which you have sent them and failure to send them results in forfeit and elimination on sight. The lead character Ben Richards has a sick child at home and a wife who has to sleep with strangers for the cash to pay for their daughters treatment, a desperate scenario which makes him ripe for the corporate picking. He makes a few grand escapes and the whole story culminates in a bitter sweet pseudo tragedy which leaves you bemused.
It isn't a long read but certainly an enjoyable one.
It isn't a long read but certainly an enjoyable one.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Written 25 years ago, The Running Man turns out to have been startlingly accurate about the future when it comes to pollution, social division and mass entertainment. It is also an extremely taut story, in which Stephen King not only creates a driving narrative but is able in a few quick strokes able to conjure up some very vivid characters. It has worn well, and while not one of King's most characteristic productions - there are no supernatural elements - it ranks with his best work.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Forget the Arnie, Hollywood-glitz film, this book is about a man so desparate in his life he goes on the Running Man game show to try to make his fortune. The book sees the game played across the whole of the United States (not in a studio like the film was) with the public and special "hunters" trying to track down the Running Man. The ending is inspirational, the book picks you up and carries you with it like Bachman's The Body available in the Four Seasons collection! ENJOY!
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BREAD AND CIRCUSES...
Published in 1982 under the pseudonym, Richard Bachman, the author was strangely prescient, as the novel takes place in the year 2025 in the good old United States of America, only... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lawyeraau
Liked the film, loved the book
All I can say about The Running Man is that if you're after a thrilling lightning paced read then you will not go far wrong with this. One of the best books I've bought in ages.
Published 10 months ago by Ryan
Story full of plot twists and keeps you thinking!
A must read for all those people who love stories that include cat and mouse chase. This is a story to read!
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Although written in 1982 the story touches on a contemporary theme to do with the extremes of reality TV. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by M. J. Parsons
Without doubt my favourite Stephen King book
Although this book has a simple plot and not a lot of action it was a very gripping read and I found that I couldnt put it down. Read more
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i really loved stephen kings bachman books they are so different in style and content to his usual offering and most importantly they are really good! Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2008 by Mr. A. J. H. Howe
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This book is great and completely refreshing from the movie. The plot has some similarities to the film but not many which makes it a good read because you don't know what happens... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2008 by Shadow
Fast moving and scarily believable
Set after 2020, I think what makes this story scary is the public's obsession with reality television...and the more gruesome and self destroying the better. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2008 by Helen Simpson
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We've all heard the story about the writer who booked himself into a hotel on Friday and walked out Monday morning with a complete book in his hands (it was the Bible - he'd stolen... Read more
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