The Running Man by Stephen King Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Running Man
Book Review: Fun and Thrilling, you want to constanly know what happens
Summary: 4 Stars
This was as really fun, fast read. It is not very long so you can read it in about an afternoon or if you are a slower reader, a day or two. Dont be fooled by the movie, this book is very very different. Other than the name Ben Richards and the fact that there is a game show in the book, it is very different. This is the fourth of Stephen King's "Bachman Books". If you pick this up because of King's name on the front you may be a little let down. I say this because writing as Bachman, his style is much different. This is not a horror story in the least bit, but more of a sci-fi thriller. We follow Ben Richards in this book, as he tries to win money for his family on a gameshow where, you win, or you die. If you can stay a fugitive for more than 30 days, then you win. But this is not easy, and nobody has ever won the game. The game gives you 24 hours to flee from the law to wherever you want to go, then the gameshows "henchmen" take chase. Every page of this book is a thrill ride, which will keep you turning them until the end. "The Running Man" along with all the other "Bachman Books" are a blessing and show King's true talent as the world's best selling author. This book has an ending that will leave you with your mouth wide open, prepare yourself. Great Book. Go Stephen King, err... Richard Bachman.Book Review: GREAT, BUT . . .
Summary: 4 Stars
Well the story it self was great, fast, and enjoyable. Overall the book is well worth the ten bucks it costs, and more. HOWEVER, if you have not read this book yet, do not read the forward until you have. The foreward gives away the ending, and the ending is amazing IF you haven't read the foreward. So, ya, read the book, but read the foreward as if it were an afterward.OVERALL: Great read!!!
Book Review: God, my fave Stephen King Book
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't think it's written in Stephen's normal style, which actually appeals to me because it can get old sometimes. It's a very short, sweet, and to-the-point action thriller, instead of his usually mystery horror type novels. I haven't seen the movie, mainly because I didn't knwo there was one until about ten minutes ago, but I don't think a movie could ever do the book justice. The two twists at the ending kept me reading and had me in suspense until the last page. I'm just dissapointed that it wasn't longer. He could have fit a lot more story in and it still would have been fantastic.A great read, I recommend that any avid reader pick this up. Fantastic writing and a good, solid plot make this a must have.
Book Review: Good story, just don't read preface...
Summary: 4 Stars
i found the book to be very exciting and fast-paced, but i unfortunately read the preface "the importance of being Bauchman" which tells the ending of the book...
so i you do decide to read this book, read the preface (which is quite interesting) AFTERWARDS
Book Review: Great Book
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is about Ben Richards. In the year 2025 he goes on a game show called "The Running Man" because he needs the reward money to pay for his daughter's medical bills. On "The Running Man" they send people out on the streets and hunt them down. If the people survive for a month they get 1 billion dollars. There was one part of this book that I really liked, the ending. It was perfect, it was the only way to bring "The Running Man"(as in the TV show) to justice.