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The Running Man
 

The Running Man

by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman) crafted The Running Man early in his career, though after such mega-hits as Carrie and The Shining. A bit of a departure from the supernatural horror that is most frequently associated with his work, the novel describes a science fiction dystopia where market capitalism and television game shows have spiraled out of control, and the separation... (read more)

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Bibliocat3
  • Rated 5 stars

“i was surprised by how much i loved reading this. i just could not believe what the world had come to in this story. i figured out how it would end and although the end was disturbing the book was satisfying as a whole.”

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Peach
  • Rated 1 stars

“The Running Man was written by Stephen King, under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman.

Like The Long Walk, The Running Man skirts the boundaries of reality television, which was in its infancy at the time it was written. Ben Richards needs to earn money for his ill daughter, and enters a gameshow called “The Running Man” in which he flees from hunters in exchange for the possibility of a cash payoff. The movie adaptation of this book does not necessarily reflect...”

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  • Rated 3.584302 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

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  • Tripat S

    tripat s said:

    “Hard to get out of my head. ”

    posted Sunday, October 21 2007
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