This story is about a boy named Ray Garraty who is 16 and has joined together with 99 other long walkers. They walk for days, and if they fall under speed and get 3 warnings they're shot on the spot making this a walk for survival. There can be only 1 winner, so this is a walk for one's honour and one's life. The winner is granted everything their heart desires. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of story - very upbeat - How difficult to spot villain? - Somewhat obvious Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - power How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting United States Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts Unusual forms of death - run over - decapitated - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |