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Contrariando a vontade da mãe, o jovem Ray Garraty está prestes a participar da famosa prova de resistência conhecida como A Longa Marcha, que presenteia o vencedor com “O Prêmio” ― qualquer coisa que ele desejar, pelo resto da vida.
No percurso anual que reúne milhares de espectadores, cem garotos devem caminhar por rodovias e estradas dos Estados Unidos acima de uma velocidade mínima estabelecida. Para se manter na disputa, eles não podem diminuir o ritmo nem parar. Cada infração às regras do jogo lhes confere uma advertência. Ao acumular mais de três penalidades, o competidor é eliminado ― de forma “permanente”. E não há linha de chegada: o último a continuar de pé vence.
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I’m not sure if it was the edition I read or if the ending is truly that abrupt. Rating this book was hard because the writing is phenomenal—the level of detail made me feel like I was walking alongside Garraty. But that ending… it really cut me off. <spoiler> Stebbins’ death felt absurd, Garraty’s trauma is so overwhelming he doesn’t even know what to do, and then the book just ends. </spoiler> No epilogue, no answers, no hope. Was that the point? If so, it confused me.
so i honestly love this book. i wasnt expecting the usual but I also wasnt 100% sure what I was getting into. I enjoyed it. I love how it made me think. it got under my skin still, but not in the way his usual books do. The writing was beautiful per usual. The character growth was fantastic and how we got to know everyone at the same time. absolutely recommend this book.