Stephen king
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The Long Walk
100 boys from the country are chosen to partake in the Long Walk. The rules are simple. Walk no less than a 4mph pace for as long as you can. You cannot veer off the path. You cannot receive help from anyone outside of the competition. And you cannot stop. If you do, you are…
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Misery
Unnecessary Backstory (feel free to skip ahead): My first King novel was Needful Things, which was an assigned reading for me in undergrad. I was intrigued by the premise, but wasn’t too amazed by the execution. It didn’t have the same level of gore or fear or suspense that was purported to me by King’s…