I just recently finished The Running Man by Richard Bachman(Stephen King).
It was really good. It was about a man(Ben Richards) who has a sick child and does not have enough money for treatment. Set in the future, Richards tries out for a reality show, but in the future, reality shows are deadly. There is Treadmill for Dollars where men with heart conditions run on a treadmill and answer trivia questions. Richards is chosen for the most popular show, The Running Man. He will be released into the world and will be hunted by a group of hunters, and anyone else who sees him.
After reading it, I don't understand how people didn't relize Richard Bachman was Stephen King. Beside references to Derry, Maine, and Boston, their writing styles are exactly the same.
All and all, The Running Man was a very gripping, easy read that I would recommend to anyone.
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