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Other Versions of this Book: Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD (Unabridged), Hardcover
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Read this history-making serial novel -- from cliffhanger to cliffhanger -- in its entirety.
When it first appeared, one volume per month, Stephen King's The Green Mile was an unprecedented publishing triumph: all six volumes ended up on the New York Times bestseller list -- simultaneously -- and delighted millions of fans the world over.
Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block. Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk the Green Mile, keeping a date with "Old Sparky," Cold Mountain's electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities in his years working the Mile. But he's never seen anyone like John Coffey, a man with the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. In this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about Coffey, a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs...and yours.
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I've not seen the movie, but the novel is complex and rewarding. It does address some of the tough issues surrounding incarceration and the death penalty. That's okay, the issue is addressed from many sides and is enlightening.
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Better than the movie. I am not much of a Steven King fan, but this book I did not want to put down.
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Stephen King, not quite as creepy as he usually is.
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This is an AMAZING book and probably one of the few that the movie brings it to life. You feel for every one of the characters that the author brings vividly to real life.
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I’m not to sure how I feel about this book. I only read it because I really loved the movie. I enjoy reading the books that movies I love are made from because I like to get all of the extra details. This book really sort of mirrored the movie and most of the added elements are things that I really could have done without. Still I am glad I got the chance to read it.
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Better than the movie
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This book was fantastic, I was surprised it was Stephen King, given that it isn't his usual scary stuff. I loved this book
Love this book. Actually the only one of Stephen King's books I was able to read. The movie was good, but all in all, the book is always better.
Very unusual book by Stehpen King. If you like King you will like this
but I had a hard time getting into it.
I'm a Stephen King lover and I rate this book in his top five. I cried.
Great book, well-written. I highly recommend this book whether you're a Stephen King fan or not - it's a great read. My husband who is NOT a reader, even enjoyed this book!
Welcomne to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to Depression-worn men of E Block. They are all convicted killers, waiting his turn to walk the Green Mile. The electric chair awaits each of them. Paul Edgecombe has never seen anyone like John Coffey. He is a man with the body of a giant and the mind of a child who is condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about Coffey, a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs.
Diana R. (One of Stephen King's best books ever. I read it when it came out in the serial version. I loved it!
The setting is the small "death house" of a Southern prison in 1932. The Green Mile is the hall with a floor "the color of tired old limes" that leads to "Old Sparky" (the electric chair). The charming narrator is an old man, a prison guard, looking back on the events decades later.
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