Rating: Summary: King's a very talented writer Review: I thought the book was great. King has once again written another great book.
Rating: Summary: Excellent!! Review: I very much enjoyed this first book of the series & have already started book 2. I'd recommend reading these book's even if you saw the movie.
Rating: Summary: Excellent!! Review: I very much enjoyed this first book of the series & have already started book 2. I'd recommend reading these book's even if you saw the movie.
Rating: Summary: Great Start to a wonderful Mini Series Review: It's what the title says. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK AND DONT STOP READING THE SERIES!
Rating: Summary: Great Start to a wonderful Mini Series Review: It's what the title says. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK AND DONT STOP READING THE SERIES!
Rating: Summary: It's a start... Review: Maybe I should wait till I finish the series before I do a review, but here it is anyway. This episode introduces us to a group of stock King characters and sets up their background. That's about it. I have to keep reminding myself that it's only the first 100 or so pages of a larger novel, because it honestly hasn't grabbed me yet. But even so, isn't the serial nature supposed to leave the reader breathless for what happens next? This doesn't. Well, on to the next installment...
Rating: Summary: A Must Read! You'll tear up! Review: Once again King writes a book that makes you think and ponder life. Wonderful metaphors and imagery. The Green Mile has my eyes wide open. My favorite character is Mr. Jingles, although that name truly gives me the creeps!I don't know how well it will translate into a movie because King's writing is so phenomenal that often the mental picture he's able to paint makes the movie pale in comparison. Is that a run-on sentence? Who cares! I absolutely LOVED this book. It's so hard to stop and take a break from reading because you feel like the characters are still going about their daily life while the book is closed. King deserves a lifetime achievement award!
Rating: Summary: The Green Mile Review: Someone please send me a book report on The Green Mile. Thank you so very much.
Rating: Summary: A Great Start Off For A Serial Thriller! Review: Stephen King is a one of the best writers in our time!The Green Mile Part I-The Two Dead Girls starts off with the narrative Paul Edgecomb who is a prison good at Cold Mountain. In the year 1932, many events are going on. First and foremost, there is the Great Depression. Needless to say, this doesn't stop crime and criminals getting punished. Edgecomb describes the Green Mile in a way that makes you intrigued with the story that he is telling. In the year 1932, Paul already sets you up the feel that something truly amazing and devasting and sad will happen while he is there at the Green Mile. First, there is Percy Wetmore, a man who is mean and conceited, and thinks he is a tough guy that play with the big boys. But then, Paul know that there is more to one of the new prisoners that has been brought in to walk the mile-John Coffey. There is something strange about John Coffey---and Paul Edgecomb is intrigue by Coffey and the gruesome murder that he committed---killing two twin girls. There is also a mouse by the name "Steamboat Willie" (later named "Mr. Jingles" by Eduard Declorix). Mr. Jingles is a very intelligent mouse, and he will also have everything to do with the events that happen on the Mile. Paul knows that something big is about to happen on the mile. King is a wonderful writer. They way he sets off events in amazing, and he gets you thinking about the possiblities of Coffey's situation in this book. I cannot wait to read all five.
Rating: Summary: The Greatness of the Green Mile Review: Steven King's portrayal of the guards and their relationship with the inmates is what sets his talent apart from most authors. He reached inside the soul of these characters, yet kept them strict enough to uphold their responsibilities and job. One regret I have was that the central inmate character was black. I hope the impact of this book and movie would be equal if this larger than life character had been white. It played your emotions from shock, shame, shock again. It was unpredictable, and kept you hoping somehow the black inmate would be "redeemed". It the end he was redeemed!
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