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Summary: Much better than I thought.
Review: I really enjoyed this book! I had already seen the movie and enjoyed that as well - I love Tom Hanks! But I just didn't think I would enjoy this story in written form. I also don't like to read books after seeing movies so I wasn't looking forward to it. But my book club selected it one month so I was stuck joining in or being left out in the cold. Originally I borrowed a copy from a friend because I didn't want to spend money on a book I didn't think I would enjoy. But it didn't take me long to figure out this one book that needed to be on my bookshelf so I picked up my own copy. This is truly a touching story that will make you look at life in a whole new way.
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Summary: What a way to start...
Review: This audiocassette was my first "reading" of a Stephen King novel. Horror is not a genre that I'm interested in but after seeing the excellent movie and realizing that Mr. King was the author of this intriguing story, I had to go further.I was in love with this book even as I listened to the forward!! Mr. King states that this story is meant to be read aloud so I felt that I was experiencing the story as he intended. If you're not a King fan, this is one you need to listen to anyway. If you are, then you've probably already experienced this awesome tale. I loved it and hated for it to end.
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Summary: Premier Storyteller
Review: I consider Stephen King one of the master storytellers of our time. And "Green Mile" is one of the most vividly portrayed stories I have ever encountered!! While reading this story, I could almost feel the electricity in the air (hear the sounds, smell the smells....)! Imagine what it must be like on "Death Row" in a prison!! I could sense the atmosphere in this novel! Highly recommended!
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Summary: Very good book
Review: I like the book a lot and it was just as good as the movie
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Summary: Very Good
Review: I enjoyed reading this book a lot. I read it in the 6 parts, and I was so hooked by the novel that I read 2 parts in one evening. Not too scary but very interesting. If you like the book, you should see the movie. I don't want to give away the DRAMATIC, VERY SUSPENSFUL ending for you, so go buy the book now, and see what you think about it.
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Summary: One of his best
Review: Green Mile is a winner. Whenever King does a prison story you know it's going to be special. The Mile is one of the saddest most heart breaking novels King has ever written. I defy anybody who reads it not to hope that there's some way John Coffey can be saved. Is there horror? Oh yes. The young villain in this story is one of the nastiest King's ever created and one of the scariest becuase men like him walk our streets every day. The characters both good and evil are all strong and all come to life.
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Summary: better than ever
Review: I read a lot of Stephen King's pulp horror stuff early on -- Cujo, Dead Zone, etc. -- and though I found his stories entertaining, his style of adding realism through lots of pop culture references always annoyed me. I haven't read any King for at least 10 years, so I wasn't sure what to expect with "The Green Mile". I was very pleasantly surprised after reading it. His writing seems to have matured a great deal since his horror work. "Green Mile" is a substantive work that relies on strong characters and good plot development to carry the story along. Definitely a worthwhile read whether you are a Stephen King fan or not. This is easily one of the best books I have read this year.
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Summary: One of King's Best
Review: The Green Mile is about as good as it gets. A well paced, well written story with a very human feel to it. As good as the movie version of this story was, the book is even better. And readers will be sure to enjoy the serial cliffhangers at the end of each installment. I would definitely list this in the top 5 of King's works with The Stand being number 1. This is another of King's works that I recommend to friends who do not like horror fiction but want to find out why everyone is so crazy over Stephen King. Others include The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon and Dolores Claiborne. Also, be sure to read On Writing for some of King's insights into the story of the Green Mile and others.
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Summary: The Green Mile: Stephen King's Allusion of the Gospels
Review: For literary critics whom dismiss Stephen King's writing as unjustly successful pulp fiction, pick up a copy of The Green Mile and challenge your own preconceptions of his work. In this departure from the horror genre, King has forged a captivating novel that explores life and death, good and evil, and the hope of salvation. Set in Georgia during the Great Depression, King retells the story of Christ's persecution through the eyes of Paul Edgecombe, the central character and narrator (whose life closely paralells Saul from the New Testament). Edgecombe works as the head secrurity guard on the E-Block of Cold Mountain Penitentiary. At the outset of the novel, E-Block, the death row wing of the prison, receives a new black inmate named John Coffey, whose been convicted and sentenced to die for raping and murdering two young white girls. As his execution date quickly approaches, Edgecombe begins to question Coffey's guilt. Can Paul find evidence to answer his own doubts? Can he save a man from death who might be innocent? Can he live with himself if he doesn't? Find out in The Green Mile.
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Summary: Just Awesome!
Review: King is just so good. I start reading and have to force myself to put the books down. I had to wait until all of these little books were out, so I could read them all at once. When people think of King they usaually think HORROR, well he is a great horror novelist, however I dont consider this a horror book. The setting is back in the 50's or so and it's about a guard in a prison working on death row. The story King writes about this man's experience, is just incredible. Of course it turned out to be a big movie success, and I did watch the movie, and it was good, but when you read you can create your own movie. So even if you have seen this movie, get the book and see just how much better books are!!!
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