Rating: Summary: What an amazing book Review: well, I heard about the movie, and always heard the book was better. So I got the book out, and read it in about 3 days. I was amazed. Then I later saw the movie, and I am not exactly sure which is better. I do know that The Green Mile is my favorite book of all time. I borrowed it from the library and ended up returning it 3 weeks late (oops) because I get so into it every time I read it. I can't really tell anyone WHY to read it..they just kind of have to. You can't get the feel of it from hearing about it.
Rating: Summary: 361 reviews and 99% ranged this book with 5 stars!!!!! Review: simply unbelievable. this book seems to be an utterly successful one according to its massive brilliant reviews. not even a master piece such like war and peace of tolstoy could have such a feedback at amazon. yes. i bought this book, the #1 ny times bestseller. but honestly speaking, i felt rather disappointed after reading. first of all, the story could have be told in 300 pages,but in no means 536. and plus the plain story and the flat characters all along the way, you dont have to read past the first half to know it all. its intention of showing the readers about inhumanity of man is a bit too obvious too. and most funny thing is stephen king created a role of a black/supernatural/ innocent/holy man to solve all the problems for all, including curing diseases for the good, giving punishment to the evil and also deciding how the story shud finally end up.
Rating: Summary: King's Best Novel Yet! Review: Stephen King has definately outdone himself with "The Green Mile." I have never read a book before that has such great detail and has been so very well planned out. This has to be one of King's best novels ever. Not only does this story deal with facts such as racism and how prisioners were treated;it also shows how life in general was durning the Great Depression. King gives you the feeling that you are actually witnessing what all happens in this book. You can emphasize with some characters such as John Coffey, Paul Edgecombe, and Melinda Moores; while you despise other characters such as Percy Whitmore and Wharton. I especially like that King showed how people's opinions changed throughout this book. Some seemed to gain a conscience while others seemed to lose theirs. This is an excellent showing of how humans just want to find someoe to blame for a crime and then move on with life. It also proves that we really don't care if a person is guilty or not; just as long as we have someone to blame that fits the sterotype of who we think could have comitted a certain crime. I would highly recommend "The Green Mile" to anyone. It will make you question life in general, and why things happen the way they do. Could it be possible for someone who is capable of working miracles to actually exist? You will never look at life the same way ever again after reading this.
Rating: Summary: Another winner from the King! Review: Wow! This is easily one of King's best. It is such a good story with excellently drawn out characters. This is the only book to ever make me cry. I would recommend this book first to a King newby because of it's perfect length and non-horror subject matter. Read this and you'll not be disappointed.
Rating: Summary: Truly exceptional Review: I'm not a fan of King by any stretch of the imagination, but this work is truly exceptional, with brilliant characters in original situations. Do yourself a favor and see what all the fuss is about: read it.Also, the movie complements it perfectly.
Rating: Summary: The Green Mile Review: The green Mile is an exciting book about a man whom was unjustly accused of the murder of twins girls. A healing, kind, soul that was actually trying to help the girls with his magic cure. The head prison guard, whom narrated the story, was taken by this enomus black man when he reached through the bars of his cell one day to cure an immensely painful urinary infection. Read more about this great book.
Rating: Summary: One of King's Best Review: This book isn't the most exciting novel Stephen King has ever written, but it is by far the most descriptive. As a fan of his work, I can tell that he has now matured into a different writer. His descriptions are frighteneing realistic, and I couldn't help feeling sorry for John Coffey--not to mention poor Del thanks to Percy. I liked how the book switched between him being a prison guard and him writing from the future, though I was too wrapped up in the story at the prison to care much about his new-found love in the nursing home. If you've never been a Stephen King fan, throw all of that out the window. This isn't a slasher like 'The Shining' or 'It'. This is a book that is worthy enough to be made into one of the most famous films in Hollywood history. Although the book is better, that has to tell you something about King. I loved this book enough to want to re-read it, and I will when I finish 'Firestarter'. I saw nothing really wrong with this book, other than the fact that it did move slow during some parts. But other than that, the characters are so realistic. You want to save John Coffey, help Paul and strangle Percy. That makes it all too real for me. 10 stars if I could.
Rating: Summary: WOW! An Amazing Book! Review: THE GREEN MILE is a heart warming tale of injustice and discrimination. After being convicted of killing two girls, John Coffing, a black slave, was sentenced to death. With a secret no one knew about, Jonh felt all alone until the deathrow guard found him innocent. A book this good should be in every house. I recommend this book to teenagers and adults. It holds a powerful moral that should be shared with everyone.
Rating: Summary: PHENOMENAL BOOK!!! Review: I've heard about Stephen King writing fantastic books and wanted to see for my self how good this author really is. I chose "The Green Mile" because I heard heard the movie was great. I havent seen the movie yet but the book was excellent. It opened my eyes to all the injustices going on in the world. King used many writing techniques includeing forshadowing and flashbacks. The whole story was just set up beautifully. i read this 536 page novel in about 11 days! I wouldnt recommend it if you've seen the movie. The element of suspense is vital to the enjoyment of this book. It will bring tears to your eyes.
Rating: Summary: Very surprising book Review: Referring to the foreword of the edition that I had, King tells the story of the modern serial novel. He got the idea from that nineteenth century bestselling author Charles Dickens, who published his own horror masterpiece "The Old Curiosity Shop" in chapbook (serial) form. People lined up on the pier in Baltimore for the final segment, and 12 people were pushed to their drowning off the end of the dock before the ship arrived. Oddly appealing, the format. The novel itself is completely engrossing. As many of King's first-person narratives go, he reveals the character of Paul Edgecombe only so much at a time, while gripping the reader with the saga of John Coffey (like the drink, but spelled different). Like always, King won't ever let us leave the page unturned, and the unfortunate folks who had to read the novel under six separate covers (as it was originally published)probably felt like those on the pier in Baltimore waiting for the end of Dickens' book: cheated until the next one came out. It's great...really. The Christlike figure appears again in King's great narrative, this time in the unlikeliest of places: Death Row. Read it...you'll love it.
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