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Summary: Non Stop Emotions
Review: John Coffee is now one of my al time favorite characters in any ficton novel that I have read! I had times of tears and laughter while reading this book for the struggles that each character goes through. The emotions that you feel for John Coffee are as if he truly is a real human being. Stephen King does an outstanding job on letting us never forget the characters in this book for the rest of our lives!
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Summary: Painfully good and bitterly sad
Review: The Green Mile is less a single story than several, set around two main characters on Death Row: one outside the bars, one inside. Paul Edgecombe, an experienced prison guard, watches John Coffey, a huge black prisoner condemned for the rape and murder of two young girls. As he waits for Coffey's execution, Edgecombe must deal with Eduard Delacroix, who meets a more-than-usually horrific end in the electric chair, the strange mouse, Mr. Jingles, who seems smarter than some of the prisoners, Wild Bill Wharton, a young psychopath who makes their lives a living hell, and Percy Wetmore, a vicious and pitiful colleague who Edgecombe could easily do without. When Coffey miraculously heals Edgecombe's urinary infection, and later Mr. Jingles, he soon suspects the man has been wrongly imprisoned.This is a stirring tale, maybe predictable in places but with stunningly unexpected passages to make up for it. Some parts make you cringe - when Mr. Jingles is hurt, and when Delacroix is killed, I won't say how - and some make you want to cry in frustration, particularly towards the end. A magnificent story which only loses a little in its transfer to a single novel. Classic.
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Summary: The Green Mile
Review: I enjoyed the book The Green Mile very much. It's the best book that I've ever read. I give it a five. It was about a prison guard named Paul. It takes place in southern U.S., in the 1930's. It tells about tough times that people had to go through because of the depression.
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Summary: This Is One Of The Best Books of this Century
Review: This was a really good book. It was so good that it only took me 4 days to finish it, I couldn't put it down! It's a very sad book. This book is about a man, John Coffey, who cures people and he tryed to cure two dead girls, but it was too late to cure them and he was caught by the police and taken to jail for something he didn't do! I won't tell you what happens to him, you'll have to read it for yourself. It's a very sad but interesting book!
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Summary: Good, but not as good as I had hoped
Review: I have never like a screenplay better than a novel, but I actually liked the movie "The Green Mile" better than the book. I really enjoyed the book, but the acting, visual effects, and music combined to tell a more moving story in my opinion. The stuff the movie cut out I think was wise because it didn't add to the book very much and the stuff the movie changed I thought was better. (i.e. Tom Hanks finds out that Wild Bill killed the little girls by grasping Coffey's hand, not by deduction) Overall, it's a good story, and I've gotta give credit to Stephen King for coming up with the idea, but it's better told by Speilberg's amazing talent.
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Summary: Great Literature
Review: I have been a Stephen King forever it seems, since I first read the gruesome short stories in "Night Shift" more than 20 years ago. But this book is not just for us loyal King followers. Yes, it is gruesome and horrifying, but more than that, it is a wonderfully written story. I find it hard to believe that King did not know where the story would end as he wrote. The plot is so tightly woven, with not a single word or action wasted. Every piece of information King provides the reader is necessary. Every character is real and has a unique voice, and a reason for being. I completely enjoyed this story and look forward to more great literature from Mr. King.
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Summary: Hey you, yah you, check this book review out! The book's fab
Review: The Green Mile has to be, so far, my favorite book that i've ever read. At first, when I saw the previews, it looked like one of those "touching" stories. But it wasn't; well not totally. It had everything that a book reader would like: Mystery, suspense, drama, and action. The mystery is that you are curious as to whether John Coffey is really innocent or not(Paul Edgecombe finds out in a rather sleuthy way). The suspense is when your wondering what exactly will happen to John Coffey in the end. The drama is toward the end when you find the truth about John Coffey. Might I add that the reason that nobody tells the secret about John Coffey to any of the reporters is because John Coffey said that he wanted to leave this world because no one likes him and everybody treats him like dirt. This book left me dreuling for more Stephen King works, although I doubt that there will be anything this good coming from his alley anytime soon. This is surely my "long-lost love" as far as books go. I've always wondered if I would find that book; well guess what, I found it!
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Summary: Remarkable
Review: Mind you that I watched the movie first and I already hooked with it. Then I spent 2 days reading the novel and once again I was experiencing a wonderful story ever written. This is a remarkable story about life and death and all the miracles between.
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Summary: My favorite Stephen King book!
Review: During Thanksgiving break, my uncle and I saw the previews for The Green Mile. Since we saw that it had Tom Hanks in it, we decided that we would read the book before we went and saw the movie. When we both finished the book, we loved it. We went and saw the movie. The movie was good, but it had leave out a lot of Paul Edgecomb's ideas and thoughts about things. So if anybody wants to go see The Green Mile, I would advise you to read the book because it is great!
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Summary: Entertaining but I have a few problems with it (3.5 stars)
Review: Yes, it was easy to read and entertaining. Original too. I don't particularly like King's books but I read this because I've heard so much about the movie and I do hope the movie is better (NEVER thought I would think the screen play could be better than the book) because I was dissappointed. Why were all the characters so black and white? Yes, Percy was terrible but there is only a certain amount of bad you can stuff into a person. I was surprised how Mrs. Edgecomb is so sweet in every respect (until she knocks over the table and that too she apologizes for). I didn't like how this worked out as an allusion to the bible (Coffy as Christ, Electric chair as cross, etc.). Very unrealistic ending - doesn't Hal care that the man who saved his wife is going to die? I think realistically they would have tried to save or atleast made a bigger attempt. Yes humans are horrible (I personally prefer animals) but I slightly larger effort should have been made to save Coffy if one wanted the book to be feasible. Also the whole magical part of the situation would have scared the guards and knowing how stupid humans get - one of them would have tried to tell the public about him and use him for fame/money. Another black/white situation is that guy at the nursing home who harasses Mr. Edgecomb (heard they excluded this from the movie - not surprised) and was thought of to be like Percy was SO UNREALISTIC! King's characters are either good or bad - no gray area. Yes it was a decent and entertaining book but as far as style goes it was plain lousy - 15 yrs.
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