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Summary: The Green Mile
Review: This is probably the best book King has wrote that didn't scare the Hell out of you.
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Summary: One Of King's Best Stories, and It's Not Scary!
Review: This is one of the best works put out by Stephen King taking an unusual place and adding unusual circumstances to bring forth a tale of injustice and a supernatural means for righting the wrong. Paul Coffey is among the most memorable and loveable of Stephen King's characters. The description of a Florida death row and its versatile inmates and staff is skillfully done with brevity (just ask anyone who waited eagerly for each original installment when this was released in serial format). As a stand alone novel this book never scares the reader, although it may have made some squeamish people cringe in its portrayal of reality. But who out there really thought that death by electrocution was a "nice way to go"? This is an excellent way to get somebody hooked on Stephen King (and in the process kill that misconceived notion that Mr. King only writes "horror"). A good book to get the mind rolling, a great reminder to never get convicted of a capital offense!
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Summary: Haunting and Overwhelming
Review: This book is an absolute masterpiece. King does an excellent job of using the color green as a metaphor for Paul. If you don't read this book you are missing out on something extraordinary.
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Summary: The best Stephen King story ever!
Review: From the moment I picked up this book until the moment I put it down I was absolutely captivated. I wept for a full 15 minutes when I was done. It is a well-written story with incredible characters. It is by far one of the best books I have ever read and the best Stephen King so far.
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Summary: Painfully beautiful
Review: I bought the book because I wanted to know the story before the movie was released. I am a Stephen King fan but realize that not all of his stories translate well on film, so I wanted to get a heads up beforehand. In the same vein as 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption' (title of the original story, not the movie), Stephen King took what could have been a depressing and, what I'm sure some were expecting, horrifying story line, and wove into it some of the most touching glimpses of humanity and spirituality that I have ever read. Since the story is set in the 1930s, I thought he captured the racism of the time very well -- the interactions between John Coffey and the other characters in the book seemed natural, if that is a word wants to associate with prejudicial attitudes. What I liked about the book is that Stephen King was able to humanize everyone. In spite of being Death Row inmates, one can almost feel a sympathy for these men, except for Wild Bill Wharton, of course. John Coffey's tears, Delacroix's friendship with a stray mouse -- it was an interesting contrast to our popular perceptions of 'hardened criminals.' Also, the interactions between the 'guilty' men on the inside and the 'innocent' men on the outside make you think about who is more capable of evil (study Percy Whetmore). I agreed with one reviewer that, in collapsing the series into one novel, there was some unnecessary repetition at the beginning of each segment. Aside from that, I had very few problems with the book, and I cried when I finished reading it. Not the reaction I expected to have upon arriving at the end of a Stephen King novel. But, I leave you to judge for yourself. Also, go see the movie -- it is equally beautiful, and brings the characters (specifically John Coffey and Percy Whetmore) to life in a way that you can't get from reading the book. If anything, watch it for Mr. Jingles.
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Summary: A Great Book!
Review: This is one of the best novels by Stephen King that I have ever read! The characters are so real and you feel like you have been in the electric chair and I loved John Coffey! It's such a page turner that I felt really caught up in all the action! The movie follows the book extremely closely and was really true to the work. The book still stands alone and is even better!
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Summary: A great story, but...
Review: I really liked the first half of this story and I didn't dislike the second half, but... well, I don't know how to say it, it just wasn't as enchanting as King-tales usually are. The idea of the innocent John Coffey being executed was quite awful... But still it was a great read and I'm looking forward to the Tom Hanks movie!
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Summary: enjoyed it from the first page to the last!
Review: I really enjoyed the Green Mile by a great author Stephen King. It had my emotions from the first story "The Two Dead Girls" and King took em' though a great adventure. I thought it was sad when they had to execute Delacroix,leaving the mouse Mr. Jingles all alone. Also, John Coffey was a very likable character (I think that likable characters is a neccesity in books). And then King introduced Wild Bill Worton who was very entertaining to read about! If you want a book that is exiting and with many great characters (plus a chill or two) then The Green Mile is for you!
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Summary: The Green Mile
Review: This is a classic Stephen King novel. The only things I found wrong with it is there are too many typos, plot flow logic errors, not to mention Mr. King's propensity to attach supernatural powers onto Negro people. The study of character building is excellent in this novel, as Mr. King is a true master of character building. But I personally closed the book truly disappointed as the finalization is less than admirable for an otherwise enthralling fiction. I am glad I never bought into the serial novel...I would have felt extremely cheated.
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Summary: The Best Novel Ever
Review: Yes, without a doubt, I had the most fun, and the most memorable time reading this great book. There is metaphor and symbolism throughout. From the inmates "green mile" to Paul's personal "green mile" It's awesome; and the movie won't suffice. Only true King
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