Advantages: Superb writing, keeps you wondering right till the end Disadvantages: can be a bit long winded for some
...personal opinion of course!). The first book I ever read of his was Salem's Lot (which I will review in due course!) and ever since that day, many years ago, I have been hooked on his books and all of the film adaptations of those books. The Green Mile is one book that I have read many times and my copy is getting very careworn and dog-eared looking but it still comes out on a regular basis and is read again and again. Because I am such a prolific ... ...in 1932, otherwise known as the Green Mile (hence the title!).
John Coffey is an inmate who is convicted of the brutal murder of two little girls (twin sisters), but there is something different about him. Well apart from the fact that he is 6 foot 8 inches tall and black. He is quiet, polite, respectful of the wardens and scared of the dark. From the outset, "Boss" Edgecome is a little intrigued by Coffey as he does not seem to belong on death ...
bonsi6337 18.05.2008
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Advantages: Great and gripping storyline. Disadvantages: None
...get this once I'd seen the film. It's a genuine masterpiece. Basic Plot: ----------- Following a double rape/murder of 2 young girls in a small town, a huge Black man named John Coffey is arrested at the scene and tried for the crime. He's sentenced to die in the electric chair at Cold Mountain Prison. Under the watchful eye of Paul Edgescombe and Brutus "Brutal" Howell he sees his term out, witnessing all manner of cruelties and degredation from ... ...I don't wish to spoil the book for anyone). As the book goes on one comes to realise that there's a lot more to John Coffey than first meets the eye. He has certain gifts which set him aside from the usual death row inmates, a fact which dawns upon the guards at Cold Mountain during his stay there. Principal Characters: --------------------- John Coffey : The focus for the book, a "gentle giant" of a man, serves his time at Cold Mountain Penitentiary ...
Boonoiy 19.09.2001
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Advantages: Great storyline, not too short, not gory, a good read Disadvantages: Sad, a bit longwinded on occasions
...book that keeps you turning the pages all the way through. Before I start I will warn you that it is not Kings usual style of book at all, it isn't at all like Kings usual horror books. I have never been found of King because of his horror, but this is ... differnt... it has a slight hint of horror, but is mainly a captivating thriller. Yes it has gore, but for some reason that only makes it more exiting...anyway; on with the review.
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... ...as a movie (which by the way is remarkably close to the book and is well worth watching!)
Plot
This amazing book is set in 1935, which if I am correct is the Great depression. The whole book is written as one man remembering his time as a warden at a death row prison. You have a variety of different characters from all the wardens to the prisoners, it is a story which expresses peoples reactions to these prisoners very, very well. From Percy Wetmore ...
Secre 30.03.2004
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...book was, but reading through the other reviews I decided that this has already been done somewhat. So I decided to just tell you how it made me feel when I read it. You've probably all seen the film or read the book so you know what it's about. But how did it make you feel? For anyone not au fais with the basic plot, here it comes so hold onto your seats! The story is set in a small "death house" in 1932 in southern USA. It's narrated by an old ... ...of the death row, the cell block where people who were sentenced to death were kept, awaiting execution by electric chair; "Old Sparky." The name Green Mile comes from the fact that the walk is often called the "Last Mile" in other prisons but here it has a green floor, hence the name.
Paul Edgecombe is happy, although ill with an infection. That is until a mysterious prisoner called John Coffey arrives with seemingly astonishing supernatural healing ...
glidercwh 11.03.2003
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Advantages: One Hell of a good read. Disadvantages: Came in parts before released as a single book.
I first read The Green Mile a few years ago, when the partwork came out, and was eager to go to the shop for the next part. It starts off with an elderly gentleman who seems to be writing his memoirs, and turns into the most gripping will they/wont they story I have read for a long time. The gentleman, Paul Edgecombe, is the boss of E-Block, in Cold Mountain Prison. E-Block is death row for them. It centres around a particular man, John Coffey, and ... ...and to death row, called the Green Mile, on account of how the linoleum is the colour of faded limes.
There are a few characters in this story. Paul Edgecombe, known as Boss Edgecombe. He is married to Jan. Brutus Howell, known as Brutal, because of his size, but he is a good guy. He is another guard, and a real friend to Paul. Dean Stanton and Harry Terwilliger are another pair of guards, who are often on the mile. There is also the electric chair, ...
Aussieme1106 07.07.2004 (14.08.2004)
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Advantages: it tell the story well, makes you want to be there Disadvantages: the film is not as indepth as the book
I have read the most gripping story that Stephen King has ever written this was The Green Mile. When i first bought this book just form reading the back cover it was the book that was never going to be put down. The story is focused in the Cold Mountain Correctional Facility in the 1930's, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers await death, whilst their guards watch over them. Good or evil, innocent or guilty, none of ... ...Paul Edgecomb is the head Prison guard on Death Row at the Cold Mountain Correctional Facility. When a new inmate, John Coffey, is sent to the prison for the brutal murder of two children, the guards notice something very odd about him.
The way 'the green mile' was written made me feel as if I was there like a as an extra guard on duty, watching Paul Edgecomb taking the prisoners along the green mile to death row. The book is deeper in texture and ...
watchfulspice 10.01.2001 (26.08.2001)
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Advantages: Longish, very easy to read Disadvantages: Extremely sad and depressing
I have just finished reading the Green Mile by Stephen King, having never read one of his books before. It is about an elderly man writing about his experiences whilst working on death row, and in particular with one convicted murderer named John Coffey. Although I can appreciate that King is an excellent author, and that he does write chilling novels as a rule, I was still surprised at just how depressing the book was. There was not a single page ...
disco-clare 14.08.2000
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...King’s exquisite ability to thrust the reader into the dark realms of each character is, alone, an excellent reason to read this book. The story is told by way of the first warden, who is an amicable man and one who try’s not to judge people (difficult considering the line of work he is in). I don’t want to give the story away, but King touches on many emotions and keeps the readers thinking ‘he did’,…..’no he didn’t?’….Yes, he did!’. The book is ...
honey350 27.07.2000
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Advantages: Best king ever Disadvantages: bit long
...his best with books like the green mile, a cross between a thriller\horrow which he writes in such a way that youll be turning page by page in anticipation to whats going to happen next. I finished this book in 3 days which is quite quick considering the size of the thing. This was the first and last series of novels king wrote but now all have been published, it is avaliable as one larege novel. If you have seen the movie, read the book - it is ...
shumboy 14.07.2000
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Advantages: Spell binding fiction Disadvantages: You have to buy more than one copy because everyone else will read yours .
This is the most amazing scintillating and outstanding book I have ever had the pleasure to read. I was gripped by it and it reads like fact more than fiction. Every single time I got near to the bottom of a page I would race as fast as I could just to turn over the next one to see how the story evolved. The Book is set on death row. Part of the story is the struggle for acceptance and caring for a very quiet man, with an amazing gift, who ends up ... ...of the other characters mentioned in the book include, a nutty prison guard, an evil caseworker and a little mouse called steamboat Willy. In the book there is greed, emotion, drama and hatred and you would not believe the ending, it’s a real surprise.
It is a total turn around for Stephen King and I love it. I have been reading he’s a book for a very long time but this is the only one that my 76-year-old grandmother has enjoyed reading as much ...
pippoodle 17.08.2001
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Advantages: It just has to be read! Disadvantages: None - and I'm not joking!
...Stephen Kings definative literary moments. The Green Mile has to be by far the best book he has ever written. I was priveleged to buy this book the first time around when it was issued in 6 monthly parts and I can assure it is one of the most riveting reads. From the very beginning it has a "must read one more page" feel to it. The story tells of John Coffey, a giant of a man who is wrongly convicted of the murder of twin sisters in the heart of ... ...Green Mile" ..However, John Coffey is not all he seems to be, and his mysterious powers soon come into the fore, something that prison boss Paul Edgecombe will soon come to learn. A gripping tale from start to finish, if you enjoyed The Shawshank Redemption, then you're gonna love this!!! ...
paulc20001 28.05.2001
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Advantages: Tremendous story & characters Disadvantages: none
...My wife told me of the torture of having to wait for the next installment. As a result of the way it was written and released every chapter, or mini-book has a real cliffhanger of an ending. The story revolves around the guards on death row one summer during the 1930s (I think), and the mysterious inmate John Coffey, on death row for the rape and murder of 2 little girls. Coffey is a remarkable man with a God given gift, so why would he do something ...
bjlangley 04.09.2000
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Advantages: Great first person perspective Disadvantages: Some parts drag on
This was the first Stephen King novel that I read, but you can safely say that I am now hooked on his material. The story is basically about a death row on Cold Mountain, where Paul Edgecombe is incharge of the green mile, a place where the inmates are destined for good 'ole Sparky. One inmate by the name of John Coffey (unlike coffee) intriques the prsion officers. Despite being an absulutely huge giant, Edgecombe comes to believe that he is actually ... ...heals his urinary infection. The prsion wardens wife suffers from a tumour, Edgecombe decides to take a risk that would cost him his job. In the middle of one night shift, he and several other officers take Coffey to the wardens house.....
This book really captivated me, with all its subplots that complimented the main. A truly great read! ...
ceminem 21.09.2001
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Advantages: Wonderful characters, emotional events, vivid story line Disadvantages: The only disadvange to this book is that it ended.
...very real human characters. The emotions and events in this book made me laugh and cry several times. The main character is an elderly gentleman telling the new love of his life a secret from his past. He goes back to the time in his life when his son is no longer living at home, and he and his wife are still very much in love and happy together. The story revolves around the position he was holding as the head of the Death Row cell block during ... ...Row turn out to be the real story. Each character developes throughout the story to reveal the secrets of how each of them came to be in that place at that time and how their lives effect each other and the other guards. Several shocking events will keep you spellbound as you race to turn each page to find out what comes next! ...
SweetJeni25 18.03.2004
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Advantages: brilliantly written, interesting all the way through Disadvantages: none
...read this book after watching the film and really enjoying it. The film and book are very similar but there are a couple of differences. The story is about a prison block that has been named the green mile because the floor is green and it’s the last place the prisoner walks before he goes in the electric chair. Everything is as normal until a prisoner called John Coffey comes in. He isn’t like the other prisoners and Edgecome (the boss ... ...out that he didn’t commit the murders that he’s in prison for it’s obviously very hard to kill him.
This is the first Stephen King book that I have completely read. I have tried other books but find it too descriptive and I get bored. I like to get on with the story! Once I got into the book I couldn’t put it down. I might try and read his other books again!
If you have seen this film you should definitely read the book. ...
annette_tr9 02.07.2001
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