La Milla Verde / the Green Mile
by Stephen King
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Read in October, 2003
Die einzelnen Teile habe ich schon seit sie 1996 herausgekommen sind. Damals gab es jeden Monat einen kleinen Band im Buchladen zu kaufen, zu je 5,-DM. Da ich damals schon Fan war, war es klar, dass ich mir das zulegen musste. Wenn ich nur ein paar Jährchen gewartet hätte, hätte ich später alles komplett und mit Filmfotos für 20,-DM erwerben können. Gelesen habe ich es ja eh erst 2003...
Die Story: Ein alter Mann (über hundert!!!) schreibt die Erlebnisse auf, die er anno 1932 als GefÃ...more
Die Story: Ein alter Mann (über hundert!!!) schreibt die Erlebnisse auf, die er anno 1932 als GefÃ...more
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Read in April, 2008
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Anyone who can take gore
Stephen King is a great author?! Who knew? I guess a huge chunk of the world-I recently heard or read somewhere that he's the world's top novelist. That was kind of shocking, but now I'm starting to understand why. I probably didn't give him much of a chance before because I'm not a horror reader and while most movies of his that I've seen scarred me for life, some of them had really bizarre endings that seriously called into question the author's abilities. Why would you ruin what was a su...more
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Read in September, 2007
I read this book when it came out & although I was a teen, I was a teen who'd been raised on the classics. Jane Austen. The Bronte sisters. War & Peace. Hell, even Hemingway. My parents were quite fanatical about the literature they 'subjected' me to. It was with just an ounce of (almost) teen rebellion that I began to read Stephen King. This was probably around the time I began to watch horror films with a vengeance, too, although I must say I easily differentiated between the good King...more
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Read in November, 2006
I did see the movie before I read the book, which actually enhanced my reading. I think the actors were so successfully chosen for the various roles that I acutally pictured Tom Hanks as the narrator and Michael Clark Duncan as the death row inmate.
King weaves some important themes and messages into this story. The most enlightening of which is being comfortable with growing old.
Paul, the prison guard narrator (Hanks' character) emerges as the tragic hero of this novel. While he comes...more
King weaves some important themes and messages into this story. The most enlightening of which is being comfortable with growing old.
Paul, the prison guard narrator (Hanks' character) emerges as the tragic hero of this novel. While he comes...more
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Read in December, 2005
recommends it for:
mature readers
this is the best book Stephen King has written to this point in his already illustrious (and extensive) career. It's the best because it's not simply a thriller (like 'Salem's Lot) or straight up horror (like Carrie or Misery), instead, it's a book filled with beauty and simplicity, and at the same time brutality and murder. While at some times in his career Mr. King has become carried away with gore and sprctacle, he doesn't make that mistake in this book. The story is well set up and unbeli...more
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Read in January, 2007
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anyone especially people who arnt into horror and have avoided steven king like the plague
I have just finished this book and wow what a read. Im not at all into horror either in books nor in films and even though my boyfriend has for years tried to get me to read Steven King Iv avoided him like the plague. I did know that he wrote other types of books, namely through their re-makes into hollywood films, i.e.. 'The Shawshank Redemption', 'Stand By Me' and of course 'The Green Mile' but still i was weary of approaching him.
It was only after my boyfriend read this and nagged me into...more
It was only after my boyfriend read this and nagged me into...more
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Read in June, 2008
Warga kulit hitam hingga pertengahan abad 20 adalah masyarakat kelas dua di AS. Karena "kepapaan" itulah, sering menjadi bidikan segala keburukan. Termasuk pelaku kejahatan yang sepertinya "wajib" disandang oleh orang kulit hitam. Proses persidangan tidak lebih hanya legalitas memberi hukuman saja. Inilah yang terjadi pada tahanan "negro" di penjara Green Mile.
Sang terdakwa menerima dengan pasrah, karena tidak ada bentuk pembelaan yang akan menjamin dia lolos d...more
Sang terdakwa menerima dengan pasrah, karena tidak ada bentuk pembelaan yang akan menjamin dia lolos d...more
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Read in March, 2003
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Narrator: Frank Muller
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 1999
Length: 13 hours and 45 min.
Publisher's Summary
Hear this history-making serial novel - from cliffhanger to cliffhanger - in its entirety. When it first appeared, one volume per month, Stephen King's The Green Mile was an unprecedented publishing triumph: all six volumes ended up on the New York Times best seller list - simultaneously - and delighted millions of fans the world over.
Welcom...more
Narrator: Frank Muller
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 1999
Length: 13 hours and 45 min.
Publisher's Summary
Hear this history-making serial novel - from cliffhanger to cliffhanger - in its entirety. When it first appeared, one volume per month, Stephen King's The Green Mile was an unprecedented publishing triumph: all six volumes ended up on the New York Times best seller list - simultaneously - and delighted millions of fans the world over.
Welcom...more
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Read in July, 1997
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My grandma
When Stephen King issued his New York Times best selling novel The Green Mile in monthly installments, millions of hooked readers anxiously awaited each cliff-hanging episode. Now, for the first time, all six exciting parts come together in one volume to let you enjoy Stephen King's masterpiece uninterrupted, from gripping opening to shattering climax.
At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers are as depraved as the psychopat...more
At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers are as depraved as the psychopat...more
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Read in January, 2008
Wow!
And here I thought all Stephen King was capable of writing was cheap, tawdry horror novels. I stand corrected. This is without doubt one of the most powerful books I've read in a long time.
The Green Mile is a tragedy that plumbs the depths of human moral complexity by examining the character of death-row inmates and the penitentiary guards that keep watch over them. We find that the inflexible, pitiless aspect of laws that demands the death penalty are incapable of judging men in t...more
And here I thought all Stephen King was capable of writing was cheap, tawdry horror novels. I stand corrected. This is without doubt one of the most powerful books I've read in a long time.
The Green Mile is a tragedy that plumbs the depths of human moral complexity by examining the character of death-row inmates and the penitentiary guards that keep watch over them. We find that the inflexible, pitiless aspect of laws that demands the death penalty are incapable of judging men in t...more
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Read in August, 2003
Moja ulubiona książka, po prostu ją kocham. Nigdy wcześniej i nigdy później nie czytałem niczego co by tak bardzo na mnie zadziałało. Momentami jest zabawna, ale głównie smutna i muszę się przyznać, że od egzekucji Eduarda Delacroix płakałem do samego końca z małymi może przerwami ;) i to właśnie jego historia wzruszyła mnie w sumie nawet bardziej niż Johna.
Nigdy wczeÅ›niej nie zdarzyÅ‚o mi siÄ™ nic takiego żebym po przeczytaniu jakiejÅ› książki do koÅ„ca zabraÅ‚ siÄ...more
Nigdy wczeÅ›niej nie zdarzyÅ‚o mi siÄ™ nic takiego żebym po przeczytaniu jakiejÅ› książki do koÅ„ca zabraÅ‚ siÄ...more
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Read in January, 1996
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Anyone
What a great set of books this turned out to be. I read them one at a time which was such a great way to read the story. It was genius as it had me waiting and wanting more from King which I suspect is the purpose of the way it was released.
For those who are unaware, it was released as old Charles Dickens books were in serial format. Meaning that the story was actually being written WHILE the fans were reading the books.
Oddly King read many comments from fans while writing about the boo...more
For those who are unaware, it was released as old Charles Dickens books were in serial format. Meaning that the story was actually being written WHILE the fans were reading the books.
Oddly King read many comments from fans while writing about the boo...more
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Read in August, 2008
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Night~Light
For me the book is amazing.. it's just extraordinary,truely unbelievable and not just the story, nor even the stile.. for me, everything in this book came with the detail, so brilliantly described and touching.. But the thing, that will make me remember this book, and remember it well, is the very end of it, the last 60 to 70 pages, which can make you shiver, can make you fell the pain of the characters, to see their agony and suffering.Not with some brilliant writing, oh no. But with smth bette...more
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Read in July, 1996
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Period Piece Fans, King Fans
This was a really good story that falls more into line with King's novellas such as The Shawshank Redemption or Stand By Me., It's the story of a prison guard and a very paculiar inmate, John Coffee. Coffee is on death row for the murder of two young girls. He professes his innocence, but he's a black man, caught holding two dead white girls in the 1930's. Not good odds, even though the huge man is a gentle soul who quickly gains the affection of the prison staff. What no one knows is the circum...more
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Honestly I read this novel after having watched the movie and I'm thankful that I did because the novel goes so far beyond what the movie did and it is a true masterpiece. The difference for me... other than the fact that the movie left out so many details... is that reading allows you to get inside the heads of the characters, to know what they're are feeling and to feel it too and that's what you miss out on in the movie. I cried in the movie but I cried harder reading the book... for pages ...more
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This is another one of those books that I found fascinating, well-written, easy to read, and which I have a hard time recommending to anyone because it made me feel so BAD. I knew going into it that this would not be a feel-good book (it's set on death-row, duh), but I didn't realize how much King would make me LIKE the characters.
I've heard Harlan Ellison describe his story "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" as an uplifting story, not because of what the character goes through (wh...more
I've heard Harlan Ellison describe his story "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" as an uplifting story, not because of what the character goes through (wh...more
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Read in October, 2007
Mein bisher bester Stephen King-Roman (OK, es waren ja auch noch nicht so viele): Authentische Charaktere, eine strigente Handlung und eine spannende, am Ende fast poetische Erzählung.
Die Hörbuchfassung nervt durch dramatisierende Syntie-Musik im Hintergrund (nicht immer, aber zu Beginn und zum Ende jeder CD und an den "dramatischen Höhepunkten" in der Erzählung), doch der gute Sprecher David Nathan kompensiert das mit s...more
Die Hörbuchfassung nervt durch dramatisierende Syntie-Musik im Hintergrund (nicht immer, aber zu Beginn und zum Ende jeder CD und an den "dramatischen Höhepunkten" in der Erzählung), doch der gute Sprecher David Nathan kompensiert das mit s...more
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Read in July, 2003
I had gotten this full set as a gift years ago and had deliberately avoided the movie as I knew the day would come when I would once again swallow my prejudices and hope for the best with Stephen King. While not quite the best, I must say that this certainly was a fine read. The only negative thing I can say about The Green Mile (and this is about as futile as complaining about rain) are his typical cutesy bits that
will repeat over and over again: "Done like a tom turkey" and Coffey ...more
will repeat over and over again: "Done like a tom turkey" and Coffey ...more
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adults
Nancy & I read this book a long time ago, even before the movie came out. We started reading it together and just had one copy of the book. I'd read some, then she'd take it home and read and I'd go to her house and sneak it back to my house! lol
Never in a book have I cried as much as I did with this book. And I was so glad I read it before the movie came out. And since then, there's a rule in my house that if a 'book' movie comes out, then the book has to be read first! Needless to...more
Never in a book have I cried as much as I did with this book. And I was so glad I read it before the movie came out. And since then, there's a rule in my house that if a 'book' movie comes out, then the book has to be read first! Needless to...more
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Gosh, I really liked this book. But I really, really liked the movie. I guess this is what happens when you watch the movie before you read the book.
Like "The Firm" and "Jaws," this is one of the few books where I liked the movie version better. How often can you say that? But heck, let Stephen King write the script, and let Tom Hanks say the words, and how can you beat that?
Also, this is the first Stephen King book I've ever read. He jumps around a lot, from differen...more
Like "The Firm" and "Jaws," this is one of the few books where I liked the movie version better. How often can you say that? But heck, let Stephen King write the script, and let Tom Hanks say the words, and how can you beat that?
Also, this is the first Stephen King book I've ever read. He jumps around a lot, from differen...more
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