At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers are depraved as the psychopathic "Billy the Kid" ...
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Jan 18, 2012
Ellen
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I have just finished this book and wow what a read. I'm not at all into horror, either in books or in films, and even though my boyfriend has for years tried to get me to read Steven King I've avoided him like the plague. I did know that he wrote other types of books, namely through the re-makes of these books 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.
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Dec 26, 2011
Kelanth, in tenebris lux tua
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Credo proprio di essere un fan Kingiano del tutto atipico.
Non si spiegherebbe altrimenti il fatto di come mi sia innamorato de "L'ombra dello scorpione" e abbia trovato pesantissimo "It", di come mi abbiano entusiasmato tutti i libri firmati "Bachman", o l'odiato dai molti "Cell" e abbia trovato lentissimo questo Miglio Verde, tralascio la saga di Roland che è umanamente apprezzata da tutti.
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Non si spiegherebbe altrimenti il fatto di come mi sia innamorato de "L'ombra dello scorpione" e abbia trovato pesantissimo "It", di come mi abbiano entusiasmato tutti i libri firmati "Bachman", o l'odiato dai molti "Cell" e abbia trovato lentissimo questo Miglio Verde, tralascio la saga di Roland che è umanamente apprezzata da tutti.
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Nov 24, 2011
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[Reviewed in 2003.:]
Have you ever read a book and been so affected by it that it moved you to tears? I just finished reading The Green Mile by Stephen King and I sat there tearing every few pages or so. It's incredible - the emotion, the feelings... Just the starkness of what's presented. It's a prison story, but moves beyond that, touching on naked human sensibilities, on basic human emotions. Ugh. I am really bad at reviews.
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Have you ever read a book and been so affected by it that it moved you to tears? I just finished reading The Green Mile by Stephen King and I sat there tearing every few pages or so. It's incredible - the emotion, the feelings... Just the starkness of what's presented. It's a prison story, but moves beyond that, touching on naked human sensibilities, on basic human emotions. Ugh. I am really bad at reviews.
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Jun 27, 2008
Hasanuddin
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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.
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Apr 29, 2008
Mara
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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
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Oct 26, 2007
Josh
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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.
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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. More...
Jul 17, 2007
Michael
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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
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Nov 05, 2008
Elena
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I own a "one book" translated edition (in Italian),even if here too it was sold in six separated volumes. Here I find SK at his best: the characters are vividly depicted, and so are their emotions and thoughts. The plot is quite simple, but it's powerful and moving: a story of social complaint, crime and punishment (and its lawfulness), revenge and forgiveness, innocence and guilt and last but not least, hope - even if the ending is not a happy and reassuring one - I won't tell it, of
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Apr 13, 2009
Michele
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This series was awesome. I read it when it was one at a time and I would die waiting until the next one came out :)
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May 11, 2011
Coligne
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Questo è il primo romanzo di King che leggo, devo dire che come inizio non avrebbe potuto essere migliore! Il Miglio Verde è un gran bel libro, profondo, a volte commovente, e-sopratutto-fa riflettere.
Vanta una delle migliori craterizzazione del personaggi in cui mi sono imbattuto, con personaggi così ben delineati da sembrare quasi reali.
E così non si può non immedesimarsi in Paul Edgecombe, capo delle guardi del Braccio della Morte del carcere di Could Montain, una persona per bene, nonostante More...
Vanta una delle migliori craterizzazione del personaggi in cui mi sono imbattuto, con personaggi così ben delineati da sembrare quasi reali.
E così non si può non immedesimarsi in Paul Edgecombe, capo delle guardi del Braccio della Morte del carcere di Could Montain, una persona per bene, nonostante More...
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Dec 23, 2008
Mrs.
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The Green Mile
By: Stephen King
The book Begins with the story of Paul Edgecombe. Paul works at the Cold mountain penitentiary in the E-Block where people are jailed while they are waiting for their turn to meet “old sparky”, the E-Block’s electric chair. Everything is normal there until a main named John Coffey is brought to E-Block. He is a huge man and he was found with the bodies of two eight year old girls dead in his arms, and everyone assumes that he is guilty but Paul thi More...
By: Stephen King
The book Begins with the story of Paul Edgecombe. Paul works at the Cold mountain penitentiary in the E-Block where people are jailed while they are waiting for their turn to meet “old sparky”, the E-Block’s electric chair. Everything is normal there until a main named John Coffey is brought to E-Block. He is a huge man and he was found with the bodies of two eight year old girls dead in his arms, and everyone assumes that he is guilty but Paul thi More...
Dec 03, 2011
Lisa.scott
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The storyline was interesting and inventive and slighting haughting in some part, (althrough I am a little angry that John Coffey had to die, althought it was best for him). I'm glad I didn't have to read The Green Mile in 1996 I don't think I could have waited for the next installment with out going crazy. My only problem with the storyline is when he went back to the old folk's home at the begining of each installment I got a little lost in the flow of the story. But it was nice to hear/read t
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Oct 07, 2011
Vicki
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My exposure to Stephen King has been from scary movies which did not prompt me to want to read his books. I did see Shawshank Redemption years ago and remember being surprised after the fact to realize the story originated with King. But once again our book club selection prompted me to grudgingly pick up a book I wouldn't otherwise read, so I read it, not wanting to be left out at discussion time. Amazingly I discovered that it is not scary, just an incredibly good read!
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Sep 19, 2011
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Stephen King has the great ability to create a brilliant setting and characters in his novels that I can actually see myself beside them watching the story unfold in front of my eyes and to me this always signals a great novel.
I loved reading this novel as a whole as they were still bits of it that were like a series. For instance the repeat of what had happened at the start of each part, I think this adds character to the book and taken this away the book may have lost some of its ch More...
I loved reading this novel as a whole as they were still bits of it that were like a series. For instance the repeat of what had happened at the start of each part, I think this adds character to the book and taken this away the book may have lost some of its ch More...
Jul 04, 2011
Carla
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I am not a new reader of Stephen King's novels, but I am a new appreciator of the literary qualities of his non-horror titles, such as The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel. While there is a paranormal aspect to this novel (previously published in serial form), what appealed to me most was King's authentic use of voice and register for the Depression-era setting, his strong characterisation, and his handling of the moral and ethical questions involved in the implementation of the death penal
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May 29, 2011
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Paul Edgecombe narrates this story that took place in 1932, when he was the head guard on E Block at Cold Mountain Prison (i.e. The Green Mile). He and his fellow guards – Dean Stanton, Harry Terwilliger, and Brutus Howell – were witness to some extraordinary events that year, and were forced to make some difficult choices. It was the year of John Coffey – “just like the drink, only spelled different.” And it was the year of Percy Wetmore – a small, mean More...
Oh, my ….
Paul Edgecombe narrates this story that took place in 1932, when he was the head guard on E Block at Cold Mountain Prison (i.e. The Green Mile). He and his fellow guards – Dean Stanton, Harry Terwilliger, and Brutus Howell – were witness to some extraordinary events that year, and were forced to make some difficult choices. It was the year of John Coffey – “just like the drink, only spelled different.” And it was the year of Percy Wetmore – a small, mean More...
Apr 07, 2011
Anthony
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I believe that The Green Mile is one of Stephen King's best novels that is not a horror story, or a complete macabre story. Stephen King proves to his fans and the general public that he is not tied down just to horror novels. He can write novels of courage, history, and sorrow, and he does this so masterfully that it is no wonder this book was the #1 New York Times Bestseller.
The Green Mile is a book about a man named Paul Edgecombe, in his later years, writing an autobiography of himse More...
The Green Mile is a book about a man named Paul Edgecombe, in his later years, writing an autobiography of himse More...
Feb 22, 2011
Shaun
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This was the first Stephen King novel I have ever read. I suppose I’ve stayed away from him because I don’t like being scared and because I tend to stick to the classic or “important” books. Try as I may to distinguish myself from the elitist snobs who made me hate being an English major, I must admit I have a hierarchy of worthy versus unworthy books. Stephen King has never made the cut, but circumstances lead to this being one of the only book choices available on the road. I had seen and
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Feb 11, 2011
Andy
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I remember watching (and enjoying) the movie version many years ago when it first came out and have often wanted to see it again. I've never quite got round to it but a year or so ago in Christchurch I found the old box set collection of the original serial novels in a second hand book shop and picked them up. I recall them being released at the time and considered getting them to be part of the grand experiment Stephen King entered but never did and I kind of regret that now. Reading them ov
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Aug 30, 2010
Krystl
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I started this story because I had the first part of it on audio book from the library. Then I had to finished the rest of the parts by reading them (which I'd also gotten from a library book sale). The book was, of course, written in 6 short books (which I liked actually, because they were easier to carry in a purse and because each book had to end on a suspenseful note, so there was lots of them. :p) Most people know this is a story about a warden (? I can't actually remember his official titl
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Jul 20, 2010
Emily
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It has been a while since I read this book but I just looked over it. After reading some sections again I remembered how powerful this story was. I remember waiting with great anticipation until the next installment arrived. Stephen King can build a character like no other author, he can take a seriously flawed person and give them such a soul. I believe this book is an excellent example of King's great storytelling. Too many people discount his genius because of the horror genre, they need
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May 10, 2010
Kara
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I'm not a big fan of horror books, or books about the supernatural. However, after reading Stephen King's, The Green Mile, I have a real appreciation for his storytelling ability...and I must admit that I really liked this story that tells about horrific events and their relationship to the supernatural. I enjoyed reading, almost hearing, Paul Edgecombe reflect on his life as the head guard on Death Row in 1932 from his perspective as an elderly resident in Georgia Pines, a nursing home. Alth
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Dec 10, 2009
The Green Mile
A Book Review by Jesus Acosta
Rating: out of
This is my first book from Steven king, but yes a totally success, I profoundly recommend The Green Mile; it has the suspense that would make you not to stop reading it. The call it The Green Mile, because that’s the last mile the prisoners has to walk to the execution, in the case the Electric Chair, or the Juice and for others the Old Sparky. The penitentiary was still at Cold Mountain, in witch Paul Ed More...
A Book Review by Jesus Acosta
Rating: out of
This is my first book from Steven king, but yes a totally success, I profoundly recommend The Green Mile; it has the suspense that would make you not to stop reading it. The call it The Green Mile, because that’s the last mile the prisoners has to walk to the execution, in the case the Electric Chair, or the Juice and for others the Old Sparky. The penitentiary was still at Cold Mountain, in witch Paul Ed More...
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Jun 05, 2009
Amanda
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The Green Mile was something refreshing from Stephen King. It just felt different; not because of it's serial nature(and I was slightly annoyed by the persistent recaps, then I realized why)but mostly because it was so unexpectedly gentle. The characters had a lot of heart and the narration was so good, I could practically hear and see everything happening. I think it's only the best books that play in my head like movies. And, for your information, I've never seen this one. I'm not really sure
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May 25, 2009
Matt
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My reasons for being quite an avid Stephen King fan have evolved with time. At first, I enjoyed Stephen King books for the sole purpose of the horror genre. As a prepubescent boy, horror literature was an absolute delight to me. As I have continued to read more and more of this man's literary works, I have realized that my previous boyish expectations of years ago were very shallow and not very fulfilling. I now believe King to be a great novelist and a great writer because of his style, his sym
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May 22, 2009
Angie
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I’m not a very big fan of King, but I absolutely adored this book, as well as the movie.
I had seen the movie first, so I knew what was in store, but I still went through half a box of tissues near the end.
While the style King took in writing the novel (that of an old man reflecting on his time spent as the “bull-goose screw” of the Cold Mountain Penitentiary) sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t (it felt too meta-fictional for me), there is something I simply cannot forg More...
I had seen the movie first, so I knew what was in store, but I still went through half a box of tissues near the end.
While the style King took in writing the novel (that of an old man reflecting on his time spent as the “bull-goose screw” of the Cold Mountain Penitentiary) sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t (it felt too meta-fictional for me), there is something I simply cannot forg More...
Nov 02, 2011
Masha
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Oof. What a read! I really loved this book. Stephen Kind is such an amazing story teller. And so visual. He makes you hear and see things, and (unfortunately) to smell them too. I did not see any of the twists coming, and when last did that happen? Usually you can plot twists come trudging up over the horizon and by the time you reach them you can greet them by the hand like old friends.
This story is told from the point of view of Paul Edgecomb, a guard at the Death Row at Cold More...
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Nov 03, 2010
Brian
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I will start off by saying I am NOT a Stephen King fan. His previous novels I have read were not especially fitting to my taste: Rose Madder, The Shinning and another I cannot recall. Horror and the paranormal are not themes/topics I gravitate towards.
The Green Mile does have hints of horror and the plot rests heavily on paranormal events. But TGM is more PG-13 compared to some of King's other R-rated novels. I really enjoyed King's water-downed version horror.
This remi More...
The Green Mile does have hints of horror and the plot rests heavily on paranormal events. But TGM is more PG-13 compared to some of King's other R-rated novels. I really enjoyed King's water-downed version horror.
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Apr 10, 2010
Peter
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The Green Mile Book Review
This is a book review for Steven King’s the green Mile. All six parts. The green Mile is a horror/mystery novel in six parts of about ninety pages each. This is for people who like slow developing stories. But a story that pulls you in. I highly recommend this book.
A good trait of the book is the way its split up. It’s in six parts each part ends in a cliff hanger. This cliff hanger pushes you to keep on reading. Lucky all the parts are out so you didn More...
This is a book review for Steven King’s the green Mile. All six parts. The green Mile is a horror/mystery novel in six parts of about ninety pages each. This is for people who like slow developing stories. But a story that pulls you in. I highly recommend this book.
A good trait of the book is the way its split up. It’s in six parts each part ends in a cliff hanger. This cliff hanger pushes you to keep on reading. Lucky all the parts are out so you didn More...
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Mar 02, 2009
Diamond
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I think all readers have guilty pleasures. The books or authors that we read that we rarely, if ever, talk about. Stephen King is one of mine. He's not a great writer, and I have never thought of him as such, but he is an excellent storyteller. He brings characters and places to life in a way that makes them special, at least to me. Sometimes I think people forget that being a good writer and being a good storyteller are not always one and the same. Personally, I would much rather be one o
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