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The Green Mile, Part 2: The Mouse on the Mile (The Green Mile #2)
by
Stephen King
The Green Mile tells the story of two men, a prison guard and his new death row inmate, and their suddenly intertwined lives. What would it be like to walk those last 40 yards to the electric chair, knowing you were going to die there? What would it be like to be the man who had to strap the condemned man in or pull the switch? What would such a job take out of you, or eve...more
Paperback, 92 pages
Published
April 1st 1996
by Signet
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It was April then, that I found myself once again and not for the first time passing that bat tree. A dark silhouette, on a small canvass, impressive in size and scope, alive with its many occupants, just a block off Victoria park, where we would stroll in the evening, all too often in the company of our 3 cats, unleashed but decidedly with us, as we sang our little ditties and inhaled the atmosphere about us.
The bat tree stood on a small raised patch of earth, reinforced by wood, sitting much h...more
The bat tree stood on a small raised patch of earth, reinforced by wood, sitting much h...more
J'ai adoré ce deuxième épisode, centré cette fois, comme son nom l'indique, sur la petite souris. Cette-dernière trouve un compagnon en la personne de Delacroix, et il lui apprend des tours. L'harmonie entre ces deux-là est flagrante et ces scènes sont très légères et drôles.
Un nouveau détenu fait son apparition, Bill Wharton, et avec lui le côté sombre du bloc E apparaît, à savoir que les détenus ne sont pas tous coopératifs, bien au contraire. Paul et ses coéquipiers ont fort à faire avec lui...more
Un nouveau détenu fait son apparition, Bill Wharton, et avec lui le côté sombre du bloc E apparaît, à savoir que les détenus ne sont pas tous coopératifs, bien au contraire. Paul et ses coéquipiers ont fort à faire avec lui...more
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Oh good memories. Back in the days my dad gave me such a great gift. He gave me this book, part 1 and told me that from now on, I could go to the bookstore in town each month, to get the next part of the series.
So every month I ran to the bookstore and immediately delved in. Never thinking it might be better to wait till I had all of them, before reading. couldn't, even if I wanted to.
So unlike most people, I did not read the whole book in one, but i read it in 6 sessions.
I am sure I re-read the...more
So every month I ran to the bookstore and immediately delved in. Never thinking it might be better to wait till I had all of them, before reading. couldn't, even if I wanted to.
So unlike most people, I did not read the whole book in one, but i read it in 6 sessions.
I am sure I re-read the...more
Reading the story straight through, the flashback in a flashback is not disconcerting and is seamlessly weaved into the story. When I read THE MOUSE ON THE MILE as it was being serialized, I felt a little cheated because I wanted the story to move forward. It did, a little. But reading THE MOUSE ON THE MILE the first time was a frustrating experience.
We did get more backstory on Paul. We learned the procedure for executing inmates in the electric chair (this information will become important as...more
We did get more backstory on Paul. We learned the procedure for executing inmates in the electric chair (this information will become important as...more
In part two of this series, prison guard Paul Edgecombe relates some happenings in cell block E, where those condemned to die in the electric chair live out their last days. He describes the inmates, but also the environment and relationship between guards and prisoners. While this book was slightly creepy (it is about serial killers), it sheds light on what daily life on death row was like for both guards and inmates alike. The story takes place in the 1930s and 40s, so it was interesting to se...more
Hook: Cold Mountain Penitentiary has been home to many troubled souls. Not all evil is behind bars; sometimes it carries a gun and wears a badge.
Review: The E block is now haunted by a mouse. You wouldn’t think a mouse would be a problem in a prison. It burrows into the most horrific secrets of the human death and death row. The electric chair awaits many people, which you will need to find out
Recommendation: This book is an exciting thriller! It brings your mind to a place it's never been and k...more
Review: The E block is now haunted by a mouse. You wouldn’t think a mouse would be a problem in a prison. It burrows into the most horrific secrets of the human death and death row. The electric chair awaits many people, which you will need to find out
Recommendation: This book is an exciting thriller! It brings your mind to a place it's never been and k...more
Excellent follow-up to part 1 - this series is definitely a page-turner! King introduces a few interesting new characters and adds more depth and breadth to most of the main characters. Some supernatural elements are also added to the mix to thicken the plot. My original plan was to space these installments out more but I've already jumped to part 3!
Oh, Mr. Jingles. This installment was really about how he affected the E block above everything else. It sticks out to me at least. Oh wait, can't forget that darn William Wharton, or "Wild Bill" as he liked to be called. This is the first book in the series that I realized Dean was actually Harry and vice versa, believe it or not. When I made correlations between the book and movie I realized something was wrong, but anyway.
It's in this book that the story really starts to pick up, first with...more
It's in this book that the story really starts to pick up, first with...more
I love this story and it took me less than a hour to read. This is in the original dime store novel format that King had intended it to be released as so in essence it took 6 months of torturous tenterhooks it took me to read the book "The Green Mile". Would I do it again - HELL YES! I couldnt imagine reading it any other way
I love Mr. Jingles. The dichotomy between him and the other major character introduced - the evil William Wharton - is interesting. I like how Mr. Jingles’s un-mouse-like intelligence is neither questioned nor explained, nor is Wharton’s sheer malice for everyone he encounters. Can’t wait for the next one.
It was a fascinating book that kept me flipping those pages. I really enjoyed this book because I have seen the movie so it helps me relate to the characters. For example, Percy Whitmore is described as a creepy little man with greasy hair and in the movie the actor looks just like that. In the movie the director focused on the main charectors bladder infection, where as in the book it only mentioned it a few times. I love the parts with Percy and the mouse they made me laugh. The only part I do...more
i still like the story, this is my first time to read any of king's novles but this one is really tangled it just jumpes from the future past present then future but im still intrested and i want to know what will happen next, the auther does have away of keeping the readers attention
I have read the entire audio book before, but Tracey bought me this part two (of 6 parts) of the Green Mile. So I read this in about 3 days because there are only 2 tapes in each part. I did like the book again too.
Una novela por entregas buenísima!
Una historia muy original, tierna, misteriosa y a ratos dura.
No me extraña que la película (bastante fiel al libro) sea tan buena.
Una historia muy original, tierna, misteriosa y a ratos dura.
No me extraña que la película (bastante fiel al libro) sea tan buena.
Continuing the story of Coffey, this book tells the story of a man executed just before Coffey arrived, and two inmates who arrived on to death row just before he did.
The best way to read the Green Mile is to wait a month between books. Seriously.
It's even better if you can find a friend or two who will follow the same schedule.
It's even better if you can find a friend or two who will follow the same schedule.
The second volume furthers the story of the green mile. It gets us to the prison.
A good read.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
A good read.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
I got to the point with this book where I just did not want to put it down. I was riding in a car, and I was afraid I was going to make myself sick from reading in the moving vehicle. Risking motion sickness is a sign of a well-written story.
This volume ends at a place where you are dying to know what happens next...Thank goodness I have all 6 volumes and won't have to wait long to find out!
King had me all the way on this one. Best part: he didn't know where he was going, either, when he put out these serial novels. A fun ride!
Mostly amusement that the story has more about Mr. Jingles than the movie portrays. Otherwise it was a decent read.
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Green Mile book 2: The Mouse on the Mile: The Green Mile, part 2 (Green Mile) by Stephen King (1996)
Book 2 - The story of Mr. Jingles. I would love to "hear" this book, the narrative is pure perfection!
Moving right along, we get a little more backstory. Mr. Jingles' mouse-character (whom I love) is developed, providing a (or is another?) innocent on the cell block. I find the men's attachment to the mouse very believable and I also have no problem buying the "super special mouse" concept at all, for some reason. All the characters are fleshing out well. Billy Wharton, I also totally believe. There are people out there who are just angry and "evil", for whatever reason. Ready for the next one....more
The 2nd part improved so much, I hope it is getting better and better...
La 2a parte mejoró mucho, espero que mejore más y más...
La 2a parte mejoró mucho, espero que mejore más y más...
I love Mr. Jingles. Its great to have a fun and furry little character among the murderers and guards in this book. I enjoyed it a lot.
A quick and engaging read. Enjoying Mr Jingles the mouse but still waiting to see to what narrative use Paul Edgecombe's urinary tract infection will be put; the distinctly male crudeness with which Stephen King sometimes writes is the one barrier I've always come up against in his books.
part 2 is just as good as the first part.
2 books down and 4 to go. Will need to watch the movie again after I am done with the series.
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Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his parents separated when Stephen was a toddler, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family...more
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Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his parents separated when Stephen was a toddler, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family...more
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