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86 voters
The Green Mile, Part 5: The Night Journey (The Green Mile #5)
by
Stephen King
Paul Edgecombe and his fellow guards take a huge gamble by taking convicted killer John Coffey away from Death Row in the dead of night to bring him to the bedside of a woman writhing in torment.
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
July 1st 1996
by Signet
(first published 1996)
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Somewhere in here, life got the upper hand and by the time I strolled once more past that bat tree I was able to buy both the 3rd and 4th booklet in this series and the clerk at the store informed me that the 5th was expected any day. I was on the cusp of a long weekend with a veritable feast in front of me.
And so I ate; ramming it in, taking huge gulps at a time, as Paul Edgecombe suffered through the worst urinary infection of his life, All the time trying not to shiver, because the fever ha...more
And so I ate; ramming it in, taking huge gulps at a time, as Paul Edgecombe suffered through the worst urinary infection of his life, All the time trying not to shiver, because the fever ha...more
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Dans cet avant-dernier épisode, Paul et ses collègues décident d'emmener Caffey chez Melinda, la femme de leur patron atteinte d'un cancer en phase terminale afin de le laisser utiliser son don si étrange. La tension est palpable car Paul prend ici un énorme risque pour sa carrière, mais bien sûr la plus infime chance est à tenter.
Après avoir élaboré un plan pour se débarrasser de Percy, les voilà partis, la peur au ventre. Le lecteur est avec eux dans le camion, et peut-être aussi stressé que P...more
Après avoir élaboré un plan pour se débarrasser de Percy, les voilà partis, la peur au ventre. Le lecteur est avec eux dans le camion, et peut-être aussi stressé que P...more
The cliffhanger at the end of THE NIGHT JOURNEY is one of King's most dramatic moments of his writing career. Few characters in King's universe engender the sympathy that John Coffey garners. In a novel, instant gratification is there. The reader only need turn the page to ascertain Coffey's fate. Serialization made this impossible. Readers in 1996 were forced to wait a month to learn Coffey's ultimate fate and how Paul Edgecombe would reconcile the need to do his duty with his fear for his soul...more
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
This section of the story answers some of the major questions raised in the previous parts. Paul Edgecombe and the other guards risk everything to save the warden's wife, and in the process the true nature of John Coffey is revealed. The consequences of their actions remain to be seen in the final chapter. Not quite as edge-of-the-seat thrilling as the previous book but still very exciting.
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
Honestly, I think this was the most suspenseful installment of the entire series. Edgecomb and his crew sneak Coffey out of the prison to drop in on the warden, and any number of things could go wrong at any moment. Of course, we’re not entirely out of the woods yet, with one more book to go.
King was trying for some good suspense here as the guys sneak Coffey out for the night. Lots of things could go wrong, but I wasn't expecting anything to, really. Coffey is so obviously a pussycat that I never worried he would turn on the rest of the guys. We're gearing up to the big ending in the last installment. Coffey's obviously going to die one way or another, (though he's undoubtably innocent) and something is clearly going to happen with the other inmates. I'm not sure what; there are lo...more
The fifth book in the series and the killer is taken away from death Row for awhile, which is very unusual.
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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.
Very interesting part of the series. I didn't think they would actually try to bring John to the Moores' but somehow they did it. I can't wait to get into the next part. I really hope John is okay, he doesn't deserve to be hurt now.
The feel-good pinnacle of the story. Enjoyable but mostly just serves as a setup before the crushing end of John Coffey.
The guards punish Percy for what he did to Delacroix, then they risk their jobs and take Coffey off the Green Mile.
Creepy. It feels like you are in the back of the beatup truck to save the lady with John Coffey. Eerie. =)
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Green Mile book 5: The Night Journey: The Green Mile, part 5 (Green Mile) by Stephen King (1996)
I got very anxious to know how this story will finish...
Estoy muy ansioso de saber como terminará esta historia...
Estoy muy ansioso de saber como terminará esta historia...
"there are pieces of them still in there...i hear them screaming" DAFUQ! 'nuff said.
After the bone chilling execution of Eduard Delacroix in Volume 4, King switches things up by telling a more positive side of the story in this installment. The Warden's wife, Mrs. Moores, suffers from a debilitating cancer, first mentioned in the first volume or so. Now aware of Coffey's healing powers, and his teddy-bear like nature, Edgecombe and company tie Percy up and bring the large man to the Moores' house in an attempt to cure the Mrs. After successfully curing the cancer, the crew ret...more
Couldn't put this one down - great installment in the series.
This chapter of the serial is nonstop action. Thrilling!
Great series.
F KIN gm pt.5
Great Series great movie!
On to the last book!
der vierte Teil enttäuscht genauso wenig wie die vorangegangen. Paul berichtet aus dem Altersheim in dem er mittlerweile wohnt rückblickend von den Ereignissen mit John Coffey und seiner Gabe die er wieder einmal absolut uneigennützig einsetzt.Wenn ich mir vorstelle jetzt 4Wochen auf den letzten Teil warten zu müssen wie alle Leser die diese Geschichte gelesen haben als sie gerade im Buchhandel zu kaufen war....da bin ich froh dass ich jetzt sofort weiter lesen kann
Why is The Green Mile going down steadily in stars? Because the story is getting boring. That's why. It's turning into a story about "healing" through John Coffey's hands and John Coffey may be a murderer! Oh suspenseful out the wazoo!!! Sorry it doesn't do anything for me. That's the extant of the story ladies and gents. And really now, if that's how it ends it is going to end on two stars and if it ends with a twist, it'll get four maybe five stars, we'll see.
“Truth time is approaching at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Paul Edgecombe is taking a huge gamble, one where the stakes are high and the consequences deadly. He and his fellow guards take convicted killer John Coffey away from Death Row in the dead of night and bring him to the bedside of a woman writhing in torment. It is there they find out once and for all if this mountain of a man is a miracle worker or a monster. A novel in six parts...”
this book kept me on edge. i liked it very much. the series is based on a death row prison. where the inmates all ridicule eachother. the main character in the series is big john coffee. he is a maricle healer. it is a very suprising and somewhat gory book.i would highly recommend it to anybody who is interested in stephen king.
There are not enough words for how much I love this series. I read it in serial form when it was originally published, and after the first installment, I'd be at the bookstore when it opened on the day each chapter was released. Maybe I'll sit down and read it all at once now that there's been a wonderful movie adaptation as well.
This is a very special part of the series.
A CO that takes a prisoner from death row out of the prison is unheard of. Coffey goes to the house of the person who will sign the order to execute him in a little while, because his wife is very ill.
Coffey gets back into his cell and feels very ill. Just one more book to go...
A CO that takes a prisoner from death row out of the prison is unheard of. Coffey goes to the house of the person who will sign the order to execute him in a little while, because his wife is very ill.
Coffey gets back into his cell and feels very ill. Just one more book to go...
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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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