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 reminds me so much of John Grisham's novels in the sense that I never particularly enjoyed his legal thrillers. However, I have very much enjoyed reading some of Grisham's other stories: The Painted House, Playing for Pizza, etc.

TGM is thrilling. Many times the book caught me holding my breath, literally, as I turned the pages. The characters are well developed. And the end-game is not necessarily happy but very satisfying.

I'm not surprised someone tried to make TGM into a movie. I have not seen the movie. And after reading TGM I have absolutely no interest in watching someone's ill attempt to fit on screen what King accomplished in his book.

Great job. I would definitley be interested in more of King's PG-13 novels.