Josh's review
Green Mile book box set by Stephen King
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 close to death and its hold on the criminals he guards; he has an enormous conscience which effects how he carries out his job.
When he believes that one of his inmates might be innocent, he takes it upon himself to protect and save him from a tragic and brutal death. What he finds out as a result of his efforts is that living in a segregated and evil society as a black man is far worse than meeting your maker in the electric chair.
A far more tragic part of the story is that Paul, res...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 close to death and its hold on the criminals he guards; he has an enormous conscience which effects how he carries out his job.
When he believes that one of his inmates might be innocent, he takes it upon himself to protect and save him from a tragic and brutal death. What he finds out as a result of his efforts is that living in a segregated and evil society as a black man is far worse than meeting your maker in the electric chair.
A far more tragic part of the story is that Paul, res...more
