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The Green Mile [Kindle Edition]

Stephen King (Author)
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This novel (now complete in one volume) taps into what Stephen King does best: character-driven storytelling. The setting is the small "death house" of a Southern prison in 1932. The charming narrator is an old man looking back on the events, decades later. Maybe it's a little too cute, maybe the pathos is laid on a little thick, but it's hard to resist the colourful personalities and simple wonders of this supernatural tale. As Time magazine put it, "Like the best popular art, The Green Mile has the courage of its cornier convictions ... the palpable sense of King's sheer, unwavering belief in his tale is what makes the novel work as well as it finally does". And it's not a bad choice for giving to someone who doesn't understand the appeal of Stephen King because the one scene that is out-and-out gruesome can be easily skipped by the squeamish. The Green Mile was nominated for a 1997 Bram Stoker Award. --Amazon.com

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1130 KB
  • Print Length: 548 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0671041789
  • Publisher: Gollancz (7 Oct 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004KSRZNI
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (130 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,155 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I watched the film first and I thought it was breath-taking. I then decided to read the book and it was even better.
I had cried at the film and thought since I knew what would happen I wouldn't cry at the book but i cried even more than the film.
I am so glad a got the complete book in one volume because if I had had to wait for the next part for a month I don't know what I would have done.
One of the best 3 books I have ever read.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
An excellent read!! 9 Mar 2006
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
King has really proved once again that he can write in genres, other than horror, and do so wonderfully. Although there is still an element of horror within the book it is very much down to human nature. This of course means the good side of human nature is represented in abundance.
Once your walking the green mile with Paul Edgecomb, Brutus 'Brutal' Howell and John Coffey (like the drink but not spelt the same) its impossible to leave till the very bitter end.

When Coffey is brought to the Green Mile accused of the brutal murder of two young girls he is met with both fear and suspicion by the gaurds. It becomes clear over time though that he is far from ordinary. Built like a wrestler and afraid of the dark Coffey soon proves that he has some very magical gifts.

On the green mile King has given us hope, magic, wonder and even humour in a setting where you wouldn't think to look for any. Even die hard King fans would not be disappointed.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By laineyf TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
I'm not really a big Stephen King fan, as I don't like horror and blood and guts. However, I thought I'd give this one a try,
and I'm so glad I did. It is a really good story, and even though the subject matter is death and execution, it isn't really gratuitous, but necessary to the story. I have read some of his books and thought they just dealt in sensation, and were out to shock, but this one is a 'proper' story, well-told,and very effective. I read the book really quickly as I couldn't put it down until I'd finished, and I have read it again since, and still think it's great. I also watched the film, and I thought it interpreted the book wonderfully. Usually, I am disappointed if I have read a book first, and then see the film, but this one stuck pretty much to the story, and of course, the acting was wonderful (Tom Hanks, need I say more?). I was very pleasantly surprised by this offerring from Stephen King, and he has definitely gone up in my estimation on the strength of this book. I really enjoyed it, and would recommend it to everyone.
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stephen king at his best
if you have not read any of his books,please please read this....... having seen the film i wanted to read the book and i wasn't dissapointed it's beautifully written ,once you... Read more
Published 26 days ago by J. C. Richardson
poignantly fantastic
I am a new Stephen King fan and was absolutely hooked by this book and read it in less than a week! I have not seen the film and having read the book, and being moved to tears, I... Read more
Published 1 month ago by monalisa
Moving prison drama with twists and turns
Set in the execution wing of Cold Mountain Prison we see the lives and, in many case the final times, of the prisoners and wardens. Read more
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Come and see what Mr Jingles can do!
According to the Bureau of Justice of Statistics, by the end of 2005 there were 3,145 black male prison inmates per 100,000 in the United States compared to 471 white male inmates... Read more
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The Green Mile
What a fantastic story. I first got this when it was published monthly, and could not wait each month for the next edition to come via the post. Read more
Published 2 months ago by David
wish I'd read book first before I saw film....
I saw the film years ago and hadn't realised it was also a book, let alone a Stephen King book, it nothing like the books I read years ago like Carrie and Pet Cemetery, its a book... Read more
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I saw the film first of the green mile 3 times. Although the book was written in parts as dickens used to do. I thought that the book would be hard going. it was not. Read more
Published 2 months ago by kathleen
brilliant read
saw the film first which was good and have got the books 1-6 tellig the story in words .did cry at book one bout coffeys story but its still a must have read [f your a king... Read more
Published 3 months ago by kath47
A Master Storyteller
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... Read more
Published 3 months ago by S.Duncan
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This book was an extremely fulfilling, emotional and thrilling read. I finished it as quickly as "Misery" and was left with the feeling that I had been witness to a terrific tale. Read more
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