Green Mile

592 pages

English language

Published Aug. 31, 1996 by Signet.

ISBN:
978-0-451-93302-7
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OCLC Number:
39191930

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4 stars (76 reviews)

They call death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary “The Green Mile.” John Coffey, sentenced to die for the rape and murder of two young girls, is the latest addition to the Mile. Paul Edgecomb, the ward superintendent, discovers that there is more to John Coffey than meets the eye, for this friendly giant has the power to heal. ([source][1])

Contains:

  1. The Two Dead Girls
  2. The Mouse on the Mile
  3. Coffey's Hands
  4. The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix
  5. Night Journey
  6. Coffey on the Mile

[1]: stephenking.com/library/novel/green_mile_the_complete_serial_novel_the.html

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5 stars

Oof. What a read! I really loved this book. Stephen Kind is such an amazing story teller. And so visual. He makes you hear and see things, and (unfortunately) to smell them too. I did not see any of the twists coming, and when last did that happen? Usually you can plot twists come trudging up over the horizon and by the time you reach them you can greet them by the hand like old friends.

This story is told from the point of view of Paul Edgecomb, a guard at the Death Row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. His life seems to be ticking over in a fairly orderly way until the arrival of John Coffey. Very large, very black, covered with scars and accused of a horrific crime. And yet even before he knows anything about him, Paul finds himself shaking hands with John Coffey. A thing he has …

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