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The Green Mile
Stephen King
Set in the 1930s at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary's death row facility, The Green Mile is the riveting and tragic story of John Coffey, a giant, preternaturally gentle inmate condemned to death for the rape and murder of twin nine year old girls. It is a story narrated years later by Paul Edgecomb, the ward superintendent compelled to help every prisoner spend his last days peacefully and every man walk the green mile to execution with his humanity intact.
Edgecomb has sent seventy eight inmates to their date with "old sparky", but he's never encountered one like Coffey - a man who wants to die, yet has the power to heal. And in this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecomb discovers the terrible truth that challenges his most cherished beliefs - and ours.
This is the tale of the man who ran a prison block's death row during the 1930's. Most of the criminals that he put to death were your garden variety, with the exception of John Coffey. John has the power to heal. From curing a bad urinary tract infection, to bringing a nearly dead mouse back to life, to removing a fatal lemon sized tumor from a woman's brain, he has a gift. Yet he is sentenced to die for the murder of two children. During his time with John, Paul Edgecomb finds out that John is innocent. Yet, he has no power to postpone or stop the execution and John wants to die.
This book goes in depth into these two characters and many others. Other guards that work on the block, other prisoners, and even a peculiar mouse named Mr. Jingles. Every character is realistic, even down to the mouse, and every character is one that you will remember.
The plot is engaging and is unlike anything you have ever read or will ever read again. Not only do you end up feeling for the main characters, but also some of the prisoners as well.
This is one of King's finest works - and one of the best novels I have ever read. As tempted as I am to see the movie, I don't think I will because there is no way it can hold up to this book.
I highly recommend this novel to everyone.
My rating: Five out of five snails.
Stephen King
Edgecomb has sent seventy eight inmates to their date with "old sparky", but he's never encountered one like Coffey - a man who wants to die, yet has the power to heal. And in this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecomb discovers the terrible truth that challenges his most cherished beliefs - and ours.
This is the tale of the man who ran a prison block's death row during the 1930's. Most of the criminals that he put to death were your garden variety, with the exception of John Coffey. John has the power to heal. From curing a bad urinary tract infection, to bringing a nearly dead mouse back to life, to removing a fatal lemon sized tumor from a woman's brain, he has a gift. Yet he is sentenced to die for the murder of two children. During his time with John, Paul Edgecomb finds out that John is innocent. Yet, he has no power to postpone or stop the execution and John wants to die.
This book goes in depth into these two characters and many others. Other guards that work on the block, other prisoners, and even a peculiar mouse named Mr. Jingles. Every character is realistic, even down to the mouse, and every character is one that you will remember.
The plot is engaging and is unlike anything you have ever read or will ever read again. Not only do you end up feeling for the main characters, but also some of the prisoners as well.
This is one of King's finest works - and one of the best novels I have ever read. As tempted as I am to see the movie, I don't think I will because there is no way it can hold up to this book.
I highly recommend this novel to everyone.
My rating: Five out of five snails.
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