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Jan 1, 2001 · 4.48. 332,242 ratings13,758 reviews. At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, condemned killers such as 'Billy the Kid' Wharton and the possessed Eduard Delacroix await death strapped in 'Old Sparky'. But good or evil, innocent or guilty, prisoner or guard, none has ever seen the brutal likes of ...
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Recommendations from our site. “It’s an immensely courageous book for such a famous author to write. It’s written from the perspective of the warder, whose job is to supervise death row and the execution of prisoners. The story is ultimately about a guy called John Coffey, a Christ-like figure who gets executed.It’s a magical realist ...
The Green Mile was definitely a huge turning point in King's shift from a really rich, descriptive style of writing into a more straightforward, no-frills, plot-focused style, which has continued for the past 25 years. I think the publication format was a factor, for sure, but I also think his writing style has just changed over time.
The Green Mile. by Stephen King. Publication Date: October 3, 2000. Genres: Thriller. Hardcover: 400 pages. Publisher: Scribner. ISBN-10: 0743210891. ISBN-13: 9780743210898. 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 ...
NO MAJOR SPOILERS. Set on the penitentiary’s death row and told from the point of view of the head warder on the block, The Green Mile is a curious story in many ways but it is, from my perspective one of King’s finest stories. It was also made into a rather good film. The setting is certainly an absorbing one, giving the reader an up close ...
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of The Green Mile from the world's leading experts. Clive Stafford Smith It’s an immensely courageous book for such a famous author to write. It’s written from the perspective of the warder, whose job is to supervise death row and the execution of prisoners.
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Aug 20, 2021 · The book's set in 1932. He tells us the stories of various men that walk the green mile: Del, Wharton, Chief & Coffey. In particular, John Coffey. A man who has the ability to heal which he helps the narrator, a loved mouse & warden’s wifey who is on death’s door. The novel was a lengthy one of 430 pages, it had been a while since I read a ...