The Green Mile
The Complete Serial Novel
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4.7 • 967 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Masterfully told and as suspenseful as it is haunting, The Green Mile is Stephen King’s classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks.
Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block. Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk “the Green Mile,” the lime-colored linoleum corridor leading to a final meeting with Old Sparky, Cold Mountain’s electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities over the years working the Mile, but he’s never seen anything like John Coffey—a man with the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. And in this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about John Coffey—a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs…
Customer Reviews
Y’all said I was gonna cry…
It seems like every decade or so I fall into a reading binge—and I picked the perfect book to kick off this one. I once swore I’d never cry over a book, and yet… here we are. Like Paul Edgecombe, I find myself crying more easily the older I get.
I read a lot of Stephen King back in high school in the ’80s, so returning to his work now feels like revisiting a version of myself I don’t always recognize. The Green Mile—with its shifting between Paul’s past and present—somehow made me feel more connected to both my younger and older self at once. Both through the action of reading Steven Kind and the way this story was told.
Last night, I stayed up way too late tearing through the final ninety-something pages. Just like I used to. Some things really do come full circle.
A Heavy Hitting Read
Deep, dark, powerfully, emotional, poignant. Couldn’t put it down. King truly is the goat. His ability to get you emotionally invested through his character development is exceptional. Every person he introduces feels so naturally fleshed out and believable. A master of his craft.
Absolute masterpiece
One of the best books I have ever read period. I find myself filled with almost dread to read another book as it will be hard if not impossible to not compare it unfavorably to this. I write this review still dying tears from my eyes. So intense, so moving, so good. I give it my highest recommendation. Though I almost recommend not reading it so you don’t have the same fear that I do to read another.