The Green Mile
Registered by YowlYY on 3/30/2005
3 journalers for this copy...
For those who know Stephen King only for his horror novels, this is a very pleasant surprise. A wonderful tale, which for once has been made into a great movie.
Book now reserved for mellowdaisy :) Happy reading!
I was sent this by a fellow BookCrosser, as a RABCK.
After seeing the film, I wanted to read the book, I usually prefer to do it the other way round but I didn't realise it was a book in the first place! I thoroughly enjoyed the film, and am eager to get started on reading the book :-)
After seeing the film, I wanted to read the book, I usually prefer to do it the other way round but I didn't realise it was a book in the first place! I thoroughly enjoyed the film, and am eager to get started on reading the book :-)
From the back of the book:
"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, keeping a date with 'Old Sparky', Cold Mountain's electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities in his years working the Mile. But he's never seen anyone like John Coffey, a man wth the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. In this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about Coffey, a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs...and yours."
This was a truly amazing story, and it brought back so many memories from when I watched the film - things I couldn't remember but were, of course, all part of the story. I'm eager to see the film again now that I've read the book, and I'm so pleased how close to the book the film was - even down to dialogue!
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone, I am planning to eventually wild release it but in the meantime it is available if anyone requests it.
"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, keeping a date with 'Old Sparky', Cold Mountain's electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities in his years working the Mile. But he's never seen anyone like John Coffey, a man wth the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. In this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about Coffey, a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs...and yours."
This was a truly amazing story, and it brought back so many memories from when I watched the film - things I couldn't remember but were, of course, all part of the story. I'm eager to see the film again now that I've read the book, and I'm so pleased how close to the book the film was - even down to dialogue!
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone, I am planning to eventually wild release it but in the meantime it is available if anyone requests it.
Journal Entry 5 by mellowdaisy at A Fellow Bookcrosser in By Mail, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 14, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (11/14/2005 UTC) at A Fellow Bookcrosser in By Mail, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to heathwitch because she was in the mood for a bit of Stephen King!
Sent to heathwitch because she was in the mood for a bit of Stephen King!
Received from mellowdaisy this morning -- thank you! :)
