The Shawshank Redemption: Tie-In Edition

by Stephen King | Horror |
ISBN: 0451183940 Global Overview for this book
Registered by grubsneerg of Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA on 6/13/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by grubsneerg from Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA on Wednesday, June 13, 2007
I loved the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" and having never read a Stephen King book, I thought I'd start with this one.


Journal Entry 2 by grubsneerg from Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA on Wednesday, July 4, 2007
This book is really called "Different Seasons" and is a collection of four novellas: "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" (basis of the movie "The Shawshank Redemption"), "Apt Pupil" (basis of the movie "Apt Pupil"), "The Body" (basis of the movie, "Stand By Me"), and "The Breathing Method" (not yet made into a movie).

I read only the Shawshank story and I have to say, the movie is much better than the book. It's more linear, the characters make more sense, and the suspense is better. This story is narrated completely by the character Red, who jumps back and forth in the story and goes off on tangents almost as if it's a stream-of-consciousness tale.

Perhaps Stephen King was going for the conversational tone, perhaps not. In any case, I'm glad I read it, but it didn't inspire me to read the others.

Journal Entry 3 by grubsneerg at Blockbuster, E Pittsburgh St in Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA on Thursday, July 5, 2007

Released 16 yrs ago (7/5/2007 UTC) at Blockbuster, E Pittsburgh St in Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA

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Left on shelf with the movie in the Drama section.

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