The Green Mile - Stephen King Reviews

The green mile starring Tom Hanks who plays Paul Edgecomb who is a prison guard on death row.Paul watches live men die his faith is deteroiated by watching this.Until he has a turn as John Coffey,who is eight feet tall.Is basically a monster,but he is loving and kind.He was accused of murdering two kids.The guards are in for a strange experince ...  Read the complete review

The Green Mile was one of Stephen King's "experiments", written and published in serial form, like one of the old Charles Dickens novels. It also represents one of his best books - certainly of his more recent output. For those of you who have seen neither the film nor the book, here's the plot: a strange, giant of a black man ...  Read the complete review

This was originally published as a series of 6 short books. Another experiment from King, who was annoyed by people reading the last page first! I don't think it was very successful, and my local bookstore still has loads of copies of books 3-6 (but no sign of 1-3!) It has since been published as a single volume. A welcome ...  Read the complete review

As anyone will know who knows me, I am a very faithful fan of one Mr Stephen King, author extraordinaire (my personal opinion of course!). The first book I ever read of his was Salem's Lot (which I will review in due course!) and ever since that day, many years ago, I have been hooked on his books and all of the film adaptations of those books. ...  Read the complete review

The Green Mile focuses on two main characters: John Coffey, a 6' 8" black man convicted of the rape and murder of nine-year-old twins, and the narrator Paul Edgecomb, a death row prison guard at the state penitentiary on Cold Mountain in 1932. Though Paul has presided over 78 executions, he begins to think John is innocent. John ...  Read the complete review

I have read more than 15 books by Stephen King but never was I so affected by any of them as I was by The Green Mile. To summerize, this book is about a man by the name of Paul Edgecomb who tells a story of what he witnessed at Cold Mountain and the executions that took place there. This book is all about death row and the people involved in it. ...  Read the complete review

John Coffey arrives at Cold Mountain Penitentiary ready to walk "The Green Mile" for the murder of the twin girls under his protection. Prison Guard Paul Edgecombe has a duty to ensure even the most psychopathic of murderers such as Billy "The Kid" Wharton journey along the mile towards the electric chair is a peaceful one. ...  Read the complete review

As I am sure everyone is aware, Stephen King has established himself as one of the most creative, and constant horror writers of the last few decades. He has released a long list of best-sellers including The Shining, The Stand, Christine and IT to name but a few. So it actually comes as quite a surprise when you read some of his ...  Read the complete review

I've always been a bit of a Stephen King fan, but, until "The Green Mile", I'd never actually read one of his books ( why read the book when it's on TV?!). "The Green Mile" is, in my opinion, one of the best books ever written (rating alongside my previous 'best ever books' - "Catcher in the ...  Read the complete review

Well what Can I say what a superb book, Really enjoyed and trully well writte. From what I have read here Stephen King has an excellent talent in writing for books and porbably loves making things up very creative and very mature with his work. The Green Mile well I gotta say I have seen the film - its quite long - but the book is even longer to ...  Read the complete review

I saw the film of the green mile as soon as it came out. It was made by the same people as the Shawshank Redemption, and I remembered how good that was and rushed out to see the Green Mile. My boyfriend came with me against his better judgement, as he was far more keen to see a lighthearted film, which this is NOT! However, at the end of the film, ...  Read the complete review

The Green Mile, in it's complete form, is one of the most moving, compelling, heart-breaking novels I've ever read. The book follows the events which transpire within a prison in Georgia, on the cell block in which prisoners wait for death. It's called the green mile because the hallway to the electric chair, often known as the last ...  Read the complete review

Stephen King is a specialist at getting inside your head and then re-arranging the neurons, and with the Green Mile he does it again. My first and most regular contact with him as a writer was through Carrie, The Shining, Christine and the like, where the suspense and the horror were kind of waiting around every corner, but masked by the ...  Read the complete review

I saw this book in water stones knowing that the film was meant to be brilliant. So I brought it. This book is about a old man telling the story of when he used to work on the death row of cold mountain prison. It is set during the great depression Normally if you were on death row you were on the last mile. But in this book ...  Read the complete review

I first saw this on video with a friend, it was an excellent story from beginning to end,with a handy helping of tissues to mop up the tears. When the book came out, I promptly bought it, to see if the story varied at all, I am afraid, it did not and topped my expectations for Stephen King's writing style. This book kept me turning ...  Read the complete review

Wow , is about all I can say . Between Steven Spielberg's directing and Tom Hanks acting .......... This film was fantastic. It was a sad story but a wonderful story , filled with some truisms and some "magic" This was the story of a man whom everyone thought to be a "dummy" when actually heas a genuis ...  Read the complete review

I loved this book, being a Stephen King fan for many years I had to get this once I'd seen the film. It's a genuine masterpiece. Basic Plot: ----------- Following a double rape/murder of 2 young girls in a small town, a huge Black man named John Coffey is arrested at the scene and tried for the crime. He's ...  Read the complete review

FIRSTLY...username: :):) password: happyboy if anyone wants a go AND NOW WHAT IS THE POINT IN HAVING A FUKIN GREEN MILE U FUKIN PIECE OF WADEY SHIT. I AM GOING TO FUKIN WADEY U RIGHT IN THE HEAD UNLESS U STOP BEING SEXIST AGAINST ALL THE OTHER FUKIN VOLOURS AND GIVE MY DOG A BONE. IT HAS BEEN STARVING FOR 15 DAYS ALL BECUZ U KANT B FUKED ...  Read the complete review

This is definatly one of Stephen Kings better novels, recently portrayed accuratly as a film starring Tom Hanks. Extremely thought provoking and very moving in several areas of the book, following the story of a man accused of the rape and murder of two little girls. A very powerful book that creates all kinds of images and emotions, never ...  Read the complete review

Powerful, and sometimes horrifying read. - Advantages: Gripping, Thought provoking - Disadvantages: Bad mental images!, Magical twist that doesn't suit subject matter