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Man schreibt das Jahr Paul Edgecomb ist Leiter des Traktes E der Strafanstalt Cold Mountain, in der zum Tode verurteilte Häftlinge darauf warten, ihren letzten Gang anzutreten. Edgecoms Leben erfährt eine unerwartete Wendung, als eines Tages. The Green Mile ist eine erschienene Literaturverfilmung der gleichnamigen Romanreihe von Stephen King. Frank Darabont drehte den für vier Oscars. The Green Mile steht für: The Green Mile (Film), US-amerikanische Literaturverfilmung von Frank Darabont (); The Green Mile (Roman), Episodenroman in. workingtri21.eu: Finden Sie The Green Mile in unserem vielfältigen DVD- & Blu-ray-Angebot. Gratis Versand durch Amazon ab einem Bestellwert von 29€. workingtri21.eu - Kaufen Sie Green Mile günstig ein. Qualifizierte Bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Sie finden Rezensionen und Details zu einer vielseitigen. The Green Mile. 3 Std. 8 workingtri21.eurfilmungen. Als ein Gefängniswärter entdeckt, dass ein Todeszellenhäftling geheimnisvolle Kräfte hat, versucht er. Erfahren Sie hier alle Infos zum Film "The Green Mile" und reservieren Sie online Karten für den Film im Mathäser Filmpalast.
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The Green Mile by Stephen King. Warner Bros. Best Picture. David Valdes and Frank Darabont. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Best Sound.
Robert J. Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Bram Stoker Awards. Best Screenplay. The Green Mile is, in my opinion, one of the best book-to-movie adaptions which have ever entered the big screen.
A beautiful, touching book which I am never going to forget. Buddy Read with Anne who I have to truly thank for continuously encouraging me to keep up reading!
View all 37 comments. Jan 29, Lyn rated it it was amazing. King is able to terrify because he is adept at drawing us into a scene, luring the reader in with deft characterization and attention to detail that creates empathy and understanding.
That detail has stayed in my mind in greater clarity than the actual murder. King provides that kind of detail and can also play with our emotions.
He understands and makes use of the technique of adding unusual but memorable detail and also mixes shades of humor in with the darker hues of terror to make the portrait more tangible.
Set in the south during the great depression, King does not let us forget that these men endured this job because it was employment, one they were happy and lucky to have.
We are walked through the rehearsals for the executions by electric chair and then seen the performance of that instrument. Clearly this is no coincidence as King describes several men as devout and Biblical references and symbolism are ubiquitous.
Highly, highly recommended. View all 4 comments. Sep 28, Maureen rated it it was amazing. View all 12 comments. A wondrous book on so many levels.
Two very young white girls are brutally raped and murdered - the missing girls' search party come across a distraught and crying, huge black man holding their corpses!
This is the story of what really happened during his incarceration, trial and sentencing as told by his warden, many decades later.
A Stephen King masterclass with a tremendous use of pacing, tone and historical setting. A semi reliable and definitely biased narrator t A wondrous book on so many levels.
A semi reliable and definitely biased narrator tells a story that has almost every key development clearly foreshadowed, yet the book is a delight and as King oft does, damning on America's treatment of African-Americans.
And yet King manages to overly, almost engulf this with a concurrent supernatural and beautiful tale about Coffey's humanity.
A gem! View all 13 comments. Dec 23, Ellen rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: anyone especially people who arnt into horror and have avoided steven king like the plague.
I have just finished this book and wow what a read. I'm not at all into horror, either in books or in films, and even though my boyfriend has for years tried to get me to read Steven King I've avoided him like the plague.
I did know that he wrote other types of books, namely through the re-makes of these books into Hollywood films, i.
It was only after my boyfriend read this and na I have just finished this book and wow what a read. It was only after my boyfriend read this and nagged me into doing the same that I picked it up and I'm so glad that I did.
The characters are just so beautifully written and I'm not ashamed to say that I cried many a tear even though I knew exactly what was coming up having seen the movie numerous times.
If you are a fan of the movie then you can not fail to fall in love with the book as the movie is one of those rare exceptions in that it is very true to its original source.
The delight with the book, as is often the case with books, is that it goes into much more detail in particular with the character of Mr Jingles.
This book just illustrates how versatile King is as a writer and that in years to come will probably be considered one of the great literary genius of the Twentieth century.
View all 7 comments. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm a huge fan of Stephen King and The Green Mile has got to be one of the best novels he has ever written.
In fact, it's one of the best novels I have ever read in my entire life and a great piece of literature to boot! The novel is simply amazing.
Once I started it, I couldn't put it down! It is very beautifully written and extremely moving at times. The plot is original, gripping and heart-breaking.
All the characters had depth, and were vivid, intriguing, and believable. The story is told so I'm a huge fan of Stephen King and The Green Mile has got to be one of the best novels he has ever written.
The story is told so well that it was easy to imagine yourself in Cold Mountain Penitentiary in Alabama back in It takes a terrific writer to evoke feelings of sympathy for murderers, but Stephen King managed this effortlessly.
I wished that John Coffey would be set free somehow, but I knew deep down that he would die. I had tears streaming down my face when he was executed.
The novel left me thinking about the death penalty and whether it's time it should be abolished worldwide. I've developed quite a convinced moral stance against the death penalty thanks to reading this novel.
My country doesn't have the death penalty so I never really thought much about it until I read this book. I'd give this book more than five stars if I could!
View all 15 comments. May 28, Peter rated it it was amazing Shelves: horror. This is one of the best serial novels I've ever read.
Originally in 6 single issues I can highly recommend buying them as single volume. You won't miss any issue. Paul Edgecombe tells his heart warming story about Could Mountain Penitentiary and reveals everything about John Coffey, Mr Jingles and the characters involved.
A very philosophical and moving novel. Absolutely recommended! It's certainly a story that really consumes you and then you start reading it you can put it down.
In my opinion, it had a few issues, but overall great writing and story itself deserve readers' attention. View all 3 comments.
The year is , the place is death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Who are the monsters here? A gentle giant name of John Coffey, sentenced to death for an unspeakable crime, is a strong possibility.
But let's look at the prison guards on duty there. The one called Brutal, that can't be happenstance, can it? What about Percy, high on holding a position with a little power?
With his girly hands, hand tooled leather baton holster, and his mean stupid bullying ways, I wouldn't count him The year is , the place is death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary.
With his girly hands, hand tooled leather baton holster, and his mean stupid bullying ways, I wouldn't count him out.
Full of miracles and wonders, this is a Stephen King offering that is such a good story. Don't expect your heart to come out intact.
It's apt to break just a little bit. View all 26 comments. Nov 30, RedemptionDenied added it. The Kindle edition is currently on offer: 0.
If Goodreads, existed at that juncture; when I first read it, I would've accoladed it five-stars. I've still got the softback copy of the book, which is in pristine condition, so not sure whether to buy the Kindle one - or not.
I'm looking forward The Kindle edition is currently on offer: 0. I'm looking forward to doing a reread, someday. I bought that one. View all 6 comments.
This was undoubtedly one of the best books I have ever read and I enjoyed it even more than I expected and I had set the bar super high!
This was also the most horrible book I have ever read - but in the best possible way! Not a single sentence was unneccessary; I enjoyed every scene and interaction.
The main character was wonderfully developed - he really seemed like a real person and at times it was hard for me to forget that he's just fictional.
It was easy to forget that all of this was jus This was undoubtedly one of the best books I have ever read and I enjoyed it even more than I expected and I had set the bar super high!
It was easy to forget that all of this was just made up and yes, even the fantastical aspects were written and presented in a way that made them seem realistic and believable!
Some might say that John Coffey's character development falls a bit on the short side as you do not find out too much about him and his life.
But I thought this was perfect for him and for the role he plays in the story. I found myself wanting to keep reading constantly. I wanted to find out so badly what would happen next, I forgot everything around me!
But at the same time, I wanted to set the book aside and never pick it up again, because I just didn't want the story to end. I also want to mention that I have never seen the movie before something I will now do as soon as possible!
I'm really glad about this, because the events that unfolded in part 6 completely surprised me. Looking back to it, I have to say that the suspense and the buildup to it was done in a perfectly subtle way - something I would love to see more in other books!
I often correctly guess what will happen in the end, but this time nothing prepared me and I was completely clueless throughout.
Overall, this was a wonderful reading experience and I already know that this story is going to stay with me for the rest of my life and will be reread many, many times.
I wish I could describe my feelings about the topics of this book better, but there a simply too many feelings I have.
I tried telling my mum about my thoughts, but I just couldn't find the right words - nothing seemed to do this fantastic book justice.
An unforgettable and emotional novel. John Coffey has to be the sweetest character King has ever written along with Paul Edgecomb.
The ending left me feeling emotionally numb because of the injustice that occurred. The movie adaptation of the novel series is just as good if not better.
View all 8 comments. Shelves: recommendations , stand-alone-read , , 4-star , I have always wanted to read a Stephen King but since am not into horror genre, I maintained a secure distance between me and books by one of the most famous authors.
So when my friend recommended it to me I decided to finally read Mr. King and am glad that I read this. Story revolved around the inmates of Cold Mountain Prison who are there for murdering someone waiting for their death on Old Sparky, an Electric chair.
Story is told by prison's warden Paul Edgecombe. Life was pretty much simple f I have always wanted to read a Stephen King but since am not into horror genre, I maintained a secure distance between me and books by one of the most famous authors.
Delacroix was mostly a cheerful man when his pet, a little mouse, was around. John Coffey was a quite man and Wharton was the troublemaker.
I love how Mr. King has blended the lives of three inmates and in addition to that he also done justice to what workers of prisons go through business of execution of these inmates on Old Sparky.
Sometimes it was tough for them and sometimes they just want to get over with this as it was deeply painful as most of the people were no longer what they were at the time of committing a crime.
This book is categorized under "Horror" genre but I didn't find it anything like that. It was a beautiful story deeply touching and emotional.
Thanks Vidya fo r recommending this book to me for two reasons, first it is a beautiful book and secondly for picking a King novel for me.
Mar 10, Preeti rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. It's incredible - the emotion, the feelings Just the starkness of what's presented.
It's a prison story, but moves beyond that, touching on naked human sensibilities, on basic human emotions. I am really bad at reviews. What I can talk about, however, is the emotions that the books caused [Reviewed in What I can talk about, however, is the emotions that the books caused to arise in me.
Do you believe that people can be evil? Hmm, let me be more specific. Do you believe that a person can be bad, or evil, or however you want to put it, without having any good in them?
After reading this book, I would say yesh, there are people who don't have an ounce of good in them. I know, I know - the book is fiction, but that doesn't mean that it can't describe what can actually exist in real life most of this particular book, anyway.
One of the characters in the book was completely I don't know if I can use the word evil in this context evil implies demons, maybe even the opposite of god, things like that in my mind , but I guess bad, vicious, diabolic, wicked, cruel would seem like the appropriate description.
Even when people gave him a break, after seeing the cruelty and callousness, it made no difference, he continued the same backbiting, sadistic ways of the past.
And it didn't matter how many times he was "forgiven" or let off for the unbelievably montrous deeds he committed , it was the same.
One particular part that hit me hard was this no spoilers ahead, in case you're planning to read - which I highly recommend you do! He thought we were going to put him in with Wild Bill Wharton; that his punishment for the dry sponge was to be a dry cornholing from the resident psychopath.
Instead of feeling sympathy for Percy at this realization, I felt disgusted and a hardening of my resolve. He was, after all, judging us by the way he would have behaved, had our positions been reversed.
I guess that holds true to a certain degree for everyone too. I mean, how often do you think "outside the box"? How often do you think of why a person does or says something without your own perspective having influence over the thoughts?
It takes a lot of conscious effort to do that, unless you're enlightened beyond that point. But anywho, amazing book. I devoured it in two days - I couldn't put it down.
In fact, I've been losing sleep the past two nights to the book. You really should check it out. I love the magical realism in this story, it was so captivating.
It was a slow burner at first but it allowed you to be fully immersed in the characters. There was a lot of focus on the mouse for the first pages.
Stephen King explores so many aspects of the characters in this book through analysing how they treated this small, helpless mouse. I saw the film years ago and absolutely fell in love with it.
Hence why this book has been on my TBR list for a really long time. I found myself feeling disappointed at some parts that I remembered well from the film that were very different in the book.
I find these kinds of comparisons inevitable! Having said that, I was so moved reading this story and I can understand why there are so many discussions relating this to Jesus Christ.
One that I will remember forever. View all 21 comments. I fell in love with Mr. I still haven't watched the movie adaptation, guess it's about time for me to do so.
What a terrific read. Stephen King has done it again. Five wonderful stars. I'm glad that I don't remember hardly any of the movie, because it makes the book so fresh.
All I remember is that it had a mouse and huge black prisoner. This book is so much more. It brought all kinds of emotions in me.
A very thought provoking novel The story is set in the 's at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary. The Green Mile refers to the tiles on the floor in the death row area.
It's where every prisoners had to w What a terrific read. It's where every prisoners had to walk on their last days to meet "old sparkey" King was able to develop the characters so well.
John Coffey : last name not spelled like the drink the gentle giant who knew people's thoughts and could even heal people. He suffered silently because a lot of people would think he might be slow.
So he kept pretty much to himself. Ook geneest hij later Melinda Moores, de terminaal zieke vrouw van gevangenisdirecteur Hal Moores.
Percy is het neefje van de gouverneur en heeft daarom de voordeelpositie dat het andere gevangenispersoneel zich beleefd moet gedragen tegen hem.
Verder arriveert een uitermate gewelddadige gevangene genaamd "Wild Bill" Wharton in de gevangenis. Coffey voelt dat hij de ware moordenaar van de twee meisjes is.
Coffey geeft de ziekte die hij uit Hals vrouw had gehaald door aan Percy, die hierdoor gek wordt en Wharton doodschiet.
Uiteindelijk ontdekt ook Paul dat Coffey onschuldig is, maar Coffey staat erop te willen sterven omdat hij het niet meer aankan dat er zoveel pijn in de wereld is.
In het heden is hij inmiddels jaar oud, maar nog altijd kerngezond. Paul vermoedt dat dit komt doordat Coffey "een stukje van zichzelf gaf" toen hij Paul een hand gaf om hem te laten "zien" wie de moordenaar van de meisjes was.
Er staan 35 nummers op, waarvan de meeste instrumentaal. Deze zijn gecomponeerd door Thomas Newman. De film werd goed ontvangen door critici.
Lovable racists, magical Negroes, and White дэдпул 2. Mercedes — Castle Rock — Creepshow —present. Archived from the original on November 8, Other Editions Coffey is such a brilliant character and this book almost made me cry — I can imagine that this kind of things used to happen and Jack Reacher Stream some countries still does! The Stand The Stand Sep 11, Andrew Smith rated it really liked it. Retrieved September 8, Legalisierung CannabisA superb story by Stephen King, always entertaining, you will learn also, and even feel the pain of the interesting characters As good as the glorious film version.
View all 19 comments. I can now clarify, not only with myself, but with every other King fan, that this particular book gave me rather noticeable palpitations and for a moment or two, it made me feel quite faint.
Now, I've seen 'The Green Mile' Tom Hanks film adaptation, and although that was also amazing, and it makes for edge-of-the-seat viewing at times, when all is said and done, it has nothing on this book.
This book is up there with my list I like to call "King mind-fucks" and in that group are books like The Sh I can now clarify, not only with myself, but with every other King fan, that this particular book gave me rather noticeable palpitations and for a moment or two, it made me feel quite faint.
This book is up there with my list I like to call "King mind-fucks" and in that group are books like The Shining and Pet Sematary and right there, just on the outside looking in, is Cujo , who didn't quite make that group, but still, it's a book I consider a 'classic King' There are elements of horror within these pages, but it is done in a subtle way, and I think King gets more of a result with subtle, and not with in your face blood and gore.
It just works better, especially for me, and it admittedly makes my toes curl. The story is lead by Paul Edgecombe, who is a guard in charge of 'The Green Mile' which is a block that houses purely death row inmates.
While Paul was there, his block housed some wild and mostly unforgettable characters, one being John Coffey, a larger than life man, who was afraid of the dark, and had been accused of a absolutely horrific crime.
John Coffey changes the lives of the inmates, and the guards who work on the mile, and we feel human compassion and emotion at it's finest. The characters are finely drawn with such care, and I felt as if I knew some of those personally.
I completely loathed the little dick Percy Whetmore, and I haven't hated a character as much as I did Percy Whetmore at poor Del's execution.
It made for horrendously uncomfortable reading, and that was mainly due to Percy Whetmore. He is a despicable excuse for a human being, that literally thrived on watching other people suffer.
I admire the way King writes about how Paul Edgecombe and his men attempt to give the men on death row respect, and dignity until the day when they have to sit on the 'Old Sparky'.
I think King captures these tender but also powerful moments with ease, and with a skilful level that is pretty rare to me. I finished this book this morning, and I still don't feel quite over it yet.
I can report that my heart is somewhat calmer, but I very much doubt that I'll be able to forget this book for the years ahead of me.
But, let's be honest here, why the fuck would I want to? View all 29 comments. Jun 04, Dem rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , historical-fiction , recommended.
Some books are worth waiting years for to read and I have certainly waited a very long time to read this one. I have to confess I am not a Stephan King fan as Horror or science fiction just doesnt work for me but having watched the Green Mile Movie some years ago I have always wanted to read the book and when I happened to find a copy among a pile of books lately I just knew there was no time like the present.
My only problem with reading a book after watching such an iconic movie is that I am Some books are worth waiting years for to read and I have certainly waited a very long time to read this one.
My only problem with reading a book after watching such an iconic movie is that I am unable to imagine the characters for myself, but setting that aside What a phenomenal read this was Now I am actually jealous of readers who haven't read the book yet because this one is such a beautiful, compelling and brilliant story, I was blown away by the read.
Convicted Killers all await their turn to walk the Green Mile and their date with the Electric Chair. When John Coffey is condemned for a terrifying and horrendous crime, Paul Edgecombe is confronted with the terrible wondrous truth that will change his life forever.
I went though all sorts of emotions when reading this story. The writing is vivid and the story believable and you feel and experience everything this tale has to offer.
There were actually times I felt the humid heat so well described in the book. The characters are so realistic and believable, and the plot twists and turns kept me turning the pages.
A little sprinkle just a little of magical happenings make this novel the perfect story that I will remember a long time from now. I only have a tiny paperback copy of this book which I really have to replace with a hard copy for my real life bookshelf.
If you have this on your TBR Shelf View all 39 comments. Shelves: literary-fiction , read , all-time-favorites , reviewed , stephen-king , to-readpriority , that-ending-killed-me , to-read-again-one-day , own-paperback , buddy-read.
Rarely does it happen to me that I read a book which actually causes me to tear up to some extent and which I can't stop thinking about even months after turning the last page.
You might should have heard about the movie adaption starring Tom Hanks and the late Michael Clarke Duncan may he rest in peace , and if you haven't considered watching it yet, then please don't hesitate to do so for even one moment.
The Green Mile is easily one of my favorite movies of all time, and to be completely hon Rarely does it happen to me that I read a book which actually causes me to tear up to some extent and which I can't stop thinking about even months after turning the last page.
The Green Mile is easily one of my favorite movies of all time, and to be completely honest, I had certain doubts about whether the Stephen King novel it was actually adapted from would be capable of causing the same range of emotions in me as the movie did.
And oh, how it succeeded with doing that. First off, allow me to mention something about my love-hate-relationship with Stephen King. During the 80's, he built up for himself a reputation as being one of the major horror writers of his time, but few people actually know about the few touching, emotionally affecting stories he can be called responsible for - let me just mention Stand By Me and Shawshank Redemption , both of which are beautiful movies actually based on a less famous work by Stephen King.
I am the first one to admit that King has a capability to write novels you will have a lot of troubles with if you expect to find stories with literary worth.
But books like The Green Mile are what I love this author for. For those who are unfamiliar with the story, The Green Mile is the nickname for the death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary, a prison in Louisiana.
During the s, our protagonist Paul Edgecomb receives John Coffey into his custody as supervisor of the death row.
Coffey turns out to be physically intimidating, but mentally challenged. How could a man like him, a man who is afraid if the lights are not kept on during the night, have been capable of murdering two innocent girls?
Trust me, this is not a story about Coffey's guilt or innocence, however. What King confronts us with is a character-driven story about the daily events on the death row, raising moral and ethic questions along the way, allowing us to care about the small amount of characters he presented to us.
Untypically for King's novels, we only meet a few characters, but even those of minor importance to the story are drawn out in such a fascinating way that it becomes difficult to resist caring for all of them.
Originally, King published this book in six different installments before releasing the six parts altogether in this novel. Each of those six parts focuses on different elements to the story, with all these parts interfering with each other along the way and finally weaving together a convincing picture of a prison in the 30's.
Is this book only about life in prison, however? No, it isn't - by far it isn't. In a frame story, King introduces us to the older Paul Edgecomb who revisits the events on the Green Mile in an attempt to write down his story before his memory can begin to fade away.
King starts off each of the six installments of the story by including more insight on the story of Paul's older self, until he finally manages to masterfully create the illusion of two deeply connected plots.
Supernatural elements are a minor part of the story, though - as skeptical as I usually am about stories involving magical realism - its inclusion mainly just allowed to emphasize the beauty of the story.
The cast of characters in this novel is truly convincing - we meet Brutus "Brutal" Howell, Eduard Delacroix with his beloved pet mouse Mr.
Jingles, and of course Percy Wetmore. And Percy actually has more than just a few votes. Talking about Mr. Jingles, I will miss him. Oh, how I will miss him.
In the end, this story manages more than just to raise questions. It turned me into a pile of emotions, ranging from nostalgia over grief up to relief - but mostly nostalgia.
The last pages included some of the best writing I have ever encountered and yes , I will gladly admit that both the movie and the book made me cry, and I don't find it difficult to believe that they will continue to make me do so in future.
Because out of all the movies I have seen and the books I have read, The Green Mile in both its book and its movie version is a story I am going to revisit over and over.
If you have only seen the movie, then please don't fear reading the book because even though it is a completely different experience due to a few minor changes and, obviously, a huge distinction in its narrative, the book doesn't fail to convince even after having watched the movie.
And if you have only read the book - then what are you waiting for? The Green Mile is, in my opinion, one of the best book-to-movie adaptions which have ever entered the big screen.
A beautiful, touching book which I am never going to forget. Buddy Read with Anne who I have to truly thank for continuously encouraging me to keep up reading!
View all 37 comments. Jan 29, Lyn rated it it was amazing. King is able to terrify because he is adept at drawing us into a scene, luring the reader in with deft characterization and attention to detail that creates empathy and understanding.
That detail has stayed in my mind in greater clarity than the actual murder. King provides that kind of detail and can also play with our emotions.
He understands and makes use of the technique of adding unusual but memorable detail and also mixes shades of humor in with the darker hues of terror to make the portrait more tangible.
Set in the south during the great depression, King does not let us forget that these men endured this job because it was employment, one they were happy and lucky to have.
We are walked through the rehearsals for the executions by electric chair and then seen the performance of that instrument.
Clearly this is no coincidence as King describes several men as devout and Biblical references and symbolism are ubiquitous. Highly, highly recommended.
View all 4 comments. Sep 28, Maureen rated it it was amazing. View all 12 comments. A wondrous book on so many levels. Two very young white girls are brutally raped and murdered - the missing girls' search party come across a distraught and crying, huge black man holding their corpses!
This is the story of what really happened during his incarceration, trial and sentencing as told by his warden, many decades later.
A Stephen King masterclass with a tremendous use of pacing, tone and historical setting. A semi reliable and definitely biased narrator t A wondrous book on so many levels.
A semi reliable and definitely biased narrator tells a story that has almost every key development clearly foreshadowed, yet the book is a delight and as King oft does, damning on America's treatment of African-Americans.
And yet King manages to overly, almost engulf this with a concurrent supernatural and beautiful tale about Coffey's humanity. A gem!
View all 13 comments. Dec 23, Ellen rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: anyone especially people who arnt into horror and have avoided steven king like the plague.
I have just finished this book and wow what a read. I'm not at all into horror, either in books or in films, and even though my boyfriend has for years tried to get me to read Steven King I've avoided him like the plague.
I did know that he wrote other types of books, namely through the re-makes of these books into Hollywood films, i. It was only after my boyfriend read this and na I have just finished this book and wow what a read.
It was only after my boyfriend read this and nagged me into doing the same that I picked it up and I'm so glad that I did.
The characters are just so beautifully written and I'm not ashamed to say that I cried many a tear even though I knew exactly what was coming up having seen the movie numerous times.
If you are a fan of the movie then you can not fail to fall in love with the book as the movie is one of those rare exceptions in that it is very true to its original source.
The delight with the book, as is often the case with books, is that it goes into much more detail in particular with the character of Mr Jingles.
This book just illustrates how versatile King is as a writer and that in years to come will probably be considered one of the great literary genius of the Twentieth century.
View all 7 comments. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm a huge fan of Stephen King and The Green Mile has got to be one of the best novels he has ever written.
In fact, it's one of the best novels I have ever read in my entire life and a great piece of literature to boot!
The novel is simply amazing. Once I started it, I couldn't put it down! It is very beautifully written and extremely moving at times.
The plot is original, gripping and heart-breaking. All the characters had depth, and were vivid, intriguing, and believable. The story is told so I'm a huge fan of Stephen King and The Green Mile has got to be one of the best novels he has ever written.
The story is told so well that it was easy to imagine yourself in Cold Mountain Penitentiary in Alabama back in It takes a terrific writer to evoke feelings of sympathy for murderers, but Stephen King managed this effortlessly.
I wished that John Coffey would be set free somehow, but I knew deep down that he would die. I had tears streaming down my face when he was executed.
The novel left me thinking about the death penalty and whether it's time it should be abolished worldwide. I've developed quite a convinced moral stance against the death penalty thanks to reading this novel.
My country doesn't have the death penalty so I never really thought much about it until I read this book. I'd give this book more than five stars if I could!
View all 15 comments. May 28, Peter rated it it was amazing Shelves: horror. This is one of the best serial novels I've ever read.
Originally in 6 single issues I can highly recommend buying them as single volume. You won't miss any issue. Paul Edgecombe tells his heart warming story about Could Mountain Penitentiary and reveals everything about John Coffey, Mr Jingles and the characters involved.
A very philosophical and moving novel. Absolutely recommended! It's certainly a story that really consumes you and then you start reading it you can put it down.
In my opinion, it had a few issues, but overall great writing and story itself deserve readers' attention.
View all 3 comments. The year is , the place is death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. Who are the monsters here? A gentle giant name of John Coffey, sentenced to death for an unspeakable crime, is a strong possibility.
But let's look at the prison guards on duty there. The one called Brutal, that can't be happenstance, can it? What about Percy, high on holding a position with a little power?
With his girly hands, hand tooled leather baton holster, and his mean stupid bullying ways, I wouldn't count him The year is , the place is death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary.
With his girly hands, hand tooled leather baton holster, and his mean stupid bullying ways, I wouldn't count him out.
Full of miracles and wonders, this is a Stephen King offering that is such a good story. Don't expect your heart to come out intact. It's apt to break just a little bit.
View all 26 comments. Nov 30, RedemptionDenied added it. The Kindle edition is currently on offer: 0. If Goodreads, existed at that juncture; when I first read it, I would've accoladed it five-stars.
I've still got the softback copy of the book, which is in pristine condition, so not sure whether to buy the Kindle one - or not.
I'm looking forward The Kindle edition is currently on offer: 0. I'm looking forward to doing a reread, someday. I bought that one.
View all 6 comments. This was undoubtedly one of the best books I have ever read and I enjoyed it even more than I expected and I had set the bar super high!
This was also the most horrible book I have ever read - but in the best possible way! Not a single sentence was unneccessary; I enjoyed every scene and interaction.
The main character was wonderfully developed - he really seemed like a real person and at times it was hard for me to forget that he's just fictional.
It was easy to forget that all of this was jus This was undoubtedly one of the best books I have ever read and I enjoyed it even more than I expected and I had set the bar super high!
It was easy to forget that all of this was just made up and yes, even the fantastical aspects were written and presented in a way that made them seem realistic and believable!
Some might say that John Coffey's character development falls a bit on the short side as you do not find out too much about him and his life.
But I thought this was perfect for him and for the role he plays in the story. I found myself wanting to keep reading constantly. I wanted to find out so badly what would happen next, I forgot everything around me!
But at the same time, I wanted to set the book aside and never pick it up again, because I just didn't want the story to end.
I also want to mention that I have never seen the movie before something I will now do as soon as possible! I'm really glad about this, because the events that unfolded in part 6 completely surprised me.
Looking back to it, I have to say that the suspense and the buildup to it was done in a perfectly subtle way - something I would love to see more in other books!
I often correctly guess what will happen in the end, but this time nothing prepared me and I was completely clueless throughout. Overall, this was a wonderful reading experience and I already know that this story is going to stay with me for the rest of my life and will be reread many, many times.
I wish I could describe my feelings about the topics of this book better, but there a simply too many feelings I have.
I tried telling my mum about my thoughts, but I just couldn't find the right words - nothing seemed to do this fantastic book justice.
An unforgettable and emotional novel. John Coffey has to be the sweetest character King has ever written along with Paul Edgecomb.
The ending left me feeling emotionally numb because of the injustice that occurred. The movie adaptation of the novel series is just as good if not better.
View all 8 comments. Shelves: recommendations , stand-alone-read , , 4-star , I have always wanted to read a Stephen King but since am not into horror genre, I maintained a secure distance between me and books by one of the most famous authors.
So when my friend recommended it to me I decided to finally read Mr. King and am glad that I read this. Story revolved around the inmates of Cold Mountain Prison who are there for murdering someone waiting for their death on Old Sparky, an Electric chair.
Story is told by prison's warden Paul Edgecombe. Life was pretty much simple f I have always wanted to read a Stephen King but since am not into horror genre, I maintained a secure distance between me and books by one of the most famous authors.
Delacroix was mostly a cheerful man when his pet, a little mouse, was around. John Coffey was a quite man and Wharton was the troublemaker.
I love how Mr. King has blended the lives of three inmates and in addition to that he also done justice to what workers of prisons go through business of execution of these inmates on Old Sparky.
Sometimes it was tough for them and sometimes they just want to get over with this as it was deeply painful as most of the people were no longer what they were at the time of committing a crime.
This book is categorized under "Horror" genre but I didn't find it anything like that. It was a beautiful story deeply touching and emotional. Thanks Vidya fo r recommending this book to me for two reasons, first it is a beautiful book and secondly for picking a King novel for me.
Mar 10, Preeti rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. It's incredible - the emotion, the feelings Just the starkness of what's presented.
It's a prison story, but moves beyond that, touching on naked human sensibilities, on basic human emotions. I am really bad at reviews. What I can talk about, however, is the emotions that the books caused [Reviewed in What I can talk about, however, is the emotions that the books caused to arise in me.
Do you believe that people can be evil? Hmm, let me be more specific. Do you believe that a person can be bad, or evil, or however you want to put it, without having any good in them?
After reading this book, I would say yesh, there are people who don't have an ounce of good in them.
I know, I know - the book is fiction, but that doesn't mean that it can't describe what can actually exist in real life most of this particular book, anyway.
One of the characters in the book was completely I don't know if I can use the word evil in this context evil implies demons, maybe even the opposite of god, things like that in my mind , but I guess bad, vicious, diabolic, wicked, cruel would seem like the appropriate description.
Even when people gave him a break, after seeing the cruelty and callousness, it made no difference, he continued the same backbiting, sadistic ways of the past.
And it didn't matter how many times he was "forgiven" or let off for the unbelievably montrous deeds he committed , it was the same.
One particular part that hit me hard was this no spoilers ahead, in case you're planning to read - which I highly recommend you do!
He thought we were going to put him in with Wild Bill Wharton; that his punishment for the dry sponge was to be a dry cornholing from the resident psychopath.
Instead of feeling sympathy for Percy at this realization, I felt disgusted and a hardening of my resolve. He was, after all, judging us by the way he would have behaved, had our positions been reversed.
I guess that holds true to a certain degree for everyone too. I mean, how often do you think "outside the box"?
How often do you think of why a person does or says something without your own perspective having influence over the thoughts?
It takes a lot of conscious effort to do that, unless you're enlightened beyond that point. But anywho, amazing book.
I devoured it in two days - I couldn't put it down. In fact, I've been losing sleep the past two nights to the book. You really should check it out.
I love the magical realism in this story, it was so captivating. It was a slow burner at first but it allowed you to be fully immersed in the characters.
There was a lot of focus on the mouse for the first pages. Stephen King explores so many aspects of the characters in this book through analysing how they treated this small, helpless mouse.
I saw the film years ago and absolutely fell in love with it. Hence why this book has been on my TBR list for a really long time.
I found myself feeling disappointed at some parts that I remembered well from the film that were very different in the book. I find these kinds of comparisons inevitable!
Having said that, I was so moved reading this story and I can understand why there are so many discussions relating this to Jesus Christ.
One that I will remember forever. View all 21 comments. I fell in love with Mr. I still haven't watched the movie adaptation, guess it's about time for me to do so.
What a terrific read. Stephen King has done it again. Five wonderful stars. I'm glad that I don't remember hardly any of the movie, because it makes the book so fresh.
All I remember is that it had a mouse and huge black prisoner. This book is so much more. It brought all kinds of emotions in me.
A very thought provoking novel The story is set in the 's at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary. The Green Mile refers to the tiles on the floor in the death row area.
It's where every prisoners had to w What a terrific read. It's where every prisoners had to walk on their last days to meet "old sparkey" King was able to develop the characters so well.
John Coffey : last name not spelled like the drink the gentle giant who knew people's thoughts and could even heal people. He suffered silently because a lot of people would think he might be slow.
So he kept pretty much to himself. What a sweet soul. Sentenced to death for murder of twin girls Paul Edgecomb : the ward superintendent compelled to help every prisoner spend his last days peacefully.
I liked his passion for something when he was on the right track. He's never encountered someone like John Coffey. This story is told from his point of view.
It alternates back and forth from the prison to the nursing home he is currently in. I loved Del and Mr. Jingles The plot flows beautifully.
The other characters are well defined and likeable as well, except for a couple. It's an excellent read and I highly recommend if you haven't read it.
Things I researched as I was reading, because I want to know these things: Interesting!! Did you know during the depression era that what people really called the electric chair?
In Nebraska Supreme Court determined that execution by electric chair was cruel and unusual punishment.
This state was the last state to eliminate it as sole methos of execution. View all 9 comments. Jun 09, Olivier Delaye rated it it was amazing.
However, some critics had a less positive response. Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter opined "By inflating the simple story with a languorous pace, pregnant pauses, long reaction shots and an infinitely slow metabolism, Darabont has burdened his movie version with more self-importance than it can possibly sustain.
He stated, [ The Green Mile] is a "lumbering, self-important three-hour melodrama that defies credibility at every turn". The Green Mile film.
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According to Duncan, Willis introduced him to Darabont after hearing of the open call for John Coffey. When John told Paul he wanted to die he grabbed his hands and let him Lenglet Wharton's crime and told him he forgot that he saw Wharton drop the girls and run. And yet King manages to overly, almost engulf this with a concurrent supernatural and beautiful tale about Coffey's humanity. Clearly, he does this to add suspense. The website's critics consensus states, "Though The Green Mile is long, critics say it's an absorbing, emotionally powerful experience. Verder arriveert The Green Mile uitermate gewelddadige gevangene genaamd "Wild Bill" Wharton in de gevangenis.The Green Mile مشاهدة فيلم The Green Mile 1999 مترجم Video
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Percy Wetmore hatte bei der letzten Hinrichtung die den elektrischen Strom übertragenden Schwämme am Kopf des Delinquenten absichtlich nicht befeuchtet und somit dem Todeskandidaten Eduard Delacroix ein unnötig qualvolles Ende zuteilwerden lassen. James Cromwell. Film & Photographie. The Green Mile (Cine XXL). Wo. Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg 17 PLACE DU THEATRE L - Luxembourg. Über Filme auf DVD bei Thalia ✓»The Green Mile«und weitere DVD Filme jetzt online bestellen! John Coffey kann Menschen und Tiere heilen. Contraband Stream Deutsch Titel. Akzeptieren Cookie-Einstellungen ändern. Michael Jeter. Das hervorragende Drehbuch fügt die Geschichte am Ende überraschend zusammen. Ein Wissenschaftler in der Arktis will The Green Mile einer Katastrophe eine Astronautencrew vor der Rückkehr warnen. Dieser Cookie sorgt dafür, dass das Astor Berlin über mehrere Domainen getrackt werden kann und ob ein globales Profil oder ein jeweils eignenes Profil pro Domain gespeichert werden soll. Er ist bereits Jahre alt und die Maus Mister Jingles über 60 Jahre, also 30 mal länger als ihre natürliche Lebensspanne. Karsten RauchfussThalia-Buchhandlung Oldenburg. Ein grandioser Streifen, der eine Achterbahn der Emotionen auslöst und keine Minute langweilig ist! Hierbei unterscheiden wir zwischen notwendigen, Komfort- und Marketing-Cookies. Screen Actors Guild Awards Paul Edgecomb ist verzweifelt, als er diese Wahrheit erkennen muss, und er macht John Coffey das Angebot, ihn einfach eigenmächtig zu entlassen. Privatsphäre Einstellungen. Demnächst verfügbar. Alle Film die ich bis jetzt Twilight Movie2k ihm gesehen habe haben mir sehr gefallen.
