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Anyone ever read this book, I read it a few months ago, and I still don't know what I think about it really

Other then Mr Jangles rocks

it's funny you should mention that i'm just discussing it on MSN not read it but it's on my list

Okay, after seeing HDs guide to new posters (13,000 post too late I think):oops:

I will elaborate, what type of book is it?

He wrote it aping Charles Dickens, in instalments for magazines. Dickens books where always meant as a force for social and economic reform. Is it meant to be a tract against capital punishment, racism, the American system of preferment in the prison system.

Is it meant to be a religous allegory, the forces of the supernatural throughout is very resounding.

Or perhaps its just a good yarn, which evolved from no particular agenda, maybe it just needed writing as all great stories do.

Or am I just typing this to avoid the most cringemaking "performance" of a song I've seen since I wandered into a drunken version of Wannabe by some beered up girls in a pub in Gran Canaria

I have never read Stephen King before and didn't think I ever would. Having seen many films I didn't think the books would be my thing. However I was assured that The Green Mile was not like his other books so decided to give it a go and I thought it was brilliant. The green mile is the corridor that prisoners walk down to get to the electric chair. (the lino is green hence the nick name) and the story is based around a few prisoners on death row and one in particular. It was actually very moving and certainly got me thinking about capital punishment and justice in general. A real page turner with both funny and poignant parts to it. 10/10

Yeah, and MrJingles rocks

I actually recommended a book that wasn't impenetrable, yay for me

yes dear Mr Jingles rocks

Seriously Rince it was a good recommendation (you normally read such tripe ). I might even venture into a Pratchett one of these days.


But not yet

I'm reading this atm, tho today was happily eating a sarnie when I read about the execution of the Red Indian chief in graphic detail

oh it gets worse

don't tell me the ending!!!

the boat sinks

I'm gutted now you've told me

Just got past cistitusgate












Must dash, need the toil..

Finished it last night

Thanks for the recommendation you's two

Glad you enjoyed it Westy

Ok, big question, why was the film not half as good as the book

The actors were brilliant, it created a goods atmos, and yet the "Shawshank redemption" effect was not in the least bit repeated

I think its two reasons really, one that in the book we quite clearly went on a journey with the author, the book clearly had a life of its own, whilst the book was clearly rigid, the opening scene hinted at the end. The secondary story of Paul in the OAP home, was not realised at all, whilst it became a bigger part of the book as each instalment happened. Which meant you didn't get the fear of old Paul, which seemed similar to the fear of the inmates on the Green Mile.

Which brings me to the main reason it didn't have the same effect, I feel.

Stephen Kings made rather a good living out of being the foremost horror writer of his time, hes immense at creating primal fear. I said to HC, to get her to read it, it wasn't the normal horror-type-stuff, which it isn't. Yet what makes your hairs stand on end is the terror of the executions, It binds the story, it makes it whole!

It was interesting when Westy said the red indian chiefs death put him off his meal, because in the film, it passed without much emotion or terror, and as for the death of Del, in the book

Maybe Sam Raimi should of directed the film

King also didn't bottle Coffeys death, it wasn't the warm ending that you may have expected.

Gosh, must give up sobriety, my posts are getting really long and tedious, rather then short and ted.....

I was expecting the warm ending and we kinda got one with Mr Jingles, if the Chiefs execution was bad enough Delacroixs one was

Was a good book to get back into reading one year later than last years resolution

I haven't seen the film. I don't know if it could capture the imagination the way the book did. Is it graphic?

I am glad in a way there wasn't a fuzzy ending as that would have proved too predictable. I certainly found myself endeared to the character. I thought it was well written and moving. Then again I'm a big 'ole softie.