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Loading... Two Dead Girls (Green Mile) (original 1996; edition 1996)by Stephen King (Author)
Work InformationThe Two Dead Girls by Stephen King (Author) (1996)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. At times King can be shallow but with this series he reminds us that some of the greatest American Literature, ERB, REH, and the majority of the early 20th century writers who used the art of story telling to do just that...write stories. At least that is what I get from this. A good story that takes is stride and works its way into something solid and profound. Movies! I remember watching this one when it came out! It's so odd to be reading the tale a few decades later without even having a desire to watch the movie. :) It turns out that Hanks with a prostate problem was NOT the most memorable part of the movie. It's the mouse, of course. The main character is always the mouse, and I'm not even referring to Steamboat Willie. The short story is mild and reflective, even with the scent of rape, murder and peppermint, which is odd, all considered. And yet, it is still quintessential SK. A good set-up for what's later to come. I like the main character and some of the other guards, they seem like realistic characters, although hearing about the urinary tract infection so often made me wince. I'm not a fan of the death penalty and this book helps reinforce some of the reasons why. 'The Green Mile' is aptly named. The scene where they find Coffey holding the girls is sobering - the entire scene from discovering they're missing to finding the result was amazingly written. Since this is a start-up book, not much is happening yet other than establishing the structure. Oh good memories. Back in the days my dad gave me such a great gift. He gave me this book, part 1 and told me that from now on, I could go to the bookstore in town each month, to get the next part of the series. So every month I ran to the bookstore and immediately delved in. Never thinking it might be better to wait till I had all of them, before reading. couldn't, even if I wanted to. So unlike most people, I did not read the whole book in one, but i read it in 6 sessions. I am sure I re-read the whole thing as I always did with Stephen King's books. The only problem is, I have no clue which part is in which book, so I will give all of them the same amount of stars, and copy this review. no reviews | add a review
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This is volume 1 of a multipart serial novel that begins on death row and goes on from there to realms of revelation that make death seem sweet. No library descriptions found. |
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#67 for Adele. Not rated. March 29, 1996. ( )