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The Green Mile by Stephen King

24 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This might be my favorite Stephen King to-date. Holly has been one of my favorite characters of his, but John Coffey is a close second. What I like most about them is the duality of their extreme vulnerability and great inner strength. I think the people who meet them, befriend them, love them, that these people are forever changed for having known them. That's the kind of legacy I would want to leave, and so I love these characters. I'm only sorry Coffey had to die in this one (not a spoiler - it's a story taking place on death row!).

There was one moment that made me laugh with amusement. I forget where it was in the book, but Paul reflects how it was 81 degrees in October and still so hot and whether to take it as an indication of end times. The book was written in 1996 and chronicles his life events from 1932 to 1996. I wonder what Paul would think of the weather today. It's the end of October, and in Houston, the weather is 87 degrees. LOL.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

kemrick19's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

meridith_bex's review against another edition

I might come back to it, but the pacing was just a lot slower than more modern King titles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Excrement

lay_kone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

ginger_rampage's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

talia03's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

bigoffka's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

gudrqa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

rmfickfack's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail