Is the book any good? I've got it out to start reading. But I'm not sure if I want to or not. I need a good book that's in paper back. And my dad has a paper back copy that contains the whole thing. So, I'm tempted.
I want to read something by OSC. But I've read all of the books I have by him. And my town's public library doesn't have any of his books. So, I'm at a loss.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Yes - the reveal moment - which may happen for you earlier in the story than when King explicitly tells you what's going on - is gut-wrenching.
It's a well-told story.
Posted by cmc (Member # 9549) on :
I loved reading that. I read it as the installments were coming out... I remember being SO excited to get the latest edition at Camp.
I agree - well-told story.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I'll take that as a yes then. Does it compare to his other books? I've only read a few. I think I've read:
IT The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Misery Eyes of the Dragon
I guess that's it....I don't really remember.
Posted by cmc (Member # 9549) on :
I think it compares. I remember it feeling a little different than other books of his as I read, though. Then again - that's the only one I read in pieces.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I haven't read Gordon.
It's better than It, not as hard to put down as Misery, and more satisfying but less fun than Eyes.
Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
It's definitely worth reading, and I think it's a better story than Misery and Eyes of the Dragon-that's just a meaningfukl-to-me opinion, though-and it's quite different from many of his other stories.
Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :
It's a awonderful story, beautifuly told.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
I'm mystified by a public library that has no books by OSC.
There are waiting lists for his new releases at every library I've ever checked.
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
I haven't read much of his work (Cell most recently) but it's very good.
--j_k
Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
I never read "The Green Mile", but it is rare that a King book will lead you wrong.
If you want a great and long read after "Mile", get "The Stand"...unrated edition. It's a classic.
Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
I loved King's style of writing, so I read everything he wrote ... for a while. Then I realized that horror really is not for me. I hated stories like Pet Sematery and It, and Misery <shudder>. I kept reading them because I really liked the way he told stories, but I didn't like the stories he chose to tell. I hate having some of those images in my brain. Fortunately then I discovered OSC, which fulfilled my need for a good storyteller without having to read horror stories!
So one day (years ago) I stopped, and got rid of almost all my King stuff. But the few I chose to keep were ones that seemed less "horror" and more suspense, with more hope in them, and more of a point. Like The Stand, and The Talisman. I liked Eyes of the Dragon, too.
I haven't read any since, although I'm interested in reading the rest of the Dark Tower series. So ... Is The Green Mile more like Pet Sematery, or more like The Stand?
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
More like "Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption"
Frank Darabont + Stephen King + Prison = "great movie"
Posted by TrapperKeeper (Member # 7680) on :
Kings Dark Tower series puts the rest of his works to shame IMO. Only seen the Green Mile movie, which is a rare case of the movie based on book being done extremely well.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
I loved that book. It was fantastic. The characters, the descriptions. The mouse. Even the movie wasn't bad. Better than most SK movies except for Shawshank.
Posted by IanO (Member # 186) on :
awesome. very heart wrenching.
Hearts in Atlantis is also very very good, especially the first story (the novella: Low men in yellow coats). The movie is based on that one and it pretty good, though they swapped out the fantasy elements for a simple FBI government conspiracy group working for Hoover. Not really a big deal, as the story is about Bobby and Ted.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
I only read the first two installments but i loved them both.
I will also vouch for Hearts Of Atlantis. It may be my favorite Stephen King book to date.