The Green Mile
Book, 1996 by Stephen King
Synopsis from the Stephen King site:
The story is told by former prison guard, Paul Edgecomb, of events in Cold Mountain penitentiary during 1932 when an unusual inmate by the name of John Coffey is brought to the prison. He and his fellow guards are assigned to watch inmates on death row, known as The Green Mile. John Coffey has been convicted of murdering two young girls and sentenced to death but there's something about him that makes Paul question whether this man could have committed that crime.
Movie, 1999 directed by Frank Darabont
Features: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan (Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor)
Tagline: Miracles do happen.
Awards: Nominated for four Oscars, but won none.
Do you remember why it was called The Green Mile? Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) explains it: "They usually call death row the Last Mile, but we called ours the Green Mile, because the floor was the color of faded limes."
Did you read the book or see the movie? If you read it, did you read it volume by volume or all at once? Are you a Stephen King fan? What's your favorite Stephen King book?
I saw The Green Mile, but didn't read it. I did just read Jodi Picoult's book Change of Heart, and it reminded me a lot of The Green Mile. I have read a few other Stephen King books...my favorite one was Bag of Bones.
