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Penguin Books Ltd (1996), Edition: paperback / softback, Paperback, 144 pages
Description
Stephen King, the world's bestselling novelist, was educated at the University of Maine at Orono. He lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, and their children in Bangor, Maine.
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LibraryThing member melydia
Hoo boy. If you're looking for a good cry, you'll probably get one reading this. I thought I was okay after the first heart-wrenching scene, but two or three more after that really got me going. But in a good way. The ending is reasonably satisfying, and kind of thought provoking. After all, since
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it's told in first person it's impossible to know for sure what happens to the narrator after the story is finished, and that kind of open-endedness is sort of neat for this sort of tale. Show Less
LibraryThing member srboone
The conclusion is no surprise, everythingwas leading up to this. Paul's revelations at the end aren't surpsing either. Solid.
LibraryThing member flamingrosedrakon
This was actually one of the most interesting and captivating books that I have read from Stephen King & I highly recommend it for any King fans.
I ended up getting this book from a thrift store and normally following the rules of serial books I was only able to get the last three books for the
The characters like most of King's older books are easy to get along with and have a very well-defined personality even with some of the minor characters. You are given a chance to enter a realistic world with very realistic people whether they are inmate, prison guards or the civilians who back up their men within this world.
The best part of this book is the fact that it isn't really a horror story as King is well-known for but an emotional story of the paranormal with some horror elements thrown in. Whether you are enjoying the whole novel put together or the serial novel format this will be one book you cannot and will not want to put down for the ending is just like King - unexpected.
I ended up getting this book from a thrift store and normally following the rules of serial books I was only able to get the last three books for the
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first three were nowhere in sight. As a result I started off reading "The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix" first and I was caught up in the story, knowing the one main aspect of the book and yet not knowing how it would end. Due to life events I was only able to get to "Night Journey". And then I was able to start over this time from the beginning and actually read the whole series.The characters like most of King's older books are easy to get along with and have a very well-defined personality even with some of the minor characters. You are given a chance to enter a realistic world with very realistic people whether they are inmate, prison guards or the civilians who back up their men within this world.
The best part of this book is the fact that it isn't really a horror story as King is well-known for but an emotional story of the paranormal with some horror elements thrown in. Whether you are enjoying the whole novel put together or the serial novel format this will be one book you cannot and will not want to put down for the ending is just like King - unexpected.
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LibraryThing member Marlene-NL
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
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.
So every month I ran to the bookstore and immediately delved in. Never thinking it might
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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.
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Awards
Bram Stoker Award (Nominee — Novel — 1996)
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Original publication date
1996-08
Physical description
144 p.; 6.93 inches
ISBN
0140258612 / 9780140258615
Local notes
Cold Mountain Penitentiary has seen its share of death through the years, and now it's John Coffey's turn to take that final walk down the Green Mile.
A serial novel published in 6 volumes.
A serial novel published in 6 volumes.