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Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel
Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel | Stephen King
The #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film of the same name starring Tom Hanks, the literary event (Entertainment Weekly) of The Green Mile is now available in its entirety. When The Green Mile first appeared, serialized as one volume per month, Stephen King s The Green Mile was an unprecedented publishing triumph: all six volumes ended up on the New York Times bestseller list simultaneously and delighted millions of fans the world over. Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block. Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk the Green Mile, keeping a date with Old Sparky, Cold Mountain s electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities in his years working the Mile. But he s never seen anyone like John Coffey, a man with the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. In this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about Coffey, a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs...and yours."
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Bookish_Gal
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Audiobook. I‘ve seen the movie end multiple times - never whole thing. Just like the movie, I cried a few times. The written story here went off on different tandems that made it drag on a lot, to me. surprised a few times, hand over mouth freeze, moments. This book reminds that life isn‘t fair, even those whom done no bad and those who do good. That stinks, but that is life some times. I knew the ending and still wanted a different end.

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Victoriahoperose
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This is probably one of my favorites by Stephen King. Some of the scenes in this book will stick in my head for the rest of my life and haunt me. This was such an excellent book and so underrated. I remember watching the movie when it came out and reading the book years ago but I am glad I revisited and read it again to remind myself of the story. Definitely one of my top favorites by him.

TieDyeDude This may have been the first King book I read. My mom had the original 6 volumes (which I stole when I moved out and still have), which made it a little less intimidating. 8mo
Victoriahoperose @TieDyeDude absolutely!! I completely agree. 8mo
ElizaMarie One of my favorites! How was the audio? I had read it in the original monthly novellas. But.. this is one I want to revisit. 8mo
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Victoriahoperose @ElizaMarie absolutely 💯💯💯 recommend the audio. I felt like I was totally in it again. It was excellent. Highly recommend. 8mo
RaeLovesToRead Haven't read the book, but there is a scene in the film that was so powerfully upsetting that I can't watch it again 8mo
Victoriahoperose @RaeLovesToRead yes. That was hard and it‘s crazy because I was reading it and forgot about that part and then when it happened I felt so uneasy and upset by it, not gonna lie. It definitely got to me. Super disturbing. I didn‘t realize how much I forgot about until I was rereading it!! (edited) 8mo
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Leniverse
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I did a Stephen King per month last year (although I got delayed and finished up in January).
Favourite: The Green Mile. Probably followed by Different Seasons.
Least favourite: If it Bleeds. I didn't dislike it, but it was the weakest and least memorable of the bunch.

BarkingMadRead Green Mile is so so good! 10mo
Leniverse @BarkingMadRead Definitely! I'm not putting together a Best of 2023 list, but if I did Green Mile would be on it. 10mo
BarkingMadRead I originally read it when it was coming out serial style. So obnoxious having to wait to read each installment 🤣 10mo
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Leniverse @BarkingMadRead I actually paced myself, to get the serial experience 😂 I waited, not a full week because I was only supposed to spend a month on it, but a few days between each section. 10mo
BarkingMadRead That‘s amazing! 10mo
Leniverse @BarkingMadRead To be fair, I have seen the movie, years ago, so I pretty much knew what was coming. Otherwise I don't think I'd have managed to wait. 10mo
TrishB Good choices 👍🏻 10mo
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jenniferw88
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Hi Daria @dariazeoli ! I'm looking forward to going through your list for #auldlangspine (we'd only doubled up on The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo), so I'm excited to get started with these 5, which I already own.

I'm a bit wary of the tagged, however, as I don't read horror/King in general. Is there body/medical/hospital gore in it (or, in particular, eye surgery)? It's the one part of my body that I'm squeamish about & would rather not read.

dariazeoli It‘s so weird: I cannot watch gore but I can read it! I think I have to steer you away from The Green Mile based on the fact that it takes place on death row and with an electric chair. While there isn‘t eye surgery, there is some eye gore that probably wouldn‘t be fun for you! (Not that it can be called “fun,” but you know what I mean 😬). I‘ve already started stalking Libby to see what I can borrow in 2024 from your list! Will post soon. 11mo
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dariazeoli @Chelsea.Poole I read this one early on 2023 but I was impressed with Evanna Lynch‘s writing. I‘m glad she‘s recovered from her ED as it is a difficult illness to live with, as I understand 11mo
jenniferw88 @dariazeoli thank you, I'll remove that then! Because of my medical history, it's the one part I'm squeamish about (it doesn't help that I'm needle phobic!) 11mo
jenniferw88 @dariazeoli I'll give you a warning - I found The Real Global Warming Disaster in a charity shop, so it may be a bit difficult to get hold of! 11mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#GoTheExtraMile 💚 #IdiomInsight 🍁🍂

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Eggs Great choice👏🏻👏🏻 1y
Captivatedbybooks Wait the Green Mile was a series?! 1y
JuliaTheBookNerd @Captivatedbybooks It was totally news to me too! I‘ve added them to my endless TBR 🤪 1y
Captivatedbybooks @JuliaTheBookNerd i have the original book so i was so confused when I saw this post! Yup my TBR just got some new books 🤦🏽‍♀️ 1y
Bookzombie @Captivatedbybooks It was released as a serial novel originally. Six parts. I remember purchasing like that. I wish I still had them. 🙂 1y
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dariazeoli
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Bklover Oh I loved The Green Mile! 14mo
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Michellesibs
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I've never watched the film all the way through but this book captivated me, I could barely put it down.

John Coffey, like the drink but spelt differently, you may be fictional but to me, you are a legend.

I cried reading this, as always King reels both you mind and heart into his stories.

MonicaLoves2Read Loved the movie, but never read the book. 1y
BookwormM Loved movie and book 1y
Michellesibs @Monica5 Oh you should, the book is fantastic! 1y
Michellesibs @BookwormM I preferred the book but the movie did a decent job x 1y
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BarkingMadRead
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Date night movie…… #losersclub #greenmile

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TheSpineView
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Eggs My choice as well - kindred minds 🧠 1y
TheSpineView @Eggs 👍🤩 1y
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Eggs
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“I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on”

The first book that I thought of: Green Mile!

#FolsomPrisonBluesJohnnyCash
#VolumesAndVocals

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheBookgeekFrau This is what I planned on using 😄 I'm going to try to find something else, but if I can't we'll just know that great minds think alike ☺️ 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 💚 1y
Eggs @TheBookgeekFrau yes we will know and that is fabulous - kindred spirits! 1y
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks 🙏🏻 1y
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BarkingMadRead
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tonymp sweet! 2y
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Pikathulhu
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There's not much new to say about this book. It's incredible; everyone knows it. What I always reflect on when I read it is how hard the world is. We take the beautiful, special things we find - like John Coffey - and we grind them up in the sharp, cruel teeth of the world's ugliness and hate and spit them out. I will never not feel a deep sadness when finishing this book, nor a stronger urge to go out and preserve some goodness in the world. 5/5

TrishB Great pic and summary ❤️ it‘s a masterpiece of a book. 2y
jamield1911 My all time favourite. It is beautiful. 2y
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Blueberry
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this movie 💚🖤 2y
Eggs One of my favorite S. King 💚💚 2y
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Cfschiltz
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Great book, classic Steve.

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GatheringBooks
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#InQuotes Day 11: #Time
Possibly one of my fave King novels.

Eggs Mine too! 2y
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jamield1911
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Wow.
I have put off reading this book for years. I worried it would ruin the film for me, it is my all time favourite movie. I can honestly say that Frank Darabont does the most beautiful Stephen King adaptations (Shawshank Redemption)
There are few fictional characters that touch your heart and stay with you quite like John Coffey.
I challenge anyone to read this and not cry. The film too, Michael Clarke Duncan not receiving an Oscar is criminal.

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EmberIvyRose
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Such a great novel. This one really breaks your heart.

Bklover One of his best! 2y
EmberIvyRose I can't believe I didn't read it until now. It's probably one of my favorite books I've ever read. 2y
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deeannloso
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The last time I read this is back in the 90s when King first wrote them and they came out in small sections. I remember I couldn‘t wait for the next book to come out. #stephenking

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GinaKButler
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Up next on audio! 🎧

#bookspinbingo

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pigiann
Il miglio verde | Stephen King
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Stephen King dà il meglio di sé in questo romanzo, che combina l'abituale crudezza con una certa delicatezza nel parlare di esseri umani. Il tema principale è la malvagità umana, coniugata nei modi più inaspettati. Recensione: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj2S3Awsrga/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Twainy
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Once upon a time The Green Mile was serialized in tiny little paperbacks. I have most of them but can now shelf the full story! ❤️ I‘m amassing a nice Stephen King collection. 😁

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rachelshareex
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👌

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Eggs
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jb72 Talk about a book that rips your heart out! 3y
Eggs YES 🙌🏻 😢 @jb72 (edited) 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💔😭 🐭 3y
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Brooke_H
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This book is dated and problematic. But it's also emotionally powerful and so compelling. It kept me up reading way past my bedtime on several nights, and that does not happen for me very often. One of King's best, I think.

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Brooke_H
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Squeezing in a little reading before work this morning. I‘ve had this bashed-up old paperback for literally decades, but I‘m just now reading it. I like the $.75 price tag. 😂

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MotherOfCats
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One book? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Or six? 🤷🏻‍♀️

BkClubCare Ha! Tbh, I counted them as SEVEN in goodreads! 😁 3y
LKK526 When this series first came out I devoured each book. After all that, one book was published! Still one of the best 3y
LKK526 I am the mom of 2 cats, one of which can open doors with pull down handle. No privacy in this house 3y
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FantasyChick
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MY TEENAGER WANTS BOOKS!!!!!!

I know he's probably not going to read them unless the power goes out. I know it's because he liked the movie and he has a massive collection fetish but he's 17 and reading has always been a struggle for him so I'm calling this a win!! Plus....it's King.

#ParentingWin

BookmarkTavern You have just reminded me that someone loaned me The Green Mile years ago , and I still haven‘t read it! 😅😅😅 I need to get on that. 3y
Aims42 Sounds like a win!!! 🙌 3y
Megabooks Fantastic!! 3y
BkClubCare Oh yea, parenting WIN 3y
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Juliev
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I love Stephen King. This one didn‘t disappoint either!

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bookish.mum
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I completed my 2021 Goodreads goal of 45 books so I am happy with that 🙌 I read 34 physical books and 11 ebooks and I enjoyed all of them! My first read of 2021 was a reread of The Green Mile and my last read for the year was The Troop by Nick Cutter. My 2022 goals are to aim for 45 books again, go on a book buying ban for a few months and continue to read all the unread books on my shelves.

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DarkMina
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Eggs 🖤💚🖤 3y
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Hestapleton
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I READ A BOOK. Stephen King gets me out of any funk. Different than some of his other works, but really enjoyable still. His character writing is always very vivid for me. #wintergames #teamgamesleighers

keys_on_fire Congrats!! I know how that feels when you finally get out of a reading slump. And what a great book to do it with! ❤️ 3y
LibrarianRyan I get it. I‘m still trying to finish LMPBC. I love and dig in last night but let me tell you adult books and reading at home has been HARD. Good job. 3y
StayCurious Yay! Way to go:) 3y
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TH3F4LC0N
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Mehso-so

Full review here:

https://youtu.be/6yspJr9s2oQ

In short, the movie was better.

That last handshake... (You know what I‘m talking about.)

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Blueberry
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Such a good book set on Death Row. #DeadManWalking #Book2MovieRecs
#LetterD @Klou

Bklover I loved this one. I think it‘s about time for a reread! 3y
Klou I love the movie version of this book, great choice! 3y
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SpookyDonut
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Continuing my trek into Stephen King‘s books. My library is pulling this one from the shelves because it‘s not getting checked out. #thegreenmile #stephenking #library

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smalldogs_bigbooks2419
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Puppy rarely stays still for very long, but we‘ve recently discovered that she loves the blanket on my lap. That being said, my only real goal is to finish the last 100 pages of The Green Mile, with her by my side. I‘m not usually one to reread books, but I might just do that with this book.

scottsunderg66 Hi friend I'm glad to meet you here.. well I'm new here and still trying my best to understand Litsy Lol 😂 but I'd want to be friends with you... Get back to me by respond hi to my Gmail.. scottsundberg56@gmail.com 3y
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“I tell you, that young man was a genius at finding things not to do.” - One death row officer speaking about another.. Who else has had a co-worker like this? 🙋🏻‍♀️

Eggs Every.single. Job. 😂 3y
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smalldogs_bigbooks2419
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The Green Mile by Stephen King

Does anyone else try to match their bookmark to their book?This pretty floral card is too bright and cheery for this creepy book but, since it‘s not what I‘m usually into, I don‘t have anything that goes better with it. Maybe this is my own weird obsession. I‘m just wondering 🤷‍♀️

vonnie862 I also love matching bookmarks with my books! 3y
Moonprismpower That‘s a cool idea. Maybe you should get a coffee themed bookmark 😁 3y
smalldogs_bigbooks2419 @Moonprismpower haha! I see what you did there. Coffee for John Coffey 🤣 3y
tracey38 I do try to match my bookmarks to the book as much as possible now that I've acquired more bookmarks! 😊📚 3y
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smalldogs_bigbooks2419
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Decided to take the plunge and took my first Stephen King book from the Little Free Library a few blocks from my house. I might regret this decision 🤦‍♀️

Bklover This is such a wonderful book! Excellent choice for a first SK. 3y
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NikkiM5
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I read the Green Mile series a long time ago (high school 😆) what made it special, was reading it with my mom at the same time. She introduced me to King and she is the reason I love reading.
#curiouscovers 18 June: Green

Gissy That is so lovely! Reading with your mom.❤️❤️❤️ 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this movie 💚📚💚 3y
Eggs Perfect choice💚📗💚 Loved the book, loved the movie 3y
Reggie That‘s a great memory! ❤️ 3y
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abookdragonsretreat
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An absolutely fantastic book which I loved! It is definitely not for the faint hearted, and is sure to bring you to tears and make you smile at times. I liked the descriptions (even if some made me feel a bit ill at times) and the characters. I loved the writing style as it's being told as an actual story. I loved how this book makes you question right and wrong, good and evil, and does not back down when it comes to perspectives.

Mahatma_Canejeeves Adore this book. 4y
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abookdragonsretreat

"I'm tired of people bein ugly to each other."

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AvidReader25
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I had the best time rereading this one with friends. I loved hearing everyone‘s thoughts on Coffey‘s motivations, Paul‘s fears, and the serialized novel style. It was hard to put down and heartbreaking in parts. #GreenMileAlong

Leftcoastzen 🐶cute! 4y
ladym30 What a sweet face!❤️ 4y
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Gissy
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This is the story of Paul Edgecombe, superintendent in a state penitentiary at Cold Mountain populated with inmates sentenced to death in an electric chair (Old Sparky). This is about what happened in 1932 during the execution of John Coffey.
Great book! Novel with some supernatural elements expected in Mr. King‘s novels, it describes correctional operations, institutionalized staff behavior, injustice and social issues. 4.3⭐️

Gissy #DoubleSpin @TheAromaOfBooks
#ShutdownRound3 @DieAReader
#20in4Readathon @Andrew65 the last 141 pages of this book were read today.
February (I‘m late) #Buzzword but in Stephen King books (YouTuber Bingeareader)
April #ReadingwithMaja prompt-green in cover @maich

What a great book🤗I need to watch the movie.
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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 4y
maich Good job👏👏❤ 4y
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Suet624 A great story indeed. 4y
Gissy @Suet624 I need to watch the movie, 4y
Suet624 That‘s really good (and sad) too. 4y
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Whalien99
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4 stars

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DGRachel
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #TheGreenMile!

Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

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Sleepswithbooks This was a great read and perfect for those who want to experience Stephen King without “gore” (not me - haha). I kept picturing the characters from the movie as I read it though. I wonder if it would have been a different experience if I hadn‘t seen the movie first (which was awesome- cast was amazing!!). 4y
bthegood I agree @Sleepswithbooks good book for someone who wants to read King book without gore- great King book to showcase his writing and storytelling abilities in a non-horror genre - I saw movie and pictured people as well, although this is one movie that followed the book so closely - I thoroughly enjoyed this read - 4y
Karkar I have the original serial series books of this one. It was fun to go back and read them bits at a time Reminded me of the excitement reading it the first time. 4y
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DGRachel
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#LosersClub Discussion starts NOW!

Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a SPOILER. Find the post for #TheGreenMile & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag any of us & we‘ll jump in to discuss with you. See you there!

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bthegood
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I think this may be one of Kings best stories. #LosersClub #LosersClub2021 @DGRachel
At the BMV yesterday, I ended up having to renew my license so that added something to my otherwise empty to do list, due to the wait I was able to get a few reading hours in, so it was a win. #AwesomeApril @Andrew65
Another book for #BFC21 @wanderinglynn #AxeTheStacks @howjessicareads

Tattooedteacher I agree. I love a lot of his books but there‘s just something about this one. 4y
Andrew65 A great story 👏👏👏 4y
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