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Coffey on the Mile (Green Mile Part 6)

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With this novel, King concludes the wonderful The Green Mile series, and he does this with mastery and excellence. The anguish of Coffey's fate will bring the reader to tears, and the fact that he is going to die for a crime he did not commit is truly heartbreaking. In addition, the destinies of all the other main characters will engross the reader.

The Green Mile is a book that has captivated this reader, and I couldn't wait to continue this fantastic series and discover the newest secrets and see how the story unfolded. What King has done here is indescribable, and it can only be hoped that the movie rendition can live up to the phenomenal The Green Mile.

Coffey on the Mile is the last in a series of six books entitled "The Green Mile". The green mile spoken of refers to the "mile" an inmate has to walk before coming to the electric chair. In this particular book, the guards that keep an eye on Coffey have come to the conclusion that he did not kill the little girls he was accused of killing. The guards wanted to not see Coffey escape the prison because Coffey has a power that none of them have ever seen before and he uses this power to heal a friend of one of the guards. The guards conclude that this man could never hurt anyone and try to get him to leave but Coffey says that he doesn't want to leave. He would rather die then to live in a world with so much suffering

I thought that this series was the best of any thing King has ever done. I hope he will do more serises thrillers in the future. I was spellbound. I couldn't stop thinking about John Coffey. I think the books where magnifecent. I think he might be able to get a motion picture out of this one.

"Coffey on the Mile" is the longest book in the series (130+ pages), while the other five had averaged approximately 90 pages. In this sixth and final installment in The Green Mile serialization, the true identity of the twins' killer is revealed (though I won't give that away, because it's a shocker). Plus, the killer and Percy Wetmore (the evil prison guard), at last(!), get what they deserve. And as for John Coffey: well, that was just a tear-jerker. I won't give away what happens to him either. You just have to read the series--or just this book, if you want to skip the rest.

In the afterword, King points out some of his anachronisms in the series, like whether or not certain radio programs were broadcast in 1932. These "mistakes" were still left in the serial novel, as far as I can tell, even though King had considered removing them. But what was removed was this afterword, as well as the foreword in book #1 ("The Two Dead Girls"); so there were a few things altered by the end.

So far I'm about 2/3 of the book and I'm loving every single moment of it. How Stephen King grabs your attention. It about an African-American convicted of rape and murder of two young girls. People are convicnce that he murdered them looking by the size of him. He big as a giant and has the mind of a child. He is sent to a Penitentiary where he about to be executed when a prison guard believe he is an innocent man. He believe the convicted man is innocent, so he investigate his files and starting questioning people about the murder. And the only way he could be free is by the prison Guards. I would recommend this book because talk about the struggle between life or death and how mysteries get involves trying to solve the case.

I am in the middle of the 3rd book in the green mile series. I love the way stephen king wrote this book in a series. He leaves it hanging at the end of each book and leaves me wanting more. I am not typically a reader but this book is great.

I am a 14 year old freshman in highschool , this book has encouraged me to read more. No so much because of Kings twisted mind but the way he leaves you hanging and it seems to become a nesecity to find out what happens to Mr. Jingle's ect...

The audiobook unabridged version, read by Frank Muller, is the best audiobook I have ever had the pleasure of hearing! Mr. Muller's reading adds greatly to the joy of these stories. I am not usually a Stephen King fan, but I would recommend this book on tape to anyone who enjoys a good story.

Originally I would not buy this book because I thought it was a fluke to have to buy six books for $4 a piece. When Media Play was going out of business I bought four at half price, although they were not in order. I had to go to the bookstore to buy the other two. I'm actually glad that I didn't buy them when they first came out because it would have driven me crazy to have to wait for the next one to come out. By the time I got to the last three books, I couldn't put them down. I think this is an absolutely fantastic series, although it's really not comparable to other Stephen King books because they are so different. But I really like this style.

This is a class book in every way. I would really love if I hadn't read this yet, so I could enjoy the mystery and enchantment all over again