Coffey's Hands (The Green Mile, Part 3) [Paperback]

Stephen King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1996

Paul Coffey, the brutal killer of two girls, reveals something extraordinary, and life on the Green Mile will never be the same again.

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Amazon.com Review

Harking back to the early days of the novel, The Green Mile is being published in six monthly installments. It's a great idea for a writer like Stephen King, famous for page-turning, nail-biting suspense. Like his earlier book The Shawshank Redemption, which became a hit movie, this one is set inside a prison; the title refers to the green-linoleum-covered corridor leading from death row to the electric chair. The narrator is an appealing prison superintendent, puzzled by the arrival of the enigmatic John Coffey, a huge, gentle, silent man accused of a double child rape-murder. Did he do it? Is the vicious guard going to do something awful, or have something done to him? Read the next installment.

Review

[King's] best fiction in years, a Depression-era prison novel that's as hauntingly touching as it is just plain haunting . . . I'm hooked, and hooked good. -- Entertainment Weekly, Tom De Haven

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Signet (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451190548
• ISBN-13: 978-0451190543
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,797,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Coffey's Hands continues the Green Mile excellence, January 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Coffey's Hands (The Green Mile, Part 3) (Paperback)

Stephen King has continued The Green Mile with the latest installment, the incredible Coffey's Hands. The examination of prison life in the 1930's is still explored, along with interpersonal frictions of the prisoners and guards, but something new has been introduced. A violent, uncaring, and evil inmate has come to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, and quickly creates anarchy. Also, the strange powers of another inmate are revealed, just prior to a visit to the home of a man that reveals more of this inmate's past. Therefore, many mystery's are solved, while new ones are created, adding to The Green Mile: Coffey's Hands excellence. Overall, King's third part of The Green Mile is another masterpiece that adds to the series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good As it gets! Stephen keeps you wanting more,read it!, June 8, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Coffey's Hands (The Green Mile, Part 3) (Paperback)

The Green Mile,Coffey's Hands- continues the mystery of a large gentle man on death row. The prisoner seems mild,not likely to use the great power in him arms and hands. Convicted of a tragic crime, Coffey waits on death row and exhibits an unusual gift...King's Shawshank Redemption was an intimate look at prision from the prisoners viewpoint. The Green Mile uses the viewpoint of the death row guards, and no one's closer to prison life than that. More than just a dreary life of awaiting death, this story keeps you guessing and wantingto know more about Coffey--and what he means to the others on death row. Another terrific read for Stephan King fans!A series in six parts, I can't wait for the other three

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FAN 4 LIFE, January 15, 2000

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mark wootton (Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coffey's Hands (The Green Mile, Part 3) (Paperback)

This book is an emotional roller coaster. At first we're faced with an enormous black man named John Coffey on death row-also known as the green mile- who is awaiting execution for the rape and murder of seven year old twin sisters. As the story goes on, John's God given gift to heal the sick and his telepathic powers convince the guards of his innocents. The man in charge of "The Green Mile", Paul Edgecombe is left to choose between killing one of God's Miracles and keeping his job. The ending is a real tear jerker.