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Coffey's Hands

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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.

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

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.

Well, now that I am through 3/6 of the Green Mile Books, I think it is safe to say that this novel is SK's best. I read The Running Man, a book which I thought could have been better, Thinner (could have been WAY better), Storm of the Century (No complaints there), and I am 3/4 the way through The Stand (So far the nearest competitor to The Green Mile besides Storm of the Century). Out of all those books, I think that The Green Mile is 100x better. The Green Mile, instead of being just the average SK Good vs. Evil story, is a story that forces you to keep in mind who the bad guys are ( I often found myself rooting for Delacrioux). I used to be a great supporter of the Death Penalty, but after reading the first 3 books of The Green Mile, I don't think I could ever support it again. One thing is for sure, I hope Percy gets what's coming to him!

This is King at his best in a serial novel dealing with such light subjects as life and death, love and hate. In the form of nursing home memoirs, King spins a gripping yarn about a crew of death row inmates and their keepers.

We meet a gentle miracle-working African-American giant sentenced to die for the rape and murder of two young girls. We see one of the normally hated murderers on "The Green Mile" (as Death Row at Cold Mountain prison is affectionately known) in a sympathetic light and when his gruesome death is portrayed in Part 4, we cannot help but hate his "righteous" executioners. We see hardened working men (whose jobs involve state sanctioned killing) in the Depression become transformed as if King intended this story to be a modern day Gospel narrative with Coffey in the role as the Christ.

Overall this is a powerful, disturbing story which tackles such weighty issues as racism, the death penalty, justice, grace, love and even old age with style and penache.

The serial format, which would have been extremely effective with the months long waiting period between installments, is now simply a way to squeeze a little more cash out of the reader. Read the story, but buy the complete novel.

I really enjoyed reading "Coffey's Hands" (The Green Mile) by Stephan King.The genre of this book is serial thriller.It is part three of a six part novel.It is a great example of how King can write.He kept me reading and wanting to know what would happen next."Coffey's Hands" has alot of action.It is a very violent story.It also has some bad words.

"Coffey's Hands" is about a man named Paul Edgecombe who is now very old and living in a nursing home.he often thinks back to his earlier years when he was a guard at a penitentairy.There he watched over inmates.One inmate in perticular was John Coffey. He was a huge man who was accused of murdering two little girls. Many fights go on in the cells> One fight ended up with one person having a chain around their neck.

I recommend this book to ages 13 and up because of the violence and bad words. I think this book is good for people who like thrillers. I also recommend this book to people who want to be a guard.

I've enjoyed the way this story is in part's. It has helped in me getting throught it much faster than I normally would. The fact the storie is VERY good help's too!!!! I would recommend this serie's to reader's of any age.

The first chapter in "Coffey's Hands" strays from the cliffhanger in the previous book ("The Mouse on the Mile"), which is a little aggravating if you're reading The Green Mile in chapbook form, from book to book. In this first chapter, Paul Edgecombe is shown in his current retirement home, before the book picks up where part two left off--with William "Wild Bill" Wharton arriving at Cold Mountain Penitentiary and nearly killing one of the guards. He certainly lives up to his wild name in this book.

Then the reader learns of John Coffey's healing gift, which he uses on Paul to cure his urinary infection. Paul later does a little investigation into John's past, though nothing new is revealed.

This book has a great cliffhanger, just like the previous book, though this one is a little sad. If you enjoyed "Coffey's Hands," then you'll want to start with the first two--"The Two Dead Girls" (#1) and "The Mouse on the Mile" (#2)--and continue with the remaining three: "The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix" (#4), "Night Journey" (#5), and "Coffey on the Mile" (#6). Or, better yet, just get The Green Mile novel.

This was a great Stephen King Book. The ending was great.
I mean come on people were complaining about $2.50 a book.
It is so worht it. Buy this book. It is a great book for
young adults to start out. If you are looking to start reading king. this is the first thing you should read.

Don't look at the splash/teaser page of this installment, though, or it'll be spoiled for you. Finally something of significance happens, though I'm still not finding myself all that interested in most of the story or the characters. Despite each volume being only 90 or so pages in rather large print, I think the serial format is making the whole novel seem longer than it actually is. I just hope the payoff at the end makes plodding through all this worth it.