Green Mile book 4: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix: The Green Mile, Part 4 [Paperback]

Stephen King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1996 | Series: Green Mile

Time has run out for one of the inmates at the Cold Mountain penitentiary. Eduard Delacroix is set to take that final walk down the Green Mile. But first he must say good-bye--to the guards, to his fellow inmates, and to a strange creature that forever changed his life. Little does he know of the terrible fate that awaits him, and of a devilish plan of revenge.

Nothing you have ever read can prepare you for Stephen King's boldest exercise in terror, a multi-part serial audiobook that begins on Death Row and burrows inward to the most horrific secrets of the heart. Put yourself in Stephen King's hands, and feel the grip get tighter and tighter.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Signet (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451190556
• ISBN-13: 978-0451190550
• 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 (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,569,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The absolute best of Stephen King Must be heard, April 23, 1999

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This review is from: Green Mile book 4: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix: The Green Mile, Part 4 (Paperback)

The reader was absolutely fantastic!!! He pulled you right into the story, I felt I was sitting in the solarium of the nursery home listening to an old man weave a wondrous story of his life on the "green mile" As the story progressed each character became alive and real to me. The description of the good and evil in each of the characters was fully developed as well as felt.The Bad Death was painful to hear but at the same time wonderfully written. I loved all of the characters each for a different reason (except for Percy and Wild Bill)I was so sad when the story came to an end and wished I could erase its memory and be able to experience it again for the "first time" This series is a MUST and to get the full impact please listen rather than read it. You will never forget the rich characters and the wonders and horrors that occur. I know Mr. Jingles knew all !!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the series so far!, July 4, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Green Mile book 4: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix: The Green Mile, Part 4 (Paperback)

If Sean Penn read this book before walking his last "mile" in Dead Man Walking, he wouldn't have been so brave! Of course, Stephen King ain't exactly Susan Sarandon, either!!
The reader not only is walking with Eduard Delacroix as he approaches his fate, he IS Delacroix. The smells are pungent, the sight is vivid, and the end is horrific.
More questions arise, however. What about the mysterious powers of John Coffey? Or the secret plan of the guards? Well, it just so happens...DARN! Have to wait for the next installment to come out for those answers

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Part 4 in The Green Mile Serialization, April 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Green Mile book 4: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix: The Green Mile, Part 4 (Paperback)

Obviously, by the title, prison inmate Eduard Delacroix is electrocuted in this book. Unfortunately, it's at the hand of Percy Wetmore, the prison guard who's been bullying Eduard from the beginning. He's the one who sabotages the execution, giving Eduard a painfully long-drawn-out death. This scene is rather gruesome and will remind readers that this is still Stephen King writing, even though The Green Mile isn't King's usual horror fare.

While Eduard dies, though, Mr. Jingles is "resurrected" by John Coffey, after Percy had stepped on him in the previous book, "Coffey's Hands." Like the sudden endings in most of these books, this one has another good cliffhanger, in regards to Coffey's innocence. These sudden endings can be aggravating, but they were a very good marketing technique at the time of publishing--to keep the loyal reader addicted for the next installment, especially for the following two: "Night Journey" (#5) and "Coffey on the Mile" (#6). However, since the complete serial novel has since been published, I'd recommend getting that one instead.