Stephen King - The Green Mile

In 1932, the state penitentiary was located in Cold Mountain. The, then superintendent, Paul Edgecombe, writes the story of the final execution he had to preside over in his old age. It was the execution of a gifted, and enormous black man, John Coffey. His gifts are not immediately apparent, but come into good use as the story develop. The story is about the happenings in the special block of condemned prisoners in the final few months. Finally, Paul suspects that John is innocent of the crimes he was accused of, but has a duty to perform. There is a sinister twist in the tale.


King's descriptive manner is put to good use, and transfers a somber topic into a very entertaining story. There are very few boring bits, and the story takes sudden new turns at various stages.