The movie, "The Green Mile" tempted me to read the book as I wanted to understand more about this character called John Coffey, an enigma wrapped in a mystery (as the author had described him). John Coffey, like the Coffee, only spelled differently, is a surreal mix of complexity and simplicity that is not valued by the commoners like us.
Paul Edgecomb is the protagonist of the story. He, who was the prison guard at Cold Mountain Penitentiary in the 1930's, unfold the character of John Coffey.
The story uncovers many dimensions of the people in the world. The good and the bad, righteous and hypocrites, guilty and innocent, almost all shades of humanity are covered in the book.
Mary:
This was a thrilling book. It's not often that I put aside many hours to read.
After reading the book I decided that watching the film would equally thrilling; which turned out to be a disappointment. I suppose I should not assume the film would be as good as the book.
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