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“I'm rightly tired of the pain I hear and feel, boss. I'm tired of bein on the road, lonely as a robin in the rain. Not never havin no buddy to go on with or tell me where we's comin from or goin to or why. I'm tired of people bein ugly to each other. It feels like pieces of glass in my head. I'm tired of all the times I've wanted to help and couldn't. I'm tired of bein in the dark. Mostly it's the pain. There's too much. If I could end it, I would. But I can't.” -John Coffey


I’ve seen this movie so many times, but I’m so glad I read the book. It really touched me in a way the movie hadn’t.
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

My favourite Stephen King novel I've read. I wouldn't have known it was him except by the way he writes women, particularly their breasts (lol). In my opinion, all of the women characters he writes all tend to be the same, and time hasn't changed much. Anyway...

This is a good book and definitely worth the read. I do think the book went a few chapters further than it needed to, but it is what it is.

The emotions written in this book are well done and the whole book kept my attention. The only thing was that I didn't think there would be any supernatural aspects to this book, so it caught me off guard, but didn't make the book any better or worse.
emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A

sofiakavita's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

sad

you really had to mention his urinary infection one more time on the last page huh