Jest wreszcie skazany za brutalny mord na dwóch małych dziewczynkach John Coffey, zagadkowy olbrzym o wiecznie załzawionych oczach, obdarzony niezwykłą mocą.

Edgecomb nie lubił tego, ale jednak nie ukrywał satysfakcji, ponieważ pilnował, aby sprawiedliwości stało się zadość. Mi libro favorito de este gran autor estadounidense seguirá siendo Misery, por la crueldad y giros inesperados del argumento; no obstante, esta historia ha llegado a mi vida para robarme una parte de mi alma e instalarse directamente en mi corazón.Other inhabitants include Arlen Bitterbuck, a Native American convicted of killing a man in a fight over a pair of boots; Arthur Flanders, a real estate executive who killed his father to perpetrate insurance fraud; and Mr. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged. The Green Mile is a unique tale of Paul Edgcombe, a prision guard in charge of death town in Cold Mountain Penitentiary. King doesn´t directly point the finger at this problem, but just the fact that a not guilty black guy is killed for the crime of another could be seen as a metaphor.

Supernatural elements are a minor part of the story, though - as skeptical as I usually am about stories involving magical realism - its inclusion mainly just allowed to emphasize the beauty of the story. It was easy to forget that all of this was just made up (and yes, even the fantastical aspects were written and presented in a way that made them seem realistic and believable!He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971.