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  • Written by: Stephen King
  • Narrated by: Frank Muller
  • Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (350 ratings)

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The Green Mile

Written by: Stephen King
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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Hear this history-making serial novel - from cliffhanger to cliffhanger - in its entirety. When it first appeared, one volume per month, Stephen King's The Green Mile was an unprecedented publishing triumph: all six volumes ended up on the New York Times best seller list - simultaneously - and delighted millions of fans the world over.

Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block. Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk the Green Mile, keeping a date with "Old Sparky," Cold Mountain's electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities in his years working the Mile. But he's never seen anyone like John Coffey, a man with the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. In this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about Coffey, a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs...and yours.

©1999 Stephen King, All Rights Reserved (P)1999 Simon & Schuster, Inc., All Rights Reserved, AUDIOWORKS Is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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"A literary event." (Entertainment Weekly)

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Love it so much did it twice in a role

It’s way better than the movie, one of king’s best books and did it multiple times

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I think this the best Stephen King book.

I think you are going to love it as well, just a very different book all together.

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I've always heard a book is better than a movie

If you watch the movie you should read the book it's amazing it takes you in so many different directions that you haven't even thought of All I can say is great job Steven king

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A Keeper

I loved the movie and the book and now the audio book. I've listened to it a few times. It's my go to when I'm stuck for something to read.

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Exceptional!

Absolutely loved everything about this experience. I honoured the original publication schedule by listening to one part per week, and I'm glad I did, because it resulted in a surprisingly different read than a regular, non-serial novel. It was more fulfilling to read it the way it was intended and I felt more in tune with the original experience. The Green Mile is emotional and touching and beautiful; I cried at times, and I'm not much of a crier. It was also horrifying, funny, macabre, frightening, infuriating, and seemingly every other emotion. I don't think I've loathed a character as much as I hated Percy, and Coffey is such a beautiful, unique, innocent character. Frank Muller had kind of an old-timey delivery, and it was perfect. Nice voice, riveting narration. Not only one of King's best works, but one of the best books ever, period.

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My first ever Stephen king book!!

This was my first time EVER reading/listening to anything by Stephen King. I had started reading it on my kindle first, but found that it was too slow and I kept getting distracted so I abandoned it for a while. I just recently decided to try the audiobook and BAYBEEEY I was NOT disappointed! First of all Frank Muller gave a PERFORMANCE YOU HEAR ME!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️ From the cadence and baritone of his voice, to how he gave each character their own sound and brought them to life! I was never confused about who was speaking. Now on to you Stephen… you motherfucker. The way this man goes into DETAIL about all the characters is what made me quit reading in my kindle, but listening to the audiobook oh boy was it WORTH it! I was HOOKED. The suspense was killing me and it felt like listening to a really good true crime podcast that has all the episodes out. 😭😭😭 JUSTICE FOR JOHN COFFEY DAMNIT! Mr. King, YOU’VE GOT A FAN IN ME 🙌🏾🙌🏾

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Awesome!

I have watched the movie probably 25 times, the book was amazing loved it. Huge King fan.

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Excellent narrator

The narrator made this already exceptional story come alive. I was hooked on the story right from the start.

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amazing

this was not my favorite Steven king novel, that goes to pet cemetery. despite that this book made me emotional, to the point of having to fight back tears, I don't really think of myself as emotional, particularly over fiction, but this was hard to listen to at the end, it was everything I hoped it was and more

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Another masterpiece from King and Muller

I loved the setting. The perspective from Paul was superb. Nobody writes characters quite like the King. Amazing book.

Muller once again absolutely nails the narration. Now, when I read my King books, I sometimes accidentally read them in Muller's voice!

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