"The Green Mile" by Stephen King

    
          The Green Mile is a serial novel by Stephen King. Copyright: 1996. It is told part by part. Wondering what the book is really about? Let be elaborate.      
          Paul Edgecombe is a head prison guard on Death Row at "Cold Mountain State Pen" during the time of 1932, at the time of the "worst urinary infection of is life." Percy Wetmore, an obnoxious, egocentric man is working on E Block, or the Death Row. Because of his connections to the governor through blood, Percy thinks that he can do whatever he wants to both the prison guards and the prisoners, leaving Paul and the rest of the E Block guards stuck with him. Around the time that the story begins, two important prisoners enter E Block: "Wild" Bill Wharton, and John Coffey. Wharton is an insane, scary inmate that is bent on making the guards' life miserable until the day he dies. Coffey is someone who is seemingly unlikely to be put on death row, being afraid of the dark and crying for hours at the mere thought of one's death. It seems to Paul like John Coffey is a little too unlikely, and a little too strange. It's almost like he can hear what Paul is thinking, the way he answers questions before even asked. Is Coffey just an odd man who is nothing but a character, or is he hiding something that would change Paul's idea of being a prison guard for years, and years to come
           From my description, you can tell the obvious conflict was John Coffey. This is the only conflict that I can share with you without giving away a huge chunk of the story. Paul knows that there is something that is not right about John Coffey, and tries to figure him out. As he gets closer to discovering John Coffey out, things become weirder and weirder. Things that were thought by many to be impossible suddenly begin to happen, and questions arise in everyone's mind as to what to do with Coffey, and how to do it.
           It seems to me that the theme is different to everyone. I had such a problem coming up with a theme to this book that would be universal to everyone, not just me and my friends. So if you happen to read The Green Mile, then come up with your own theme, because it's so hard finding one that is universal to everyone.
           Now it's time for my review on this book. I would recommend it to people who range from ages 14-40. The writing style is in the first person for most of the book, and it has a calm, yet eerie tone. When I started out reading, I was really discouraged, because the first part, and half of the second part are so, so boring. It skips from the past to the present to the future multiple times, and because this is done in such a boring way, the book becomes hard to follow. Once, however, you get further in to the second part, the book begins to draw you in. It sticks to a plot on a better and far more interesting basis, and the tone gets quicker and more suspenseful. Definitely read this book if you like realistic fantasy, and realistic fiction.