Today’s Daily Prompt Challenge:
Take the first sentence of your favorite book. Make it the first sentence of your post.
This happened in 1932, when the state penitentiary was still at Cold Mountain.
Um, yeah. I was kind of hoping for something that would be a little easier to build around. Guess that’s why Stephen King is a great novelist, and I am not. Some of you may recognize this at the first line from the book The Green Mile. Or rather, the first line from the first serial installment of The Green Mile, The Two Dead Girls.
So, since this is the first line, and I know nothing of 1932, penitentiaries, or Cold Mountain, I guess I’ll just continue with what I feel about the book. Okay, so it’s my favorite, we’ve already established that. But why?
I think I’ve read it three or four times. But it isn’t the only book I’ve read more than once. It is, however, the only book that I have given to friends multiple times. This is great book to give to someone who is going on a long boring trip, such as in an airplane, or will be in the hospital or recuperating from an illness.
Why do I love this book enough to share it with friends? Well, those of you who’ve read me for any length of time know that under the adorkable and silly surface, I am really quite a sentimental sap. I love to share things with people thank I think will inspire them or make them feel warm and fuzzy.
While The Green Mile on the surface appears to be a supernatural story about an accused murderer and a prison guard with a terrible urinary tract infection, it’s really a story about humanity.
For me it’s quite an inspiring story, one where good triumphs over evil, brought to life through the wonderful characters Stephen King puts in this Depression era prison. You would think this would be one of the most unlikely places to see a story full of hope and wonder unfold. But it’s charming. It works, and whether I’m reading it, or watching the movie, it never fails to make me feel better about us as people.
If you haven’t read it. Pick it up if you get a chance. I haven’t read it myself for quite some time, but maybe I’m due.
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Great post, CD. I’ve not read the book, but I loved the movie.
Thanks Cathy. I’ve been reading Stephen King off and on since he wrote Carrie-jeez,I’m old-but I’m more drawn to his non horror stories. This one, and Misery are in my opinion his best work.
And “Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption” from Different Seasons.
Adorkable?
Yeah? So I make up words. Is that a problem?
Adorkable must be a real word as we use it to describe our Mau, Yasha. She’s a little to off-the-wall to be adorable, so adorkable fits.
Nope, just wondering what the definition is…
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i loved your post!!!!! thank you also for the ping back!
Sure thing! So glad you liked!
Hey dear CD
I enjoyed your post. I think this book The Green Mile is amazing, it’s deep & makes you think and evalute habits and opinions we all have on certain things in life.
I liked your post! It read like a review. I ought to hire you to write a review of mine. As for the prompt yeah, I am struggling with my sentence as we speak. I should get back to it. Nice choice in book!
I never read the book, but I saw the movie. This was a good post. I will hire you to do the review of my novel.
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