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Cover of The Green Mile
Hardcover
Pages 512 pages
Published 1996
Audiobook 15h 9m
Languages English, Bulgarian, Chinese +19

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Publisher's Summary

Set in the 1930s at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary's death-row facility, The Green Mile is the riveting and tragic story of John Coffey, a giant, preternaturally gentle inmate condemned to death for the rape and murder of twin nine-year-old girls.…

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Weighted Score
4.32 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.35 ★
v (Ratings Count): 597
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.35
True Ratings 597
Written Reviews 30
Shelved (Popularity) 1,454
Users Read 811
Rating Distribution
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3
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