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Stephen king book four seasons6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “The oath of a convicted murderer may not be worth much, but believe this: I don’t lie.” Unfortunately this is not particularly surprising to find in King’s older work, but I think it’s important to note whenever it comes up, even (especially) if the rest of the story seems worth reading. There are several racial slurs, some very irreverent (and probably inaccurate) discussions of prison rape and homosexuality, and an uncomfortable denial about racism in prison: one character argues that in prison, every man is a. However, as with quite a lot of King’s work, parts of the piece have aged poorly. The plot, which involves a wrongly convicted prisoner working steadily toward a surprising escape for over a decade, is also fun. I had the benefit of having watched the film adaptation previously, which portrays Morgan Freeman as the narrator I recognized while reading several direct quotes that made it into the film, which made it impossible for me to read this without Freeman’s voice in my mind (and, thanks to a one-time viewing of Evan Almighty many years ago, I now always hear Freeman as the voice of God, which adds a further layer of entertainment). ![]() King doesn’t often utilize the first-person point of view, but when he does it brings the story to unique life. First up is “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,” a compelling first-person narrative of a lucky prison break. ![]()
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