Book of the Year

So I've decided to do this thing where out of all the books I read in a year I take one that I felt was particularly amazing and I title a Book of the Year, I mean this whole site is just kind of a trial and error so why not.

So my Book of the Year for 2012 is The Green Mile by Stephen King

It's no question that this book was a 10 out of 10.  I know many will say they've seen the movie, and so have I  (after reading the book, like a good little book nerd) and yes the movie is amazing but the book is a deeper experience completely. 
For those of you who have never seen the movie or read the book, The Green Mile is Paul Edgecombe's retelling the most amazing and heartbreaking experience he had on The Green Mile, which is a nickname the guards gave death row due to its uncommon green linoleum floor.  In 1932 Paul  is a block supervisor of the Cold Mountain Penitentiary death row when John Coffey, like the drink only not spelled the same, comes to walk the mile.  Charged with one of the most heinous murders the men on the mile have ever seen, not only is his story intimidating but standing a 6'8'' a hulking beast of a man, Coffey is a site that the Green Mile has never quite encountered.  But he personality contradicts his intimidating stature.  He cries almost every night and states how he's afraid of the dark.  That's not the only peculiar thing about John Coffey, and soon the men of the Green Mile  are on one hell of a ride, one that none of them will ever forget for the rest of their lives.
This is such an incredibly beautiful story that was so exciting to read I almost couldn't put it down.  I found myself crying and on the edge of my seat it was almost exhausting to get through.  I remember reading and rereading the last page just because I didn't want it to be over.  Yes the movie is fantastic but the book holds so many thoughts and emotions that can only be implied by a simple facial expression in the movie.  I say its definitely worth a read.  The characters will stay in your heart long after the book itself is over.