![]() 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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