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A review by stormlightreader
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
5.0
Still a solid favourite! The Shawshank Redemption is Red's story but Andy is the main character. I still love this story and I'm so excited for it to be released as a standalone book in September. This is my first reread of this one and it's such an easy one to go back to. It's still in my top King books! How is it that King makes prisoners so likable?!
Standout moments/quotes:
- Red thinking it would take Andy 600 years to tunnel out of Shawshank using the rock hammer
- Ugh, The Sisters are repulsive and Andy's gang rape definitely hits harder in the book.
- I love Andy explaining how Hadley could move his money around creatively, leading to him nearly getting thrown off the roof but ending with him watching his friends drinking beers he made a deal to get.
- THAT moment when the warden finds the tunnel!!
- Amazing quote: "Oh shit, it's shit!". Always funny!
The only improvement I could suggest would be for Morgan Freeman to narrate the audiobook!!
Standout moments/quotes:
- Red thinking it would take Andy 600 years to tunnel out of Shawshank using the rock hammer
- Ugh, The Sisters are repulsive and Andy's gang rape definitely hits harder in the book.
- I love Andy explaining how Hadley could move his money around creatively, leading to him nearly getting thrown off the roof but ending with him watching his friends drinking beers he made a deal to get.
- THAT moment when the warden finds the tunnel!!
- Amazing quote: "Oh shit, it's shit!". Always funny!
The only improvement I could suggest would be for Morgan Freeman to narrate the audiobook!!