Books Like The Green Mile

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If you loved The Green Mile by Stephen King, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of The Green Mile

  1. 1
    The Dark Tower I-III Boxed Set cover

    The Dark Tower I-III Boxed Set

    The Dark Tower #1-3 • Book 3

    by Stephen King

    4.63 BLT Score (8.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (8.6K)
  2. 2
    The Talisman cover

    The Talisman

    The Talisman • Book 1

    by Stephen King, Peter Straub

    4.17 BLT Score (143.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (143.3K)
  3. 3
    Song of Susannah cover

    Song of Susannah

    The Dark Tower • Book 6

    by Stephen King, Darrel Anderson

    4.32 BLT Score (177.2K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (177.2K)
  4. 4
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    Fairy Tale

    by Stephen King

    4.52 BLT Score (345.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (345.9K)
  5. 5
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    Wolves of the Calla

    The Dark Tower • Book 5

    by Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson

    4.47 BLT Score (203.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (203.6K)
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    The Gunslinger cover

    The Gunslinger

    The Dark Tower • Book 1

    by Stephen King

    4.43 BLT Score (668.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (668.4K)
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    The Drawing of the Three cover

    The Drawing of the Three

    The Dark Tower • Book 2

    by Stephen King

    4.22 BLT Score (293.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (293.2K)
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    The Wind Through the Keyhole

    The Dark Tower #4.5 • Book 8

    by Stephen King

    4.17 BLT Score (94.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (94.5K)
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    The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger cover

    The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger

    The Dark Tower • Book 1

    by Stephen King

    3.77 BLT Score (667.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (667.9K)
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    Carl's Doomsday Scenario cover

    Carl's Doomsday Scenario

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 2

    by Matt Dinniman

    4.78 BLT Score (187.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (187.5K)

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