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Shawshank Redemption

by Stephen King · Recommended by 7 people on 3 podcasts

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The book I read again and again when I was in junior high school college was Rita Hayworth in the Shashank Redemption by Stephen King that was my comfort read.
Leigh Bardugo · The Book Review · May 2024 Listen at 31:40

What they say about it

Grouped from 7 mentions
  • Mention original title“Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”
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The best things said about it

5 of 7 · every mention
Recommended
I've recently uh watched again sha Shank Redemption which is just an absolute classic.
Tom Tugendhat Conversations with Tyler · Oct 2024
Recommended
But the Shaw Shank Rita Hayworth and the Shaw Shank Redemption the body which Stand By Me is based on and the breathing method are all fantastic novelas.
Grady Hendrix The Book Review · Apr 2024
Discussed
The Shaw Shank Redemption, a 1994 film based on the novela Rita Hayworth and Shaw Shank Redemption. There's no the it's Rita Hayworth and Shaw Shank Redemption. It was published in 1982's Different Seasons, which is a collection of novelas.
Gilbert Cruz The Book Review · Oct 2025
Discussed
Stephen King um writes a lot that is rooted I'm not talking about Kujo I'm not talking about you know his horror writing his short stories most of them are rooted in some sort of Truth Rita Hayworth and the Sha Shank Redemption was a short story that he wrote that ended up getting made I think it was part.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Feb 2024
Discussed
When Stephen King wrote Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption which became the movie Shawshank Redemption.
Josh Dubin The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2023

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Why people recommend it

The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King is a celebrated novella about hope, resilience, and endurance within an oppressive prison system, originally published in the collection Different Seasons. The work was discussed and recommended across episodes of The Book Review, The Joe Rogan Experience, and Conversations with Tyler. Tom Tugendhat mentioned the film adaptation on Conversations with Tyler as an absolute classic. On The Book Review, Grady Hendrix recommended the novella, while Leigh Bardugo named it as her ultimate comfort read that she continually reread throughout junior high and college. Gilbert Cruz brought up the original publication in Different Seasons, and Joe Rogan discussed how Stephen King's stories are often rooted in historical realities. Josh Dubin also referenced the novella on The Joe Rogan Experience to illustrate that the depiction of prison labor exploitation in fiction is grounded in historical fact. Bill Thompson utilized a narrative arc on the show to illustrate recurring storytelling patterns before identifying the underlying themes and connecting them to Stephen King's work. Across these discussions, speakers frequently highlighted the emotional resonance, narrative structure, and enduring cultural footprint of King's story, praising its exploration of human perseverance in the darkest of circumstances and its enduring legacy in both literary and cinematic forms.

Every mention

7 counted mentions · 4 passing or ad reads below
Grady Hendrix but the Shaw Shank Rita Hayworth and the Shaw Shank Redemption the body which Stand By Me is based on and t… 1
Recommended
“but the Shaw Shank Rita Hayworth and the Shaw Shank Redemption the body which Stand By Me is based on and the breathing method are all fantastic novelas”
Leigh Bardugo the book I read again and again when I was in junior high school college was Rita Hayworth in the Shashank… 1
Recommended
“the book I read again and again when I was in junior high school college was Rita Hayworth in the Shashank Redemption by Stephen King that was my comfort read”
Tom Tugendhat I've recently uh watched again sha Shank Redemption which is just an absolute classic 1
Recommended
“I've recently uh watched again sha Shank Redemption which is just an absolute classic”
Bill Thompson And um he had a collection of disciples that followed him around. And he taught them beautiful things about… 1
Discussed
“And um he had a collection of disciples that followed him around. And he taught them beautiful things about the world and the fabric of reality and gave them appreciation for life. He w he he died and was reborn or raised from the dead.”
The Joe Rogan Experience #2569 - Bill Thompson 2026-10-21
Gilbert Cruz The Shaw Shank Redemption, a 1994 film based on the novela Rita Hayworth and Shaw Shank Redemption. There's… 1
Discussed
“The Shaw Shank Redemption, a 1994 film based on the novela Rita Hayworth and Shaw Shank Redemption. There's no the it's Rita Hayworth and Shaw Shank Redemption. It was published in 1982's Different Seasons, which is a collection of novelas”
Joe Rogan Stephen King um writes a lot that is rooted I'm not talking about Kujo I'm not talking about you know his h… 1
Discussed
“Stephen King um writes a lot that is rooted I'm not talking about Kujo I'm not talking about you know his horror writing his short stories most of them are rooted in some sort of Truth Rita Hayworth and the Sha Shank Redemption was a short story that he wrote that ended up getting made I think it was part”
Josh Dubin When Stephen King wrote Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption which became the movie Shawshank Redempt… 1
Discussed
“When Stephen King wrote Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption which became the movie Shawshank Redemption and there was a you know the part of the movie where they talked about the the work program and how some genius figured out that there was cheap labor to be had in prisons he didn't base that off of some fictional whim”
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“I'm thinking naturally of The Shining I'm thinking of Carrie of course it Misery the stand sha Shank Redemption”
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“the not the novel written by stephen king just and the movie which most people saw”
Passing
“get busy living or get busy dying dude and that's Andy Dufresne bro from what is it Shark Tank or something I don't even know what it is the prison movie”
Passing
“I've actually not read much or if any. Oh, no. I've I read the uh the Shaw Shank Redemption novella that one.”

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