Day 1in the life of Andy Dufresne and the Mind of Red

I just started reading Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption today, and I simply love it so far. It's not what I had expected from Stephen King knowing he usually writes horror novels. I've read a lot of Stephen King books but after reading the first 30 some pages of this book, it has really stood out for me. It starts off with a banker named Andy Dufresne who found out his wife was having a fair and was leaving him for her real lover. Well it turns out later that night that night Andy's wife and her lover were both murdered. Andy claims to be innocent, but the judge was disgusted and he sentenced Andy to two life sentences at Shawshank Prison. Now, little did I know that story really hadn't begun yet. The way Stephen King captures the prison life in the mid 1900's amazes me. I feel almost as if I'm right there in the exercise yard dealing with Red for a pack of cigarettes or a poster. Although, I have felt his descriptions of certain things are distasteful but I was nothing to stop me from reading. Andy's hard life in the beginning of his time at Shawshank was sad to read but how the real hard times ended wasn't anything short of awesome. From what I've read I can tell this will be great book especially after watching the wonderful movie which isn't much different from the novel so far. Stephen King really has outdone himself do far and I can't wait to read more.