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 enlarge | Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  454 reviews
Sales Rank: 1119
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0385515049
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385515047
ASIN: 0385515049
Publication Date: January 29, 2008
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 interesting, but not a great ending September 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I felt cheated by the last 50 pages of this book. All the drama of the Bowmore trial, the supreme court election, the billionaire behind the scenes secretly pulling the puppet strings... and it all falls apart in a wimpy ending. Ugh.
Most of this book was well written, although the author's political bias projects loudly throughout it (we know who he thinks are the good guys and the bad guys). I think Mr Grisham just couldn't quite figure out how to wrap up the book well, so he let it fall apart. But with his reputation, it got published anyway. It would have been interesting to see where Grisham would be today if this had been his first attempt to publish a book.
The Appeal September 12, 2008
Back to the old John Grisham legal style of writing again. Love the way it gets right into the story line from page 1. Gripping and excellent at describing the characters. Great so far!
Legal Political intrigue September 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The latest bestseller from John Grisham after - The Innocent Man.
Given that the Innocent Man was a work of non-fiction, makes this book all the more frightening. Grisham himself was very excited about his first real legal thriller in years.
In this book (I wouldn't call it a novel) Grisham exposes the nexus between big business, politics and the law. While these have always been recurring themes in his books, this time in "The Appeal" it is the sole focus of the book.
The book starts with a chemical and environmental pollution case in small town Bowmore, Mississippi, now nicknamed Cancer County, where Krane Chemical is the accused and Jeanette Baker the plaintiff.
Jeanette has lost both her husband and son to cancer. This makes hers the strongest case to start with for her lawyers - Wes and Mary Payton. There are plenty of mass tort specialists and ambulance chasers waiting in the wings for the decision on this case, so they can all get themselves a piece of the pie (30% to the lawyers) while the Paytons themselves are over 400,000$ in debt by virtue of working and following up on this case (to the exclusion of all others).
The jury orders damages of 41 million dollars to be paid to Jeanette and here is where the plot actually takes off.
It is an intriguing ride that Grisham takes us on and is an excellent medium to learn how the Supreme Courts in the US work. Most states choose their Supreme Court justices by election, which leaves plenty of room for interested parties to skew the process. How that happens, is the meat of this book.
The ending may not please a lot of readers, but it is extremely realistic and I admire Grisham for leaving it there rather than neatly tying things up.
The book is extremely interesting and educating on the political and legal intrigue that takes place behind these elections. While this may be a work of fiction, it could very well become reality, any time in the near future and that is what is so scary about this book.
 Surprise! Surprise! August 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lately it seems to be "the thing" to blame cancers and illnesses on
large chemical companies dumping their waste. More often than not the
Plaintiff wins and the company is sent packing like a dog with its
tail ween its legs! In JohnGrisham"s splendid legal thriller" The Appeal
it seems at first that that"s going to happen. However; Guess what?
the defendant wins! The Appeal is left to the reader's imagination
This is a wonderful book; I gave copies to the smartest people I know.
Nina Lockwood, 46 Milrace Drive, East Rochester, N.Y. 14445
Fantastic!!!!! August 29, 2008
As every other book written by John Grisham, "The Appeal" is a fantastic story. I'm a fan of his books, I have read all of them and I'm subjective when commenting on his work, but I have to say that as an educator of Advanced English in Spain, I've used many of his titles to make my students interested in reading and in improving their English language, and up to now, the experience has been extremely successful. I highly recommend this novel to anyone keen on legal thrillers, action and adventure..
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