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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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 Too Many Villains, No Clear Protagonist February 2, 2008
5 out of 15 found this review helpful
Grisham's latest literary event is a big dud. It's chocked full of central casting villains with lots of red herrings and soft mush. The book badly needs a clear protagonist, but instead has been populated with many also-rans. Even the hapless young judicial candidate is good then bad then good then bad. The book's subject matter of big business, politics, liability, law and corruption would have been served better in a New York Times op-ed piece or a "60 Minutes" segment.
 Good, but not great February 2, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've read every John Grisham book ever published! From the early legal thrillers to the nonfiction and the non-legal fiction. He is one of my favorite authors! This book is not as good as his earlier work. I don't know but maybe since he has made it, he doesn't have to put in as much effort! Who knows? Anyways the plot is good, a little slow to begin though. I did not feel too connected with the characters as I have in previous Grisham books. The book was overall good, but definitely not his best in my opinion. One thing stood out though about this book like no other novel by Grisham. I have known he is liberal minded in politics. I have no problem with it and it is his freedom to think and choose as he pleases. But this novel had small hints of politics and I believe Grisham wanted us to be infuriated at how the system is currently working. There is no doubt some decisions are made which are wrong by supreme courts and all courts for that matter. But I wish Grisham would have left out the political commentary. A novel, to me, is an unbiased view of some sort of life. If we had a first person narrator with liberal political leanings, I would have had no problem. But since this is a third person point of view, I do not want to hear political leanings from a supposedly unbiased narrator. Otherwise I enjoyed the book, but I hope he keeps his politcal commentary out of future novels. Grisham is better than that and I hope he recognizes it!
I was quite disappointed February 1, 2008
7 out of 15 found this review helpful
The story is well written from a technical aspect, i.e., complete sentences, good grammar and vocabulary. The story itself is a hackneyed screed praising trial lawyers, and serving up the corrupt chemical company, politicians and campaigns. After an initial exposition of the basis of the story, not much happens in the first 150 pages. I almost gave it up, but held on hoping for an old-style John Grisham story. It picks up some in the remainder of the book. The characters are thin and stereotypes.
Overall I felt he 'called it in.' I doubt this one would get any notice except that his name is on the cover.
Grisham doing what Grisham does best! February 1, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
It was good to have Grisham back in familiar territory. I have tried his other books "Playing For Pizza" for instance and they just don't work for me. Grisham is not a great writer, but what carries his legal thrillers is his knowledge of the subject and his ability to craft a thriller. He does get on his political soap box in this one, evil corporations that squash the little guy, but also brings up some real flaws in the system and does it in an entertaining way that gets people to think. This is Grisham doing what Grisham does best!
 don't bother February 1, 2008
16 out of 44 found this review helpful
Thin characters, same bad guys no one is as good as the elitist author himself. You've read one of his you've read them all. I promise myself I will not buy another one of his books but I was stuck in the airport and suckered in.
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