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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
A pretty fantastic legal book that manages to pack some great courtroom punches. Personally I didn't care much for the other parts of the narrative, but the courtroom drama carried the book.
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’m not much into lawyer books, but I gave this one a try since I heard it was going to be adapted into a tv series and some of my favourite actors would be in it. It was definitely a slow burn for me, the slowest of burns I have ever read. It didn’t get interesting until the last 150 pages and my book was about 600. Despite it all I prefer the book over the movie adaption by a long mile. The movie did not do the book justice even though I’ve seen reports giving the movie its flowers. The book is way better. I can’t wait to see the tv series this late fall to see how they will adapt it for network television. If you’re wondering…you don’t have to read the book before watching the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcohol
Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse
fast-paced
Está en la línea de sus otras novelas, sigue siendo un poco lenta, llegado a aburrir, al principio, pero cuando llegas a la mitad del libro la verdad es que no lo puedes dejar. La verdad es que incluye 3 novelas en una sola y las sabe entrelazar.
I enjoyed this book. I usually only read for about an hour at the end of the day, so it took me a couple weeks to get through it, allowing me to get to know the characters quite well. I really liked Rudy Baylor and wanted him to overcome the odds and succeed. In the beginning, I appreciated all the background, but really wanted to get on with the trial part. About 3/4 of the way through the book, I was excited to keep reading and anticipated a 5-star rating. I enjoy John Grisham’s writing style and storytelling. His books are smart, yet easy to read. That being said, there were a few things that chipped away one of those aforementioned stars. Miss Birdie was a big part of the book, then she disappears from the story, and barely makes a mention near the end. I felt like her character was a little misdirection to distract us from the real height of the story as it was getting started. I was a little disappointed at that and how they just wrote her out with no real ending for her storyline. I normally love a little romance in my books, but I didn’t like the Kelly storyline. It bordered on an okay addition up until the apartment scene near the end, then I was just bothered by it. I feel like it scarred the story and left me wondering if that occurrence was the reason for the ending, or if it had more to do with the trouble with Great Benefit and what transpired. Part of me appreciated that it was a different ending than I anticipated, but the other part of me was annoyed because I didn’t feel like Rudy succeeded as he was meant to. In that sense, it was sad for me. Overall, I really enjoyed it, but I feel like I was let down at the end. I feel like the end (both the Kelly storyline and the very end) was a letdown for Rudy’s character, too.
Reading this in HS radicalized my beliefs re:health insurance
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I remember the vaguely about the movie adaptation. I can not remember for the book. Agan, Mr Grisham proofs himself a master of story telling in suspense genre. His character, a young un experience lawyer facing his first battle with giant insurance corporation, is inspiring. Like David vs Goliath.