Reviews

Siete vidas by John Grisham

lovelyjanelle13's review against another edition

3.0

This was one of those books that I really had to push through so I’m grateful it was a collection of short stories so that I could take a break in between each one. I suppose my overall main issue is that when I pick up a book, I intend to use it as a method to escape real life, which is typically why I stick to fantasy or historical fiction, but this is realistic fiction set in the South in semi modern time so this book didn’t only fail to act as an escape but more so acted as a rambling reminder of some of the most horrible things in life that happen right at home or the next street over or the small towns you pass driving down the highway. The last two in the book were the only ones that I enjoyed, Quiet Haven & Funny Boy, possibly because even though they both were depressing in terms of topic, the writing and interactions between characters were not.

gladdenangie's review against another edition

1.0

Not at all what I expected from John Grisham. This is a collection of poorly written, plotless, short stories. Aside from being pointless and boring the stories are also crude and full of profanity! After struggling through the first 250 pages, I finally gave up all hope that anything even remotely interesting was going to happen. (It's a 300 page book) What a waste of time!

scientificbookworm's review against another edition

3.0

Not my favorite book. Most of the stories seemed a little too ridiculous but I did like the last story.

angiegladden's review against another edition

1.0

Not at all what I expected from John Grisham. This is a collection of poorly written, plotless, short stories. Aside from being pointless and boring the stories are also crude and full of profanity! After struggling through the first 250 pages, I finally gave up all hope that anything even remotely interesting was going to happen. (It's a 300 page book) What a waste of time!

mozartbenedict's review against another edition

3.0

2.8☆ for the collection overall.

Blood Drive – Rating: 1/5
Fetching Raymond – Rating: 4/5 (Worth a read, but passable.)
Fish Flies – Rating: 3/5
Casino – Rating: 1/5
Michael’s Room – Rating: 3.5/5
Quiet Haven – Rating: 3.7/5
Funny Boy – Rating: 4/5 (Definitely worth a read, shows a glimpse how community treats an AIDS patient.)

occultmemorysystem's review against another edition

3.0

Another in the tradition of "decent, not earth-shattering" Grisham novels. I continue to be irked by the way he writes women. Of these stories my favorite was "Quiet Haven". I will say, he knows from nursing homes.

amerikanerin's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jenlisy's review against another edition

3.0

This book was fun! It makes me happy to not live in a small town in the south :)

thatdruffguy's review against another edition

As this is a collection of short stories, I will give each story a 1 to 5 star rating and then average the ratings for the total book rating.

1. Blood Drive - 4

2. Fetching Raymond - 4

3. Fish Files - 1

dgodek's review against another edition

3.0

I am not a fan of short stories or of John Grisham, but this one was somewhere between okay and I liked it. I have read much worse, but I wouldn't necessarily pick this one up.