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3.2 AVERAGE
3.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Why did I Grisham myself again?
Soooo boring.
My main motivation to keep reading was to finally arrive at the twist. Spoiler alert: there are none.
Soooo boring.
My main motivation to keep reading was to finally arrive at the twist. Spoiler alert: there are none.
Fifteen years after the Firm, Mitch McDeere is back and they explain away his being able to come back to the U.S. (not super plausibly, if you ask me, but whatever!). There's a kidnapping and terrorists and it sounds like it should be an interesting read but honestly it was kind of boring. I mostly read it for nostalgia, but this didn't make me want to read any new Grisham books.
I like a cracker-jack Grisham thriller as much as the next person, and this one was pretty good, but none of this NEEDED it to be Mitch McDeere. The MC could have been ANY of the dozens of faceless, forgettable protagonists Grisham uses all the time. Like, I've only seen him write a few REAL characters (Rudy Baylor 4 life, aided by 1st person narration).
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Definitely not a bad follow up to "The Firm", but plot was absurd in places and was all over the place at times. Characters remain mostly likable and easy to root for. This was a quick read and didn't feel like it drug on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Murder
A 3.5. Mostly I had high expectations from The Firm which I loved and this felt like barely a sequel and not what I had hoped for. Still it was a fun popcorn read and sometimes that’s just fine.