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3.2 AVERAGE
3.2 AVERAGE
Could have chopped out three chapters, at least, of the machinations involved in this plot and had the same effect and outcome. OK but not memorable.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
fast-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
So…this is my first John Grisham book, and it might be my last. The hype of watching the film, The Firm, made me buy this book and quickly begin reading it. Unfortunately, John Grisham is too prosaic for my tastes in fiction. In my humble opinion, it really appears that he is so dull in his writing and lacks in vivid descriptions which would make a fiction story exciting. I appreciate the idea of his plot. He reintroduces Mitch McDeere as a middle-aged lawyer plagued with another high-profile case that oddly involves him travelling the world and visiting his former ominous locations.
I’m wondering if John Grisham just got tired of people asking about the sequel to The Firm after so many years? I mean I believe Grisham was speaking through Mitch at the conclusion when he said “I quit.”
All in all, the story is very lackluster…but I’m sure Grisham will work it into a film coming to a theatre or Netflix soon.
I’m wondering if John Grisham just got tired of people asking about the sequel to The Firm after so many years? I mean I believe Grisham was speaking through Mitch at the conclusion when he said “I quit.”
All in all, the story is very lackluster…but I’m sure Grisham will work it into a film coming to a theatre or Netflix soon.
Disappointing. Lots of dead ends in this book. It gives the impression to follow a traveller more than a lawyer : Libya, Italy, Great Britain, Caiman Island, Turkey, USA Maine, Washington DC, NYC... and too much hesitations and procrastination. A lot of promises that have neither head nor tail, altough there's a real suspens, but an abrupt end. I was happy to find back Mitch and Abby McDeere. I think they have not aged well. Unless is it the inspiration' author?
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
fast-paced
I wanted to give it a 3 1/2. It was interesting but if you were expecting a legal thriller that is not this book. I felt the beginning of the book the first trip Mitch took, was out of place with the rest of story. There was adventure and high stakes. In the end it may have been better to leave what happened to Mitch and Abby to my imagination.
I kept waiting for the story to begin. For the danger to actually impact a character who wasn’t a side character. For anything to happen other than people running around, trying to raise money while having far more of it than anybody needs to begin with. Yes yes, it’s a big law firm. All the people who work there work hard and make a lot of money. But it turns out they’re all poppers with the needs show up.