Reviews

The Appeal by John Grisham

zainab1218's review

Very boring. 

coreyinscoe's review against another edition

3.0

"The Appeal" is the story of a court case in Mississippi where a company dumped waste that found its way into the drinking supply of a small town. Many of the people in that town got sick and some died.

The original court case is just the beginning. The bulk of the novel is what happens next, when the verdict is appealed and goes to the state supreme court. Special interests want to be sure that they win the appeal, so they try to buy a seat on the court.

This was a good story, but the end was anything but satisfying. It was also pretty obvious that Grisham had an agenda and it went a little overboard at times. Still, I couldn't wait to find out what happened next.

Listened to this as an audiobook.

wboesch's review

1.0

Collossally stupid. Almost worth reading to gape in wonder at its adolescent depictions of good and bad, at its droning redundancies, at its frolics from logic and plausibility. All in the name of a premise that is actually quite correct and profound: that judicial elections are a nutty idea.

stanleys1's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

sophiierumsey's review

emotional 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? Yes

3.5

pixiekp's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-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

3.5

dhilderbrand's review

2.0

Not my favorite of his stories. I found it very predictable. That said, it was entertaining and a very easy read.

mbrewer714's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Cancer

taximom's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

aleksandra0246's review

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.25