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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this book. Aspects of it kept reminding me of To Kill a Mocking Bird. The story of wrongful conviction was heartbreaking and enthralling.
I enjoy Grisham’s crusading characters. You can’t help but root for them. Actually, the protagonist and and the main case for innocence are based on real people/cases.
John Grisham delivered as always. A great plot with many twists and turns.
There are many incarcerated black men and women as well as other races that are locked behind prison walls an they are innocent. The US has executed more than a handful of innocent people. Their innocence was proven after death. Which is way to late. They gave their lives for crimes they did not commit. Our justice system is corrupt and it is very biased.
There are many incarcerated black men and women as well as other races that are locked behind prison walls an they are innocent. The US has executed more than a handful of innocent people. Their innocence was proven after death. Which is way to late. They gave their lives for crimes they did not commit. Our justice system is corrupt and it is very biased.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
A great audiobook for my taxi mom life. A strong 4.5.
Really engaging series of stories shedding light on the difficult work of freeing wrongly incarcerated individuals from death row. Lower rating due to at times feeling a little too white savior and the bizarre way that John Grisham writes about women.
Standard Grisham tale of underdog vs. Evil, but that's the point.
He chose an odd tense and POV for this one (and actually slips out of it in places), and I gotta say present tense first-person omniscient is not my favourite way to read a story. But it's still a fun book and probably his best since The Brethren, 19 years earlier.
Typical Grisham, but a notch above typical Grisham in the 21st Century.
He chose an odd tense and POV for this one (and actually slips out of it in places), and I gotta say present tense first-person omniscient is not my favourite way to read a story. But it's still a fun book and probably his best since The Brethren, 19 years earlier.
Typical Grisham, but a notch above typical Grisham in the 21st Century.
Overall a good book, the audiobook has a great narrator and the story is very compelling. The reason I gave 4 instead of 5 stars is the ending. While expected, I also expected something to happen with the cartel or something threatening. Still really enjoyed it.