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tracey1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racism, and Racial slurs
annabelle42688's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Animal death
The "N" is used a hell of a lot.mblanke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Hate crime
pratha's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Torture
Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder
pained_creations's review against another edition
- 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
The deep south mentality, culture and racist history are all on clear display in this book. The story is well written, and you feel like you get to know the characters as the drama and legal battle unfold. I think the moral of the story is that even a few people can make a big difference in the hatred and bigotry on display in this book. I am sure I will read another Grisham book, as the emotional roller coaster and great story telling drew me in....but I hope the next crime isn't so brutal and difficult to read!
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcoholism
jonssweater's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
My advice: just watch the film. In the live action adaptation, Jake Brigance is genuinely a likeable protagonist. Having to wade through the perspective of a self-important, hypocritical, fame-hungry misogynistic lawyer could have been an interesting critique of enforcers of the judicial system, but the framing of Brigance as an entirely unfeeling, apathetic, untouchable white saviour who does as he pleases and twists the law he supposedly upholds to make his ends is unsavoury and droll to read in my opinion (especially for a book that runs for over five hundred pages).
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Infertility, Torture, Xenophobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Slavery, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Grief, Antisemitism, Homophobia, and Vomit
Grisham’s treatment of his female characters is deeply misogynistic.treutman93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Hate crime, and Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism
bridgetanderson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Hate crime
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, and Infertility
Minor: Adult/minor relationship