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efreads's review against another edition
5.0
this book was a rather long read for me, though it made it better. with such detail spread over such a little amount pages (for all the events), i found myself taking more breaks than usual. so much happened, i never found myself bored. grisham used such extensive detail, however he never went overboard, making it boring, like some authors.
never experiencing boredom with a long read was astonishing to me because i tend to easily get bored in a book.
my only two critiques are; one, the racism is insane in this book. and two, i never had the motivation to pick up the book. of course this dissolved once i did, but again, when i set it back down i had no urge to pick it back up. (this could just be me)
this book was the second book recommended to me by my english teacher which i gladly read because the first one was phenomenal.
never experiencing boredom with a long read was astonishing to me because i tend to easily get bored in a book.
my only two critiques are; one, the racism is insane in this book. and two, i never had the motivation to pick up the book. of course this dissolved once i did, but again, when i set it back down i had no urge to pick it back up. (this could just be me)
this book was the second book recommended to me by my english teacher which i gladly read because the first one was phenomenal.
nataliastovall's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
jo5heffe's review against another edition
4.0
This was my introduction to Grisham and I learned that this is basically them all. I say The Pelican Brief is #1
shyk1ttyk1tty's review against another edition
4.0
I couldn’t decide between 3 and 4 stars. I rounded up. It wasn’t the most entertaining book I’ve ready by Grisham, but it does make you stop and think about the homeless, and it makes you reflect on how fortunate you are to have what you have. It raises awareness in its own, imperfect way.
baileyjane1's review against another edition
Supposedly I read this book (I had my mother read me the titles of all the books I have in storage back home), but I don't remember this one at all, not even the main character's name. I should reread this one, but it's not on the top of my list.
tovetott's review against another edition
1.0
(DNF at 35%)
As a completionist, it pains me to DNF a book (much less as my first officially finished book of 2024, rip) but jesus christ I will not expose myself to more of this lol
The book opens with filthy rich, white, lawyer Michael gaining a conscience at gunpoint (quite literally) and having to think about what he does to help the less fortunate and homeless people in his own city for probably the first time in his life. After the incident he seems to be the only one among his lawyer collegues (that were also held hostage at gunpoint) to actually pursue charity work for the homeless and gets Zuko-sick after doing one (1) good deed. All the while, his newly found mentor (?) (a black lawyer and volunteer at the various soup kitchens and shelters in town, Mordecai) holds Michael's hand and is so incredibly patient with him for some reason lol. Michael's collegues bully him "because the hostage incident clearly caused him to lose it completely if he's quitting his job to help the ✨️homeless✨️. Bcs why do charity work when you can earn ✨️money✨️???".
His wife (med student) also finalizes a divorce after Michael decides to quit his super-upper-class-lawyer job to start working at a law firm specifically run to help out the less fortunate. And none of the two can figure out if they "like" the change of mindset Michael has gone through.
And that's as far as I got.
I realize that this book is quite a few years old at this point (as old as me, in fact!), and both the content and writing is probably very dated, (I hope) but my god I think I rolled my eyes 3 times a page at Michael's constant whining about how much money he makes or loses or how he for the first time ever actually realized homeless people are in fact ✨️homeless✨️. The question about whether this book was a parody or not will haunt me for weeks.
I genuinely couldn't care less what happens to him and his precious Lexus car or whatever for the rest of the book. I don't know when this book turns into a "thriller" or if it already did within the pages I read. If you want a laugh at what I imagine the Super Rich™ like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos have nightmares about, I'd recommend this one
As a completionist, it pains me to DNF a book (much less as my first officially finished book of 2024, rip) but jesus christ I will not expose myself to more of this lol
The book opens with filthy rich, white, lawyer Michael gaining a conscience at gunpoint (quite literally) and having to think about what he does to help the less fortunate and homeless people in his own city for probably the first time in his life. After the incident he seems to be the only one among his lawyer collegues (that were also held hostage at gunpoint) to actually pursue charity work for the homeless and gets Zuko-sick after doing one (1) good deed. All the while, his newly found mentor (?) (a black lawyer and volunteer at the various soup kitchens and shelters in town, Mordecai) holds Michael's hand and is so incredibly patient with him for some reason lol. Michael's collegues bully him "because the hostage incident clearly caused him to lose it completely if he's quitting his job to help the ✨️homeless✨️. Bcs why do charity work when you can earn ✨️money✨️???".
His wife (med student) also finalizes a divorce after Michael decides to quit his super-upper-class-lawyer job to start working at a law firm specifically run to help out the less fortunate. And none of the two can figure out if they "like" the change of mindset Michael has gone through.
And that's as far as I got.
I realize that this book is quite a few years old at this point (as old as me, in fact!), and both the content and writing is probably very dated, (I hope) but my god I think I rolled my eyes 3 times a page at Michael's constant whining about how much money he makes or loses or how he for the first time ever actually realized homeless people are in fact ✨️homeless✨️. The question about whether this book was a parody or not will haunt me for weeks.
I genuinely couldn't care less what happens to him and his precious Lexus car or whatever for the rest of the book. I don't know when this book turns into a "thriller" or if it already did within the pages I read. If you want a laugh at what I imagine the Super Rich™ like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos have nightmares about, I'd recommend this one
pickleballlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
If you're one of those who thinks we have enough lawyers, read this book! Think about those who can't afford someone to represent them. This book is powerful. Heck, it even got me to go to law school.
namaria's review against another edition
3.0
This probably wasn't one of his better books. It was still interesting to read about people on the streets, even though it wasn't in-depth. This is only my second John Grisham book, and I can understand why he's a popular author. It seems as though that popularity is waning a little after his most recent novels. Readers are beginning to feel he doesn't have as much emotion or time put into his books, that he's just churning out novels as quickly as he can to meet a deadline. I would have to agree with that to some extent. While you can tell that he does feel something about the topic, it has become apparent that he wasn't given ample time to really put much thought or emotion into the novel before he submitted it to the publisher.
Here's to hoping "The Confession" doesn't let me down. The description on the jacket of the novel sounded very interesting, and I hope the writing doesn't kill it.
Here's to hoping "The Confession" doesn't let me down. The description on the jacket of the novel sounded very interesting, and I hope the writing doesn't kill it.
petealdin's review
5.0
Warm. Thoughtful. Informative. Sarcastic. Pacy.
And a vitally important topic.
What's not to love?
And a vitally important topic.
What's not to love?
lauren4929's review against another edition
Really enjoyed this book. It was an easy read and I was curious about what would happen the entire time.