Reviews

The Whistler by John Grisham

tanay11's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

kristicuse's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

lstout456's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

3.75

rembrandt1881's review against another edition

1.0

This was one of the most mundane and boring 'thrillers' ever. The premise is fine and I think the characters could have had something but the way the story is told is just lacking and lazy. It's like Grisham (or maybe a ghostwriter) submitted the outline and first draft and it got published by mistake.

There is very little in the way of mystery and 'figuring it out' along with the characters. The story gives you who is a good guy and a bad guy literally. It also feels like it skips to get through the plot instead of using the characters to actually do things. There are several times where it just tells you that things have happened that could have been good story telling moments but instead they are just given as facts.

There is supposed to be some danger but aside from one instance there isn't any. The close escapes that are normal in thrillers is absent. I haven't read a Grisham in a long time and now I wonder if they are all this bad.

reganjl90's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• 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

2.5

stephtherose_'s review against another edition

4.0

4.25/5

Definitely becoming a big fan of John Grisham!

alykat_reads's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

The premise has all the potential to be everything I love - take down the corruption from those making profit off exploiting others, and of course the mafia is involved. But I found myself bored throughout a lot of this.

Then he killed off Hugo only like 25% of the way through and I was just like whaaaat??!?

. Just not a lot of action. Not his best work.

debbiecollectsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Wonderful story, could not put it away!

glorious_purpose's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

mukoya's review against another edition

I enjoyed this book.