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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
I can honestly say that this is one book I wish I had never picked up. The main character, Mark Sway was an unbelievable character, which is the first thing that ruined the book for me. The second thing that ruined this book for me was the lack of interesting events. It was very predictable and through most of the book I just wanted to skip a few chapters to the end to see what happened instead of sitting through predictable trial after trial. The climax of the book didn’t come until about 30 pages to the end of the book and it was a disappointment. I am also not a fan of cliffhanger endings in stories that do not have a sequel and this ending was definitely a cliffhanger. I really struggled to get through this book and was disappointed, overall.
Grisham is a master of the legal thriller. The Client tells the story of an 11-year-old who witnesses the suicide of a high-powered attorney and is expected by all around to know more than he should about a certain client of that lawyer.
The book follows Mark Sway and his lawyer Reggie Love as they attempt to find the magic balance between doing the right thing and keeping Mark safe. It's a great book.
The book follows Mark Sway and his lawyer Reggie Love as they attempt to find the magic balance between doing the right thing and keeping Mark safe. It's a great book.
Reggie Love kicked ass.
Mark was annoying, but in that way all 11 year old boys can be annoying and I was impressed by the realism.
I don't know that I was necessarily gripped or at the edge of my seat, but I was always interested to see what happened next.
Mark was annoying, but in that way all 11 year old boys can be annoying and I was impressed by the realism.
I don't know that I was necessarily gripped or at the edge of my seat, but I was always interested to see what happened next.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Definitely not a book to be reading pre-bed as it is quite a page turner with lots of anticipation.
Mark is a TV-inspired, genius, man-in-the-body-of-a-boy, type of character. Who, at the age of 11, knows how to get himself a lawyer, as well as how to outsmart both the FBI and mafia. Not a very realistic book, but a very exciting one all the same. Both Reggie and Mark are easy to like and root for.
Mark is a TV-inspired, genius, man-in-the-body-of-a-boy, type of character. Who, at the age of 11, knows how to get himself a lawyer, as well as how to outsmart both the FBI and mafia. Not a very realistic book, but a very exciting one all the same. Both Reggie and Mark are easy to like and root for.
Well, it isn’t every day you watch a man blow his brains out, after trying to stop him from committing suicide, and your little brother goes into shock. But it is a day that will change your life. Take Mark Sway for instance. He was an eleven year old boy, teaching his little brother how to smoke in the woods behind his trailer park, when a black car pulls up. He had no idea that Jerome Clifford was in the car. He had no idea that Clifford represented a mafia man accused of murdering a U.S. Senator. The last thing Mark ever thought would happen was Clifford telling him where the senator’s body was buried. But now Mark has the information that the District Attorney wants and the mafia is willing to kill for.
I’m not going to sugar coat anything: this book was really damn good. I have never read a John Grisham book in my life (what a failure on my part) but I am glad this was the first. I know this story because I remember this movie but I had no idea how amazing this story really was. Mark is a confused, scared boy who is very mature for his age but still has a somewhat childlike innocence about him. He cares deeply for his mother and brother and ultimately all of his decisions are made because of their safety and his own. He happens to hire Reggie, an attorney with a tumultuous past and she almost becomes a surrogate mother but she is intense. Then there is the power hungry, arrogant bastard Roy Foltrigg. What an easy character to understand and dislike. And here is the background of an amazing story.
The Client has everything I want in a suspense. The action starts at the very beginning and the tension is always there. The characters pull you in and keep you turning pages. It has been a really long time since I’ve seen the movie. And let’s face it: the movies never (or very rarely) compare admirably to the book. With my shaky memory I was still fully invested within 20 pages of reading this story. Now, I will have to admit that I did shake my head quite a few times because some of the decisions made me want to grab Mark by his collar and shake him vigorously but since he is a fictional character I was unable to do so. This novel is one I can highly recommend. I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars. This will not be my last John Grisham novel, but this was a hell of a way to pop the cherry!
I’m not going to sugar coat anything: this book was really damn good. I have never read a John Grisham book in my life (what a failure on my part) but I am glad this was the first. I know this story because I remember this movie but I had no idea how amazing this story really was. Mark is a confused, scared boy who is very mature for his age but still has a somewhat childlike innocence about him. He cares deeply for his mother and brother and ultimately all of his decisions are made because of their safety and his own. He happens to hire Reggie, an attorney with a tumultuous past and she almost becomes a surrogate mother but she is intense. Then there is the power hungry, arrogant bastard Roy Foltrigg. What an easy character to understand and dislike. And here is the background of an amazing story.
The Client has everything I want in a suspense. The action starts at the very beginning and the tension is always there. The characters pull you in and keep you turning pages. It has been a really long time since I’ve seen the movie. And let’s face it: the movies never (or very rarely) compare admirably to the book. With my shaky memory I was still fully invested within 20 pages of reading this story. Now, I will have to admit that I did shake my head quite a few times because some of the decisions made me want to grab Mark by his collar and shake him vigorously but since he is a fictional character I was unable to do so. This novel is one I can highly recommend. I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars. This will not be my last John Grisham novel, but this was a hell of a way to pop the cherry!
Read my full review on my blog here
http://scratchesofagirl.blogspot.com/2017/08/book-review-client-by-john-grisham.html
http://scratchesofagirl.blogspot.com/2017/08/book-review-client-by-john-grisham.html
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes