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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
mysterious
fast-paced
I thought this was a bit of a departure for John Grisham, mainly in that it was a bit more fanciful and entertaining than his more serious courtroom dramas. I liked it, and enjoyed the audiobook narration.
It was like a chess match where you don't see the moves until the game is well underway. It's a bit slow-moving, but even though I often get bored, I enjoyed this one. There was a lot of interesting legal aspects and social commentary to think about that wasn't really directly related to the story, which I guess is somewhat par for the course with John Grisham. But I think it's good to see a bit about what goes on behind the scenes. There are criminals who are not really bad people, and are sometimes not even guilty, and often got caught up in lives that didn't give them a lot of options.
Then there are the rich lawyers and judges who had all the options but still get greedy and want more. They often are worse than the criminals; at least a lot of the criminals are honest about their dishonesty.
I got a little confused in the middle of the book, when a character was introduced that seemed like someone I should know about, but was not mentioned anywhere earlier. But it was all explained later. Be prepared to be led astray.
This reminded me a bit of the Eddie Flynn books by Steve Cavanagh in the way the whole story is a long con, something Eddie Flynn is good at.
It was like a chess match where you don't see the moves until the game is well underway. It's a bit slow-moving, but even though I often get bored, I enjoyed this one. There was a lot of interesting legal aspects and social commentary to think about that wasn't really directly related to the story, which I guess is somewhat par for the course with John Grisham. But I think it's good to see a bit about what goes on behind the scenes. There are criminals who are not really bad people, and are sometimes not even guilty, and often got caught up in lives that didn't give them a lot of options.
Then there are the rich lawyers and judges who had all the options but still get greedy and want more. They often are worse than the criminals; at least a lot of the criminals are honest about their dishonesty.
I got a little confused in the middle of the book, when a character was introduced that seemed like someone I should know about, but was not mentioned anywhere earlier. But it was all explained later. Be prepared to be led astray.
This reminded me a bit of the Eddie Flynn books by Steve Cavanagh in the way the whole story is a long con, something Eddie Flynn is good at.
Very well written and easy to get through (my laziness being the only reason it took so long for me to finish it). I need to read more of John Grisham's novels thats for certain.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
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
This book is really good, I’m just stingy with my fours. I was wary going in. There are a lot of mixed reviews, and the last Grisham I read was The Litigators, which turned out fine but still it was hard to imagine it was by the same author as his earlier work. This one may not be up to those standards but it may be. I really enjoyed it and like someone else said the first person narrative was really well done.
Like all of Grisham's stories, this one requires a willing suspension of belief for some of the more implausible plot developments. He admitted in the afterword that he did almost no research and that this was strictly a work of fiction, which shows (for example, he repeatedly refers to the the federal courts in Virginia as being split into the Northern and Southern Districts, when in reality they are split into Eastern and Western). But it was an easy, enjoyable read, and was especially appreciated after the last book I read.
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
I didn't think it was as good as some of Grisham's other books. I thought there was too much legal procedural information - it was believable from the character though.
I really enjoyed this book. I was worried because most of the reviews I had seen were under 3 stars. This story had unexpected twists and turns. Good story.