Reviews

The Guardians by John Grisham

colers12's review against another edition

4.0

This might be the first Grisham book that I cried reading....I was so touched by the lives of these men that were wrongfully convicted and years spent in prison. I truly enjoyed the mystery and the cadence of the story. While Grisham has veered off his thrillers I loved from the early 90’s, I found this one to be one of my favorites of the last decade.

kerrymc's review against another edition

4.0

I haven't read a John Grisham novel since the 90's, but saw him speak in Savannah with a lot of passion for this novel so I had to give it a spin. It is based on real life stories of people who have served jail time for crimes they did not commit. It started a slow but then it had the Grisham pacing I remembered in the second half. 3.5 stars

aliireads's review against another edition

2.0

This book is very wordy and i found it hard to keep the characters straight. also very stereotypical characters, plot, etcs for this type of book. has a good ending though.

iancmclaren's review against another edition

4.0

Been of a bit of a Grisham kick lately after not picking up his books for some time. This one was compelling and I appreciated some of the theological themes such as forgiveness.

amytwhite's review against another edition

3.0

Solid Grishom

I’ve read John Grishom. I knew what to expect and wasn’t let down. Solid, readable legal mystery/thriller. Wasn’t a bad way to spend the day. Not his very best, not his worst.

grucabooks's review against another edition

2.0

A good John Grisham read that had 30+ too many characters, 1 unnecessary torture seen, and way too many references to crime scene pubic hair. Bouncing between cases and having pages of explaining the backgrounds of characters you would never see again was exhausting. The main two cases were intriguing with likable heroes in The Guardians, but I was about ready to throw the book out the window every time they had to reexplain their organization to yet another random character. So many minor characters…so many.

caitthomp10's review against another edition

4.0

My dad has always been an avid Grisham reader so I finally decided to give one of his books a shot and I’m so glad I did! This was a really enjoyable read and incredibly well-written. It’s definitely a solid 4 stars. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 was because I felt like the ending was slightly rushed.

shandawarren's review against another edition

3.0

This was good, but I think I still prefer Grisham’s earlier work.

carlg88's review against another edition

3.0

Enjoyed this latest read by Grisham. It was a little bit light on the suspense but I was impressed by the story and it has a very sobering message; namely that a proportion of those incarcerated in America (and elsewhere) are in fact innocent. I think that is a message that needs more attention. The book is based on the real-life case of Joe Bryan, an individual who was incarcerated in Texas for over thirty years and the innocence minister Jim McCloskey, who worked to innocent people released from a broken system.

cvlitt's review against another edition

4.0

You know I love a good John Grisham book. My only complaint with this one was that the plot of all the different crimes being committed was a little hard to keep track of. Other than that, I loved the writing and there were some great characters (as to be expected). I also liked the twist partway through, it added a little something.