Reviews

The Guardians by John Grisham

jdodd's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.5

stephtherose_'s review

4.0

This got a little muddled at the end but I always enjoy john Grisham’s stories

shebooksy's review against another edition

informative slow-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

2.75

balbers's review

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

stemo1988's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious fast-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

4.0

psmith1214's review

dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

jennybun's review against another edition

4.0

Solid Grisham read.

alykat_reads's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

It's been a while since I've read a Grisham, and this was like coming back to an old friend. His centering of the legal side of things isn't for everyone, but I eat it up. The "justice" system in this country needs a complete dismantling and rebuilding, and this based-on-reality novel really highlights that. The sham of a trial, the sham of 'evidence' and 'experts' during a trial, the racism still existent in many people. My first book of Grisham's was The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, and it's what made me fall in love with his writing. This was really reminiscent of that.
Bless Jim McCloskey and Centurion Ministries for their work.

trolle69's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

fuascailt's review against another edition

3.0

Actual rating is 3.75/5

It was a filler read I picked up to pass the time while in a slump and I knew nothing about the author of the book, and I was pleasantly surprised by how invested I got into the whole book. I absolutely loved the main character as well as

Spoiler

Quincy and how he handled himself. It was borderline inspirational.

I think I will be giving this author's books a look after this. Wonderful read.