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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
A perfect sequel to A Time to Kill! Grisham perfectly blends two separate plot lines into the same book, and ties them together beautifully! Must read if you're a fan of the most famous small town lawyer in America, Jake Brigance.
Classic Grisham. I like that he was once my favorite author. It was fun to revisit a character.
This book was hard for me to get through. It seemed slow paced.
Историята е страхотна и има потресаващи обрати. Проблемът е, че действието се развива много бавно. Трябва да изпитвате удоволствие от безкрайните описания на хора и случки, без много да ви пука за основното действие. Като цяло не препоръчвам.
Последните книги на Гришам са все мъчни за четене, не е неочаквано. Поне пропагандата е сведена до минимум.
Последните книги на Гришам са все мъчни за четене, не е неочаквано. Поне пропагандата е сведена до минимум.
Despite wanting to get my red pen out every time he uses the word "eased" (sometimes practically every page - why has his editor never picked up on this over the years?), I do love a bit of Grisham...
The book wasn't bad. I felt that it would've been a better end to the Jake Brigance storyline but I still have to read A Time for Mercy and Homecoming. Overall Grisham is a favorite author of mine and while I do own 90% of his books I've only read a few. I did intend to read more from this series but I got sucked into his Camino Winds series.
Overall, Sycamore Row was just an odd addition to the storyline of Jake. We meet Jake in A Time to Kill where he is a defense attorney but now we see he is forced into Probate law to handle someone's will after he dies. I will definitely be finishing the series in time here but just not sure when I am going to continue.
Overall, Sycamore Row was just an odd addition to the storyline of Jake. We meet Jake in A Time to Kill where he is a defense attorney but now we see he is forced into Probate law to handle someone's will after he dies. I will definitely be finishing the series in time here but just not sure when I am going to continue.
The beginning of it was great, the end... Marginally predictable. Still a good read though!
Unlike the first installment, this was a bit more controversial and predictable. While the first book had clearly stated the moral lines of having a father exacting revenge on his daughter's rapists, this was about a man who discarded his own family to give everything to his housekeeper and while his children are certainly not saints, the man himself was not a good father figure.
Although the book is pretty big, the content itself does not feel that big as the story evolves in a steady pace, rarely getting tiring and by the end it feels like this was only 100 pages long. The court takes places in the end and until then it's all about preparing properly and finding out as much as possible. That's where the predictability comes along; while reading, whatever the obstacle, it is overcome pretty easily and it makes more and more sense how this will end, especially since the book emphasizes on some past secret that is then rarely mentioned. The ending, though, was satisfying.
Other than that, everything and everyone gives an accurate depiction of a small community in the South and maybe not enough focus on people's ideas and reaction. We get a lot of "We live here and things are like that", but we barely see other people react and only hear what others think about everything.
All in all, an enjoyable read that delves into race themes and the mistakes they create. Definitely not a bad choice to pass the time.
Although the book is pretty big, the content itself does not feel that big as the story evolves in a steady pace, rarely getting tiring and by the end it feels like this was only 100 pages long. The court takes places in the end and until then it's all about preparing properly and finding out as much as possible. That's where the predictability comes along; while reading, whatever the obstacle, it is overcome pretty easily and it makes more and more sense how this will end, especially since the book emphasizes on some past secret that is then rarely mentioned. The ending, though, was satisfying.
Other than that, everything and everyone gives an accurate depiction of a small community in the South and maybe not enough focus on people's ideas and reaction. We get a lot of "We live here and things are like that", but we barely see other people react and only hear what others think about everything.
All in all, an enjoyable read that delves into race themes and the mistakes they create. Definitely not a bad choice to pass the time.
This book was quite a bit more engaging than the first. The story having far more of a mystery element to it left me far more interested than the previous novel, which focused on, essentially, justifying murder in a racist atmosphere. This book had a much better engagement with topics of race, inheritance, justice, and consciousness. The views were more nuanced and well-written. the biggest downfall is that I find the main character, Jake Brigance, completely unlikeable. That will continue to make this book series a difficult read for me.
challenging
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Is this part of a series? Yes. Have I read the first book? Probably not. But I feel like you can pick up any Grisham and be fine. And I was right. Sure it helps to have some back story but I’ve went over a decade between books and picked right back up. You know it has a lawyer and probably people that hate him and some shady dealings.
This one deals with a will and it was fascinating and made me stress once again about my will. I have a soft spot for legal dramas. This one just felt long.