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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Read this on my mother's recommendation and loved it. Not your standard Grisham, in that there is no courtroom or legal intrigue, but that ability to tell a good story is very much present. Apparently this book has been likened to To Kill a Mockingbird -- definitely agree there is resonance in this story about a young boy growing up in rural Arkansas in the 1950's.
This was pretty good, John Grisham is a good writer, it was kind of nice to read a book not associated with the lawyers
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
My favorite Grisham novels are the ones NOT about lawyers (although I like them too, they tend to be predictable and formulaic). This one is by far my favorite.
slow-paced
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
This is a true departure from his legal thrillers. Nary an attorney in sight, no courts, no Mafia, no big sinister corporations - just the languorous heat of an Arkansas delta summer-fall, and a crop of cotton to get picked before the weather turns nasty and 6 months of hard back-breaking work are washed away. Luke, at age 7, is a marvelous narrator. The characters are so life-like. Grisham can't completely abandon murder and intrigue, but it is just a small part of the whole here. Our book club really enjoyed this book.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
relaxing
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I enjoyed this book. It is a quiet book, not a lot of action or suspense but it tells a nice story of a family of farmers in Arkansas in 1952 told from the point of view of a seven year old.