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rwidiani's review against another edition
4.0
buku ini berupa kumpulan cerpen berbasis di Ford County, tempat yang sama dengan buku favorikut, A Time to Kill.
menurutku bagus banget, cerita2 tentang pengacara, tabrakan kulit hitam-putih dan juga tentang sempitnya pandangan orang tentang homoseksual/penyakit.
menurutku bagus banget, cerita2 tentang pengacara, tabrakan kulit hitam-putih dan juga tentang sempitnya pandangan orang tentang homoseksual/penyakit.
avid_read's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
ja_hopkins's review against another edition
3.0
Set in Grisham’s Clanton, Mississippi, this is a collection of short stories centred on the town and the inhabitants. The stories are:
Blood Drive: When a local man is injured in a construction accident, the publicity hits Clanton. Three young men - Aggie, Calvin and Roger - volunteer to drive to Memphis to donate blood, but things soon degenerate into a near arrest for drink driving, a drunken trip to a Memphis strip club and eventually a riot when the club is raided.
Fetching Raymond: Raymond is on death row, has been for years and during his time has become a writer, legal expert, scholar and much more. His books unsurprisingly have failed to sell. His brothers, Butch and Leon, borrow a van to they can take their mother Inez to Parchman prison for a visit.
Fish Files: A small time lawyer is sick of struggling to make a living when one of his titular 'fish files' offers the possibility of a proper pay-day. Our lead is suddenly motivated, and he works to close the files with unexpected vigour, and we learn it is about much more than just closing these four files.
Casino: When Sidney's wife leaves him, he is distraught, and when he learns she has taken up with Bobby Carl Leach, a semi-famous local playboy with a terrible reputation, it is even worse. Leach is in the middle of one of his dodgy deals, and now Sidney's wife is part of it. Desperate to win his wife back, Sidney comes up with a way to do not only that but get a measure of revenge against Leach.
Michael's Room: When Stanley Wade is kidnapped on his way home from work, he understandably fears for his life. Forced at gunpoint into the kidnapper’s car, Wade is driven into the woods, far from civilisation and must relive a trial where he represented a doctor, and the consequences of his actions.
Quiet Haven: When a man appears for a job interview at a nursing home, he knows he is going to get the job - the pay is low, the prospects non-existent and candidates are few and far between. Written in the first person, our lead reveals he is overqualified, and has an ulterior motive, which we learn about as the story progresses.
Funny Boy: Set in the late 1980s, a former resident returns to the town with AIDS - a virtually unknown disease in Ford County. We learn a little about the unfortunate resident, why he is back and why he left.
Most of the stories are pretty good – my favourites being Fish Files, Casino and Quiet Haven. The final story, Funny Boy is, for me, slightly out of place in this collection. We get Grisham’s usual quality storytelling, and a few are less legally based. Worth a read for a Grisham fan.
Blood Drive: When a local man is injured in a construction accident, the publicity hits Clanton. Three young men - Aggie, Calvin and Roger - volunteer to drive to Memphis to donate blood, but things soon degenerate into a near arrest for drink driving, a drunken trip to a Memphis strip club and eventually a riot when the club is raided.
Fetching Raymond: Raymond is on death row, has been for years and during his time has become a writer, legal expert, scholar and much more. His books unsurprisingly have failed to sell. His brothers, Butch and Leon, borrow a van to they can take their mother Inez to Parchman prison for a visit.
Fish Files: A small time lawyer is sick of struggling to make a living when one of his titular 'fish files' offers the possibility of a proper pay-day. Our lead is suddenly motivated, and he works to close the files with unexpected vigour, and we learn it is about much more than just closing these four files.
Casino: When Sidney's wife leaves him, he is distraught, and when he learns she has taken up with Bobby Carl Leach, a semi-famous local playboy with a terrible reputation, it is even worse. Leach is in the middle of one of his dodgy deals, and now Sidney's wife is part of it. Desperate to win his wife back, Sidney comes up with a way to do not only that but get a measure of revenge against Leach.
Michael's Room: When Stanley Wade is kidnapped on his way home from work, he understandably fears for his life. Forced at gunpoint into the kidnapper’s car, Wade is driven into the woods, far from civilisation and must relive a trial where he represented a doctor, and the consequences of his actions.
Quiet Haven: When a man appears for a job interview at a nursing home, he knows he is going to get the job - the pay is low, the prospects non-existent and candidates are few and far between. Written in the first person, our lead reveals he is overqualified, and has an ulterior motive, which we learn about as the story progresses.
Funny Boy: Set in the late 1980s, a former resident returns to the town with AIDS - a virtually unknown disease in Ford County. We learn a little about the unfortunate resident, why he is back and why he left.
Most of the stories are pretty good – my favourites being Fish Files, Casino and Quiet Haven. The final story, Funny Boy is, for me, slightly out of place in this collection. We get Grisham’s usual quality storytelling, and a few are less legally based. Worth a read for a Grisham fan.
hester070's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
rwarner's review against another edition
5.0
Though paper-and-ink displace flesh-and-blood, Grisham births characters so real you could friend 'em on Facebook. His two geniuses--character development and spinning a yarn--carry this collection of short stories. The stories don't bang to a finish or change your life, but you get a rich view of a meaningful slice of the characters' lives. Yes, they're all about Southern bumpkins, and The Law seasons the stories heavily, but do yourself a favor: wrap yourself in this book and just enjoy the scenery.
amyma's review against another edition
3.0
Very well-written, but rather depressing. These are short stories about different people living in Ford County. There seems to be a sorry lot of people there and it sure isn't anywhere I'd like to visit. The stories did draw me in, but were just not my cup of tea. I wouldn't say not to read these, but if you do, read them knowing there isn't much happiness going to take place.
judyward's review against another edition
4.0
In Ford County, John Grisham returns to the location of his first novel, A Time to Kill. In this book of 7 stories, most longer than average short stories, but shorter than novellas, Grisham introduces a cast of unforgettable characters. One of my favorites involved three good old boys from Ford County who are traveling to Memphis to give blood to an injured friend. Problem is they don't know how badly injured the friend is, what hospital he is in, and they can't seem to drive by a store selling beer without stopping. Many of the stories deal with people riding the thin edge of the law and, of course, this includes lawyers, especially lawyers. Grisham has said that each of these stories were failed plots for novels. I only hope that he has stacks of failed plots because I eagerly look forward to another volume of his short stories.
macfiar's review against another edition
2.0
I am usually a huge John Grisham fan but after 3 chapters of sheered boredom, I couldn't take it anymore.