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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
It was long. I thought I would enjoy the lawyer story more than I actually did. It was just not for me. I like parts of it and parts of the storyline. Enough to finish the book but I didn't love it.
I hadn't read John Grisham in a long, long time, but had this on my shelf and decided to give it a go. I really enjoyed it. There's a lot of humor in it that I don't recall from anything I'd read previously (The Firm, A Time to Kill, Runaway Jury, The Client, etc.). Though it wasn't a quick-paced thriller, like the others, it was a fun read and I found that I still enjoy Grisham's writing.
I felt obligated to read at least one John Grisham book, as a law school hopeful. But this book was the wrong choice.
Poorly developed characters-- very cliche and painfully stereotyped. All characters are extremes without nuance.
-Rochelle, "the robust black woman with attitude" (like really?)
-Nadine, the high-powered woman and lawyer, though the former was always most prominent, as all men in the book, narrator included, WOULD NOT SHUT UP about her body (how it looked in dresses, how nice it was to stare at her, how her legs looked while she was in court)
-Iris, the overweight plaintiff who lived in a dingy house and made "bad lifestyle choices" which were to be made fun of the entire book.
In fact, the whole book revolves around fat shaming, making fun of the poor, overweight, and obese, and calling fat people lazy slobs (literally, not figuratively).
David was the only mildly likable character, and his background-plot of product litigation was somewhat interesting. But again, how snobby was it for he and his wife to bring fast food to the victim's family, but never eat it with them because that food was beneath them. Ugh.
If you think I'm being too sensitive about the characters (I'm not-- characters are the core of a book), I doubt you'd still like the plot.
At least it reads fast.
Poorly developed characters-- very cliche and painfully stereotyped. All characters are extremes without nuance.
-Rochelle, "the robust black woman with attitude" (like really?)
-Nadine, the high-powered woman and lawyer, though the former was always most prominent, as all men in the book, narrator included, WOULD NOT SHUT UP about her body (how it looked in dresses, how nice it was to stare at her, how her legs looked while she was in court)
-Iris, the overweight plaintiff who lived in a dingy house and made "bad lifestyle choices" which were to be made fun of the entire book.
In fact, the whole book revolves around fat shaming, making fun of the poor, overweight, and obese, and calling fat people lazy slobs (literally, not figuratively).
David was the only mildly likable character, and his background-plot of product litigation was somewhat interesting. But again, how snobby was it for he and his wife to bring fast food to the victim's family, but never eat it with them because that food was beneath them. Ugh.
If you think I'm being too sensitive about the characters (I'm not-- characters are the core of a book), I doubt you'd still like the plot.
At least it reads fast.
Terribly derivative. If you have read the King of Torts and the Street Lawyer, mash the two plot lines up and you get the Litigators. A dissappointing follow-up to the Racketeer, which was his best book since The Brethren.
I found it really hard to relate to or sympathize with any of the characters. They all have flaws that are not exactly charming. I think I found myself rooting for the antagonist at one point.
Unless your goal is to read all of Grisham's work, you can skip this one.
I found it really hard to relate to or sympathize with any of the characters. They all have flaws that are not exactly charming. I think I found myself rooting for the antagonist at one point.
Unless your goal is to read all of Grisham's work, you can skip this one.
I've given up hope that Grisham will revert to his ATTK days. Still, this was a better book than most of his recent ones. My major complaint is that the victims in the lawsuits are poorly developed and unsympathetic.
3.5 stars would be more accurate. There were some slows parts but overall a good book.
This is my first John Grisham book so I have nothing to compare it too but I liked it. It was a little slow in parts but for me, I fell in love with David Zinc! I actually want more David! LOL
No seriously I thought this character was great and really wish there was a book about him, in this book he was developing his sea legs so to speak would love to see his development, his commitment to the boy, Thuya and his family was touching!
No seriously I thought this character was great and really wish there was a book about him, in this book he was developing his sea legs so to speak would love to see his development, his commitment to the boy, Thuya and his family was touching!
It has been nearly 20 years since I have read a Grisham book. I devoured his early books one after another but midway through his career it felt as though the books had become formulaic. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. The story moved quickly and the plot line kept my interest. I struggled a bit with the likability of the majority of the characters but not enough to make me stop reading. I will definitely pick up another Grisham book in the future.
barely 4 stars. you could spot the ending a mile away. but this book was still more entertaining than some of my other recent books.
Wow, I don't really know where to start! This novel (I felt) was slightly departed from Grisham's other works, and was less forumlatic. That being said I struggled through the first 60% and had to push myself to keep going as I wanted to see the end of the case. It didn't disappoint and the last 40% took me hardly any time to read.
I dont' know if I would recommend it, but certaintly I liked it more than [a:Michael Connelly|12470|Michael Connelly|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1202588562p2/12470.jpg]'s books. Grisham has a talent for taking the mundane aspects of law and turnign them into thrillers. And I think maybe that's the issue I had with this book as it was a traditional legal thriller, though the characterisation and story was rich and colourful.
I dont' know if I would recommend it, but certaintly I liked it more than [a:Michael Connelly|12470|Michael Connelly|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1202588562p2/12470.jpg]'s books. Grisham has a talent for taking the mundane aspects of law and turnign them into thrillers. And I think maybe that's the issue I had with this book as it was a traditional legal thriller, though the characterisation and story was rich and colourful.