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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
The Litigators is the story of two pretty pathetic lawyers, Oscar and Wally, soon to be joined by David, who left his previous job at a prestigious lawfirm on a whim. These three guys (none of them having had any previous experience in court) end up, mainly because of a coincidence, attacking a big pharmaceutical company on its star anticholesterol medicine, Krayoxx.
When I pick a John Grisham novel, I mostly expect to be entertained for 400 pages with lawyer stories (it is NOT a contradiction ;) ), with a story that's not necessarily breathtaking or surprising but that's well managed/directed, decently well-written, and... that's pretty much it.
The Litigators clearly delivers on these points; I also found it funnier than other books from Grisham, possibly because the characters are more intrisically comical. All in all, I'd say it met and even exceeded my expectations - it's a good Grisham :)
When I pick a John Grisham novel, I mostly expect to be entertained for 400 pages with lawyer stories (it is NOT a contradiction ;) ), with a story that's not necessarily breathtaking or surprising but that's well managed/directed, decently well-written, and... that's pretty much it.
The Litigators clearly delivers on these points; I also found it funnier than other books from Grisham, possibly because the characters are more intrisically comical. All in all, I'd say it met and even exceeded my expectations - it's a good Grisham :)
Young attorney quits job at prestigious law firm and takes up with a couple of ambulance chases
Easy read and lighter than I would generally like my legal thrillers. Guess it really wasn't a thriller, just a legal novel. I'd like to expect more from Grisham and certainly I used to. I'm beginning to read more new authors since most of my old standbys seem to be letting me down with books that seem to be just re-hashing of old themes.
David Zinc works inhuman hours for a mega law firm until one day he has a break, spends the day in a bar and winds up drunk at the law offices of Finley & Figg. What ensues teeters between serious law and comic tragedy. First, Wally Figg comes across what seems to be an open and shut case of a drug gone wrong and a huge settlement from an evil drug company. This turns into a national class action suit run by some major tort firms. Rather quickly it turns into a dog. During the time it takes for this sure thing to turn into a nightmare, David comes across some Burmese immigrants who have been treated unfairly by an unscrupulous employer and in settling their case finds a child who has been grievously harmed by lead tainted fake teeth. On the quiet he works to find the importer of these teeth and engineer a settlement for this family. Wrapped into the story is David and his wife's pregnancy and birth, senior partner Oscar Finely's divorce, Wally's decline back into his alcoholism, and the ever saucy secretary Rochelle.
The inner workings of tort law doesn't really seem like an interesting setting for a novel, but it was. The bumbling, ignorant lawyer is overdone in legal fiction. I'm tired of reading about him.
David Zinc works inhuman hours for a mega law firm until one day he has a break, spends the day in a bar and winds up drunk at the law offices of Finley & Figg. What ensues teeters between serious law and comic tragedy. First, Wally Figg comes across what seems to be an open and shut case of a drug gone wrong and a huge settlement from an evil drug company. This turns into a national class action suit run by some major tort firms. Rather quickly it turns into a dog. During the time it takes for this sure thing to turn into a nightmare, David comes across some Burmese immigrants who have been treated unfairly by an unscrupulous employer and in settling their case finds a child who has been grievously harmed by lead tainted fake teeth. On the quiet he works to find the importer of these teeth and engineer a settlement for this family. Wrapped into the story is David and his wife's pregnancy and birth, senior partner Oscar Finely's divorce, Wally's decline back into his alcoholism, and the ever saucy secretary Rochelle.
The inner workings of tort law doesn't really seem like an interesting setting for a novel, but it was. The bumbling, ignorant lawyer is overdone in legal fiction. I'm tired of reading about him.
Mildy humorous but I could not stick with it to finish it. It was not interesting enough.
Oh.. how long until the next John Grisham?? I loved The Confession and I loved this book!
A great, well written story that makes you sympathetic/empathetic to the characters. The element of suspense that is so prevalent in his earlier works of The Client and The Pelican Brief, however, was lacking in this story, which was slightly disappointing as I was expecting "Classic John Grisham." Nevertheless, it's a great read that gets you hooked and not wanting to put the book down.
There aren’t many surprises or twists in the plot, but the characters are fun. And Grisham provides great courtroom scenes, as always, although there is not suspense in the book. It’s a light story. You know somehow the good guy’s going to get a happy ending, and the road is actually pretty straight.
I listened to this one, read by Dennis Boutsikaris. It didn’t take too much concentration or thought, which is a perfect choice for me for audios. I can’t say the story made me fall in love with Grisham all over again, but it was enjoyable and made me laugh in places. It’s a good one to borrow from the library.
I listened to this one, read by Dennis Boutsikaris. It didn’t take too much concentration or thought, which is a perfect choice for me for audios. I can’t say the story made me fall in love with Grisham all over again, but it was enjoyable and made me laugh in places. It’s a good one to borrow from the library.
