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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A team of 3 rather bumbling lawyers take on big pharma and their oh-so-competent corporate lawyers in an effort to win a big settlement and get rich. Lighthearted and funny, but also thought provoking. What is - and what should be - the role of lawsuits in today’s society? Are lawyers more often a force for good - or bad - in the US? Would make a good book club choice.
Kind of required reading for me, and for a while I thought, despite the slovenly writing and Insulting fact-checking, that it might get something going. But I was wrong. It is not worthy even of its slight ambitions.
I just did a re-listen to The Litigators, which is one of my three favorite Grisham novels (the others being The Runaway Jury and The Rainmaker). He has a way of making the law so interesting and at times fun. I adore a good David and Goliath story.
Grisham really "phoned" this one in. Did we really need another Grisham novel on the mass tort system? I read this in about 3 hours which tells you about how much time he must have spent writing it.
fast-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I got everything I was expecting. I'm happy. It is what it is.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really liked this book. It was both funny and sad. The main characters are just that characters that make you laugh. This is really a good book.