A review by bookph1le
The Confession by John Grisham

2.0

I've read many of Grisham's books, and I find that he often walks a fine line between preaching and creating a story in which the characters feel real. Unfortunately, this book tended more toward preaching. While I didn't disagree with his message, I feel he's better off writing non-fiction when he's taking this strong of a stance on any issue--and I've read his nonfiction, so I can say I feel he's better served by that genre than he is by fiction in these cases. It wasn't that I necessarily thought the book was poorly written, just that the narrator's voice came through so strongly that none of the characters felt like more than shells for Grisham to use in order to voice his opinion.