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A review by ericch
The Broker by John Grisham
2.0
Of the 18 JG books I've read, this was my least favorite.
The story starts out with 3 kids hacking into a mystery satellite system which they then write software to control. The Broker gets involved and ends up in prison in the first 10% of the book. Once he gets out, the next 60% of the book is "Frommer's Guide to Italy, as written by JG".
The vast majority of the book is spent in Italy learning Italian, eating, drinking, touring the city. It's VERY slow, but interesting from a tourist standpoint.
Then 70% through the book, it kicks into high gear and gets interesting.
The ending is a bit of a reach.
All in all, this feels like an experiment in a new genre which didn't quit work out.
The story starts out with 3 kids hacking into a mystery satellite system which they then write software to control. The Broker gets involved and ends up in prison in the first 10% of the book. Once he gets out, the next 60% of the book is "Frommer's Guide to Italy, as written by JG".
The vast majority of the book is spent in Italy learning Italian, eating, drinking, touring the city. It's VERY slow, but interesting from a tourist standpoint.
Then 70% through the book, it kicks into high gear and gets interesting.
The ending is a bit of a reach.
All in all, this feels like an experiment in a new genre which didn't quit work out.