A review by lovelyjanelle13
Ford County: Stories by John Grisham

3.0

This was one of those books that I really had to push through so I’m grateful it was a collection of short stories so that I could take a break in between each one. I suppose my overall main issue is that when I pick up a book, I intend to use it as a method to escape real life, which is typically why I stick to fantasy or historical fiction, but this is realistic fiction set in the South in semi modern time so this book didn’t only fail to act as an escape but more so acted as a rambling reminder of some of the most horrible things in life that happen right at home or the next street over or the small towns you pass driving down the highway. The last two in the book were the only ones that I enjoyed, Quiet Haven & Funny Boy, possibly because even though they both were depressing in terms of topic, the writing and interactions between characters were not.