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A review by biblio_belle
The Litigators by John Grisham
1.0
I felt obligated to read at least one John Grisham book, as a law school hopeful. But this book was the wrong choice.
Poorly developed characters-- very cliche and painfully stereotyped. All characters are extremes without nuance.
-Rochelle, "the robust black woman with attitude" (like really?)
-Nadine, the high-powered woman and lawyer, though the former was always most prominent, as all men in the book, narrator included, WOULD NOT SHUT UP about her body (how it looked in dresses, how nice it was to stare at her, how her legs looked while she was in court)
-Iris, the overweight plaintiff who lived in a dingy house and made "bad lifestyle choices" which were to be made fun of the entire book.
In fact, the whole book revolves around fat shaming, making fun of the poor, overweight, and obese, and calling fat people lazy slobs (literally, not figuratively).
David was the only mildly likable character, and his background-plot of product litigation was somewhat interesting. But again, how snobby was it for he and his wife to bring fast food to the victim's family, but never eat it with them because that food was beneath them. Ugh.
If you think I'm being too sensitive about the characters (I'm not-- characters are the core of a book), I doubt you'd still like the plot.
At least it reads fast.
Poorly developed characters-- very cliche and painfully stereotyped. All characters are extremes without nuance.
-Rochelle, "the robust black woman with attitude" (like really?)
-Nadine, the high-powered woman and lawyer, though the former was always most prominent, as all men in the book, narrator included, WOULD NOT SHUT UP about her body (how it looked in dresses, how nice it was to stare at her, how her legs looked while she was in court)
-Iris, the overweight plaintiff who lived in a dingy house and made "bad lifestyle choices" which were to be made fun of the entire book.
In fact, the whole book revolves around fat shaming, making fun of the poor, overweight, and obese, and calling fat people lazy slobs (literally, not figuratively).
David was the only mildly likable character, and his background-plot of product litigation was somewhat interesting. But again, how snobby was it for he and his wife to bring fast food to the victim's family, but never eat it with them because that food was beneath them. Ugh.
If you think I'm being too sensitive about the characters (I'm not-- characters are the core of a book), I doubt you'd still like the plot.
At least it reads fast.