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dpacker 's review for:
The Rainmaker
by John Grisham
I enjoyed this book. I usually only read for about an hour at the end of the day, so it took me a couple weeks to get through it, allowing me to get to know the characters quite well. I really liked Rudy Baylor and wanted him to overcome the odds and succeed. In the beginning, I appreciated all the background, but really wanted to get on with the trial part. About 3/4 of the way through the book, I was excited to keep reading and anticipated a 5-star rating. I enjoy John Grisham’s writing style and storytelling. His books are smart, yet easy to read. That being said, there were a few things that chipped away one of those aforementioned stars. Miss Birdie was a big part of the book, then she disappears from the story, and barely makes a mention near the end. I felt like her character was a little misdirection to distract us from the real height of the story as it was getting started. I was a little disappointed at that and how they just wrote her out with no real ending for her storyline. I normally love a little romance in my books, but I didn’t like the Kelly storyline. It bordered on an okay addition up until the apartment scene near the end, then I was just bothered by it. I feel like it scarred the story and left me wondering if that occurrence was the reason for the ending, or if it had more to do with the trouble with Great Benefit and what transpired. Part of me appreciated that it was a different ending than I anticipated, but the other part of me was annoyed because I didn’t feel like Rudy succeeded as he was meant to. In that sense, it was sad for me. Overall, I really enjoyed it, but I feel like I was let down at the end. I feel like the end (both the Kelly storyline and the very end) was a letdown for Rudy’s character, too.