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mcmbennett 's review for:
A Painted House
by John Grisham
Back when John Grisham first started writing his legal thrillers, I read a lot of his books, but I haven't read one in a while, and I haven't read one of his non-legal thrillers. I don't know if this book is typical, but I did not enjoy it as much as the thrillers. It is a coming of age story which I usually really enjoy, but this one just didn't grab me and pull me in like some others I have read. There just wasn't much storyline, and as a result, the book dragged. I enjoyed the book well enough, but if I didn't have it for a book group, I wouldn't have been compelled to pick the book up to continue reading. During our book discussion, I realized it actually has a lot of features I enjoy in a book- a strong sense of place, a caring family, and a small community- but those just didn't pull me in as much either. A likable seven-year-old boy presents the story, but I often felt like he was talking and/or acting like a 10-12-year-old. The book did have some interesting characters in it. I know a friend of mine has liked some of his other non-thriller ones, so I'll probably give one of them a try.