loyaltoliterature 's review for:

The Firm by John Grisham

3.0

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I’m vacillating between 3 and 4 stars, so I’m going with the lower rating simply because this qualifies, in my estimation, as a “mass paperback” story. Meaning, it’s straightforwardly written (no flowery language here); sparse on emotions; filled with short, punchy chapters; and designed to propel you across the finish line with a breathless, “oh my gosh, that was quite a ride!” Doesn’t mean the book was bad or unenjoyable; I liked this Grisham novel about as much as I liked “Runaway Jury,” although I think the film adaptation of RJ is superior to its source material (maybe because of John Cusack?). But I digress. I liked Mitch (although him cheating on his wife Abby and getting away with lying about it was a sore spot for me) and I had to know how he was going to get himself out of “The Firm.” And now I really wanna go watch the movie, to see if it too is better than the book.