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Sycamore Row
by John Grisham
Unlike the first installment, this was a bit more controversial and predictable. While the first book had clearly stated the moral lines of having a father exacting revenge on his daughter's rapists, this was about a man who discarded his own family to give everything to his housekeeper and while his children are certainly not saints, the man himself was not a good father figure.
Although the book is pretty big, the content itself does not feel that big as the story evolves in a steady pace, rarely getting tiring and by the end it feels like this was only 100 pages long. The court takes places in the end and until then it's all about preparing properly and finding out as much as possible. That's where the predictability comes along; while reading, whatever the obstacle, it is overcome pretty easily and it makes more and more sense how this will end, especially since the book emphasizes on some past secret that is then rarely mentioned. The ending, though, was satisfying.
Other than that, everything and everyone gives an accurate depiction of a small community in the South and maybe not enough focus on people's ideas and reaction. We get a lot of "We live here and things are like that", but we barely see other people react and only hear what others think about everything.
All in all, an enjoyable read that delves into race themes and the mistakes they create. Definitely not a bad choice to pass the time.
Although the book is pretty big, the content itself does not feel that big as the story evolves in a steady pace, rarely getting tiring and by the end it feels like this was only 100 pages long. The court takes places in the end and until then it's all about preparing properly and finding out as much as possible. That's where the predictability comes along; while reading, whatever the obstacle, it is overcome pretty easily and it makes more and more sense how this will end, especially since the book emphasizes on some past secret that is then rarely mentioned. The ending, though, was satisfying.
Other than that, everything and everyone gives an accurate depiction of a small community in the South and maybe not enough focus on people's ideas and reaction. We get a lot of "We live here and things are like that", but we barely see other people react and only hear what others think about everything.
All in all, an enjoyable read that delves into race themes and the mistakes they create. Definitely not a bad choice to pass the time.