A review by sandst
The Broker by John Grisham

4.0

My conscience and utter disgust at how despicably corrupt and sexist the characters are still couldn't stop me from turning the page. Despite my lack of love for the characters (which slowly turned to empathy), this espionage of a plot is quite fascinating. It might be over-the-top but my lack of knowledge with regards to the spy world and American politics made the story seem quite believable. Of course, there were numerous illogical circumstances but who am I to complain if they keep the story going? What I found annoying was why Grisham felt the need to place an irrelevant pretty woman in the plot, but it seems to be a trend with the very few books of his that I've read. And surprisingly, I found myself rooting for the supposedly incorrigible guy that had it coming for him in the first place.