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Summary: This is the John I fell in love with
Review: Yes! We return the brooding town of Clanton for a thriller with heart that reminds me of the passion that made A Time to Kill and The Firm such great books. Danny Padgitt gets released from prison a mere 10 years after getting a "life" sentence, and members of the original jury are starting to drop like flies. If you're like me you felt a steady decline in Grisham's writing since his first few novels. It was almost like he'd forgotten where he came from. He tried to redeem himself with Painted House and Bleachers, but I really couldn't get into them. There was a lot of heart in those books, but I didn't feel for the plot. There was a lot of plot in some of his later thrillers, but not a lot of heart. Finally we have both and it's a grand slam.
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Summary: Still hangin' in there
Review: I loved this book, along with all of Mr. Grisham's books! While it's a social commentary on small-town life in the South, it's really much more. It's a wonderful stream of character studies that all mesh to form the fabric for this excellent book. The story isn't complicated but it is interesting enough to keep your attention. Also recently read "Odd Thomas," "Angels and Demons," and "Bark of the Dogwood."
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Summary: What a book!
Review: As usual, Grisham doesn't disappoint, whether it's a legally-based thriller, a down-home "Painted House" or any of his other great reads. At least there's some consistancy in this world. Also liked "The Firm," "Bark of the Dogwood," "A Child called It."
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Summary: Much Relieved
Review: Thanks goes out to John Grisham for a great book. I've read all of his books before, and of lately they have been only so so. Grisham wrote a great book after what I consider to be a slump. THE LAST JUROR is a good read, a page-turner, and the John Grisham book we all love. I suggest buying and reading this book.
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Summary: Back to basics
Review: This plot and the fully-realized characters bring back the basics of good storytelling at which Grisham excelled in his earlier work. An example of the reason we all flocked to buy his work once upon a time. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Fantastic Book
Review: This book is fantastic. I loved everything about this book, and it reminds me of one of Grisham's first book. The characters were so real and well-developed. There were really two plots going on in this book, and Grisham does a remarkable job of weaving these two plot lines together.
The author's sense of humor is sharper than ever. The author here in true form doing what he does best, and you get the sense of an author who has all the confidence in the world. There are few contemporary authors in pop literature to compare to this author.
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Summary: One of Grisham's best!
Review: If you crossed "The Painted House" with "The Firm", you'd get a book like this one. I thought it was one of Grisham's best ever. I haven't cared for Grisham's latest mysteries - they've merely been vehicles for his heavy-handed and probably recently-discovered social conscience. Only the newly-saved get that preachy. I surprised myself by enjoying 'Painted House', though it's not the kind of book I read for pleasure very often. I'm fully aware of how grim reality is and tend to look for entertainment that let's me escape from the brutality & tragedy of real life. In movies, if it has explosions, I'll probably like it. Now you know where I'm coming from. "Last Juror" had just enough literary "merit" to make the characters come alive. But, it still had good guys and bad guys and action and all the other stuff that make it a fun read. And, it kept me up late, on the edge of my seat.
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Summary: Thoroughly enjoyable!
Review: The 1970s . . .a small town in the South is the setting for this latest Grisham novel. That, plus the colorful cast of eccentric characters might be dangerously cliched material in any other author's hands, but not in Grisham's. This book is like a cross between "A Painted House" and some of his better known courtroom books. It's actually not so much a "mystery" as it is just a good story, interestingly told. Also recommended: The Firm, Bark of the Dogwood, Capital Crimes
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Summary: sad it had to end....
Review: This is one of his better books, and I was sad to see it end...it definitely needs a sequel. It has been a while since he wrote a book where you truly cared about the characters. This is a must read for Grisham devotees.
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Summary: Mailed It In
Review: While Grisham's description of small town Southern America might make for an interesting read as a New Yorker piece, in this alleged 'mystery' novel, it becomes tedious and a bore. Has anyone born since 1960 not read or heard all of this before ? If the background patronizes us, then the plot insults. Anyone moderately well read mystery reader will call this one about 100 pages before the finish line. Mr. Grisham, take a year off.
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