The Last Juror

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Summary: The Last Juror? No, the latest BORE!!
Review: This was nothing like any of Grisham's past novels....the title alone is nothing like you'd expect. First, there was no 'last' juror...only 3 died in the book. And there was no single juror that held any precidence over the others at all that had any major plot line of the story. I feel that two thirds of the novel is completely irrelevant. I'm sure that it would be interesting to anyone wanting to know about the history of Clanton during the 70's; to them it would have been astounding....but no, it was a historical bore!

I wanted a courtroom thriller, but really, any drama in the courtroom happened completely randomly in the last 10 pages....I kept reading only because I wanted the monotonous story line to end.

If you are looking forward to one another one of Grisham's better thriller, wait till his next book....this one is a bore from page 5 through 455. Sleep Tight!!

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Summary: Somebody is Killing off the Jury, Guess Who!
Review: John Grisham has done it again! The Last Juror is a fast paced thriller that everyone is sure to enjoy. There's plenty of grit, humor and social commentary (Grisham addresses the issue of racism in the South during the 1970's) to keep the reader not only interested, but also guessing, until the end.

The story is set in a Mississippi town called Clayton during the Seventies. A young reporter, Willie Traynor, has just come to own the town's small newspaper and is determined to boost readership by writing of a rape and murder trial. Reporting of these crimes is against his best interest, as they were committed by a member of the Padgitt family. Previous people who've tangoed with the Padgitt's have wound up dead. Willie
not only covers the story, but starts a crusade of sorts to see that justice is served and that Danny Padgitt goes to prison for life. When Danny Padgitt is released from prison less than ten years later, members of the jury that served against him start getting murdered...

To tell more of the story here would only ruin it for those who haven't had the chance to read the book yet. Let me just say that this is a very enjoyable read. Grisham goes into great detail in describing Clayton and the characters are very well developed. This is the perfect book to curl up and read for hours.

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Summary: WORST BOOK TO ME; OTHERS FIND IT BEST.
Review: This is the worst book I've ever read because it was advertised as a THRILLER but there was zero suspense. It was such a boring book that it's a wonder that I even finished it. In contrast, I read the DA Vinci Code in 3 days because I simply couldn't put the book down.
If the Last Juror had been advertised as a novel about a small Southern town, somewhat like To Kill A Mockingbird, I would have had a different mindset and probably would have enjoyed it more. I read Mockingbird in 3 days also.