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Summary: Tale of Greed
Review: I enjoyed this book very much. I think all of us can learn a lesson about how greed can change us from this book. I do agree however with other reviewers when they say that Max Pace's character did not find closure. I wondered what happened to him and also to the model girlfriend. I loved the fast pace of the book and look forward to the next novel.
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Summary: Disappointing, we should have listened to music
Review: For a long road trip over Christmas , I borrowed a friend's "King of Torts" book-on-tape and came out of it disappointed. When the book finally ended, I had the same feeling I have when I stay up too late watching a bad movie on TV - what a waste of time.When the book was about two-thirds of the way through, it was dragging. Grisham was *still* setting Carter up for the big crash - jeez, get on with it. By the time I got to where all the cards tumbled, it was too late and I was simply relieved that it finally happened. Rambling comments:
1. For some reason, Clay is obsessed with Rebecca, but we really don't know why. She doesn't have much more substance than his bimbo model. 2. There was absolutely no explanation of Max Pace, how he got his inside info, what happened to him, etc. He is the whole reason we have this story and it is never explained. 3. The ending was weak. One last ride in the jet with his woman, Puullleeeze. The good part about it was that the book was finally over.
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Summary: Pure excitement
Review: I have read a few of John Grisham's books, but certainly not all of them. Nevertheless, I consider this book to be his best work by far. It took me only a few days to get through the entire text. John Grisham does a great job in showing what big money can do to people's souls and how moral standards can change overnight with a little (in this case a LOT) cash on the side. I have to admit that my review is biased because I love the law, courtroom action, and anything having to do with legal procedures - as long as it's exciting. My girlfriend bought me this book for Christmas and although I hadn't read a book for a while, this one hit the spot. Entertaining, exciting, and lively is how I'd sum it up.
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Summary: Mr. Publisher, Let the Man Rest a While
Review: Like all Grisham novels, the words flow smoothly, except with this volume there just isn't much of a story. Yet I suspect this has little to do with the author and much to do with his publisher who is pushing to get another book by this big money-maker out the door. If you're reading, publisher, sit back for awhile and let the man write a great tale as we all know he can. In this story, composing a summary in one's mind of what will happen to the main character Clay Carter is all too easy almost from the very beginning, and that shouldn't be. For a good alternative read, try 'Spine.'
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Summary: Grisham Gave Up!
Review: This is by far the WORST Grisham book I've ever read (and I've read them all). Just when I think I might get a big surprise ending, I just get an ending. That's all. The plot never came full circle...characters were introduced in the beginning and played up, then never reappeared....it's as if Grisham just gave up in the middle of the book. Since I'm a devoted Grisham reader, I'll try again, but if the next one bites the dust, he won't get a third chance.
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Summary: How much is enough?
Review: This is John Grishams best book in a long time. It is not his typical legal thriller. But rather a light and free flowing story of someone who literally stumbles into millions in mass tort settlements. It teaches a good lesson.
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Summary: King of Disappointment!
Review: I had great hopes through the first 2/3 of the book - but couldn't believe or excuse the wrap! I love to read, so it's not often that I want to send a book back and ask for a complete refund but the King of Torts isn't even worth the paperback price let alone the hardcover I purchased.
John Grisham abandoned the book mid-way through.
The King of Torts is a King of Disappointments. This book is one I would never recommend.
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Summary: Fun, Fun, Fun till Daddy takes the Money away...
Review: Ok, daddy doesn't take the money away and it doesn't matter who does (why ruin the story?), but Grisham who had begun to bore me with more recent legal thrillers (the summons? snooze) tells a fascinating story that flies by. It is not a thriller--it more an inside look at a part of American law that can be disgusting (tobacco lawyers?)--but regardless of your feeling about the torts system, it is just a good story. Grisham is no hemingway (alas, or even a Turow), but the story is fascinating.
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Summary: What a let down
Review: With the exception of a look into the greed which propels the mass tort litigation system in American jurisprudence, this book offered little for the serious legal thriller fan like myself. It lacked suspense and excitement and contained far too many boring characters. Not even the protagonist, Clay Carter presented as a strong and fully developed character. I was hopeful that this book would mark a return to vintage Grisham as exhibited by the plot and characterisation in The Firm and The Client, for example. Once again I felt short-changed when I was finished reading this novel as I have with the last several Grisham legal thrillers.
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Summary: A Quick Read
Review: After making young inexperienced lawyers the heros of his novels in the past, Grisham finally sticks it to greedy, blood-sucking trial lawyers. He does a great job of exposing the fraud that goes on in the mass tort field today. Although a work of fiction, there is a lot of truth to many of the points he makes including the fact that there really is an organized group of trial lawyers who meet to discuss who to bring down next. These people are what gives the profession such a bad reputation. I think a lot of these "mass tort" lawyers ought to be investigated for insider trading and unethical legal practices. They are ruining corporations and costing us all money. And no, I'm not a CEO or anything; just your average citizen that sees what's going on out there in our ever-increasing litigious society.
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