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Summary: A very political and funny achievement.
Review: I think that Mr Grisham developes his main idea. He is critizising the american society and he is devoted to express his sympathy for the "small man" against the big firm. This time he also adds a lot of humour to the action. Very good !
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Summary: The humor, action, and drama is compelling
Review: I read this book before I saw the movie and I must say the actors did a wonderful job, but they did not cover their charecters all the way. I mean in the book you have what Rudy Baylor is thinking. Now tell me what is better than reading someone's mind?
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Summary: Quite frankly, boring.
Review: John Grisham usually writes pretty decent books (A Time to Kill and The Firm are my favorites) but this was just BORING. It was just too easy for Rudy to win that case. It made me laugh when he tricked the defense after they bugged his phones, but his tricking the defense made it too easy. Most of the book was about his economic problems which weren't all THAT bad. Or maybe they were bad but Grisham didn't play up on them enough. This is not just my opinion. Two friends of mine have read the book and they both agree with me.
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Summary: Perry Mason move over!
Review: This book is very entertaining, the reading is very easy, and fast. I enjoyed reading this book, but it's a little unbelievable, that a freshly graduated law student can take over and beat a tried and true big lawfirm. The storyline hits very close to real life's experences of todays insurence companies ways of getting over on the American Public. It was however good reading! The ending was different.
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Summary: A Page-Turner
Review: I have read a number of Grisham's novels and this was one of the better ones. Rudy is a sympathetic lead character and his compatriots in the sleezy law firm are humorous. His distaste for lawyers again comes through (don't any of his law characters have integrity?), but for a good read, give this one a try.
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Summary: Horrible!
Review: Grisham has written three decent books (Firm, Time to Kill, and Pelican Brief) but the rest have been absolute unoriginal trash. His characters are so flatly drawn they give paper cuts to the reader. The plot is way too predictable. He needs to take more time between books, and actually use some creative thinking. I would have given this 0 stars, but wasn't given the option.
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Summary: A gosh darn good book-yipee skipee
Review: Last year gradite from law school.
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Summary: It was an excellent book.
Review: It was hard to put down...I read it thinking that it would be a boring lawyer book, but I was wrong. I saw the movie after I read the book, and I have to admit, the book was a lot better than the movie. There was a lot more detail, he told you what Rudy Baylor was thinking, tie ins. The movie was quite a bore. The came in right as he join up with Bruiser, they missed when he was put down by Trent & Brent, and when he was being sued by Texaco. Overall I really enjoyed the book, a lot.Alex
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Summary: Very detailed description of a novice graduate and plight
Review: I enjoyed this book for the simple reason that it details the life of a law student of modest means. It provides insight to the pedestal that we put on Lawyers on... after this I realized that lawyers are just as insecure and feel many human emotions that cause them to continue their course or to leave the profession.
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: I have read and re-read the Rainmaker several times. Most reviewers overlook the best part of the book - the HUMOR! Rudy's acid sarcasm and the rich, eccentric characters that drive the story just cracked me up. Miss Birdie and her bark mulch (read the book for that tidbit) still make me chuckle. Rudy Baylor, Deck, Prince, and especially Miss Birdie are all wonderfully drawn characters. Sure, it's not life-changing, epic literature from the pen of Steinbeck or Faulkner. It just made me laugh, something that doesn't happen too often in other mainstream generic bestellers. Keep up the good work, Mr. Grisham.
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