The Rainmaker

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Summary: silly, juvenile, implausible
Review: An implausible plot plus weak dialogue makes this one of Grisham's worst efforts. He gives a rookie lawyer a case that a 14-year-old could win, thereby removing any chance for suspense early, then proceeds to fill the book with meaningless drivel. Is he paid by the word? The story did not gain a whiff of speed until the actual courtroom narrative began, about 3/4 of the way through. The dialogue is full of stiff and awkward phrasing that shows Grisham has no ear for the spoken word.

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Summary: The "real" John Grisham is back!
Review: Is there a former or current law student alive who can't relate to Rudy and his problems getting out of law school and becoming gainfully employed? Grisham's flair for Southern-style details, sights, sounds, and even smells returns in this book, which, I'm happy to say, is nothing like "The Chamber" or "Pelican Brief." The only problem I had was how truncated and contrived the ending was. The court case had a realistic ending--but Grisham could and should have done a better job with his protagonist than to have him kill a man and flee town with the man's wife, whom he barely knows. Johnny, my boy, what WERE you thinking about? Your publisher's deadline? Still, this is another stay-up-all-night-with-a-flashlight-and-read-under-the-cover book. Enjoy. .

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Summary: Was the best of his Novels so far, until the very end.
Review: Grishams experience of struggling through law school was so accurate that it brought back a flood of my own memories of school. Willing to take jobs no matter how sleezy they were. For anyone who has dealt with an Insurance company, this novel brought back very vivid memories of dealing with the slimmest business in the world. The struggle and conflict of the main character gave you moments of joy, sadness, fear, and anxiety. John Grisham had is very best novel, in my mind, until he gave up on the novel to meet a deadline. Meet a Deadline, is the only excuse I can come up with for the lame ending of this novel. In the ending, the main character, who would be fine role model for any attorney to acheive, kills a man. Come on Grisham, you are my favorite author, ask for the book back from the publisher so you can rewrite the ending. Either that, or give back part of the $6 million given for the novel, or better yet send me a check for $25, the cost I paid for the worst ending of any novel you have written

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Summary: One of the most entertaining books I have ever read.
Review: This is one of the most entertaining books I have ever read. The characters are so real and interesting that you want the story to keep going on and on. The ending is a surprise too

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Summary: This one must be the script for a "made for tv" movie.
Review: The weakest of Grisham's stories, this one reads as if it was written to be the Sunday night "made for tv" special --- doesn't even make the big screen! The character development leaves us with nothing more than caricatures. And the only satisfying part about the ending was that the story was over.

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Summary: A good read that flops monumentally in its final pages.
Review: I thought I had finally found a Grisham novel in which the characters were more than two dimensional stereotypes. For once, a believable character faced with daunting adversity. The book's entertainment value, however, lies in the reader's interest in how the whole mess is going to work out. What a disappointment when every subplot ends up a red herring, and the main character's development arrests seemingly midsentence and goes in an utterly unacceptable direction. Is Grisham too much of a celebrity now for a decent editor to challenge

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Summary: 80% good then a dud
Review: I could not put the book down but the ending sounded like Mr Grisham was past his deadline and had to get the manuscript in. The ending (which I will not disclose) is a great dissappointment. He wraps up his loose ends in a most sloppy of manners. A good book with a bad ending makes this attempt at a novel mediocre at best

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Summary: The best book written by John Grisham.
Review: A fast pace page turner. The story is simple but Grisham wrote it in such a way that the suspense kept readers on the edge of their seats. The ending is predictable, as in many other fictions, but it is still worth the readers' time to finish the book. Real life lawyers might find the story a little difficult to believe but for the general readers, don't miss it.

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Summary: Rudy Baylor, the Rocky Balboa of all attorneys.
Review: John Grisham has crafted an intriguing, fast-paced story which will keep the reader turning pages long after the the family has gone to sleep. Grisham's main character, Rudy Baylor, quickly becomes a close acquaintance of the reader. Rudy is a young, ambitious law student who gets thoroughly "kicked around" by circumstances beyond his control. His inherent intelligence and amazing ability to make the right decisions at the right time, especially while employed by a "sleaze-bucket" attorney firm in Memphis, eventually bring him to the ultimate heights of justice and jurisprudence in the American legal system. The final pages caused me to wonder if it is possible that Rudy Baylor might, in some way, be related to Rocky Balboa? Grisham laces his stories with believability in his characters and just enough legaleze to wrap us in tight blanket of suspense. A must read.

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Summary: Make it better next time!
Review: This is the first Grisham's book I've read. I'm totally surprised because it's not what I'm expected. The plot is really slow and the ending is predictable. I don't think that kind of Judge Kipler was exist and we can't expect more from Rudy. And what a verdict! Please, Grisham. Make it believable!!