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Summary: BIG DISAPPOINTMENT
Review: John Grisham books are hit or miss, this book being one of the misses. The weak plot centers around a mail scheme targeted at closeted gay men. The characters are terrible and the pacing slow...This is not the Grisham thriller his fans have come to expect.
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Summary: He's gone commercial
Review: I have read all his works. Up to now he's been great, but I think the plot of this one is weak, predictable and shallow. His characterization fails completely,unless he was trying to write comedy. Perhaps he has to grind stuff out to meet contractual obligations, but putting the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court in Federal prison with a couple of buffoons fails the test of credibility. As a retired attorney and a real Grisham fan, I was terribly disappointed.
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Summary: A refreshing change
Review: Having read all of the earlier Grisham novels, I sat down prepared for a tense courtroom drama. Upon starting to read, and seeing the mockery of a jail house trial, I thought Grisham had stooped to writing a hardcover "People's Court". It turns out I was wrong on both accounts and the story and intrigue kept me turning page after page. The reading goes quickly and is entertaining throughout, right to the last word. There were hints of "Shawshank Redemption" in the story and it leaves you thinking about what really does go on behind prison walls and the walls of Langly. (And are they all that different?) This book is a must read for any Grisham fan.
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Summary: One of His Best
Review: A very entertaining story. With "The Testament" and now "The Brethren", Grisham has branched out from the purely courtroom stories; the result is each book is better than the last.
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Summary: The Brethren
Review: I personally liked this book. People have to lighten up and understand that every book that Grisham writes will not be as brilliant as "The Firm". I found it to be interesting and believable. A good page turner.I look forward to his next book.
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Summary: anti-climatic
Review: The book moves along well and builds up suspense. You keeping reading to find out when the big collision will occur and it never really does. The tension builds and builds and then simply drops off and the book ends. I closed the books wondering if I missed something or lost the last 100 pages. I have read all of JG's books and this one is definitely not worth reading. Save your money.
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Summary: There Are No More Heroes...
Review: With The Bretheren, Grisham has challenged his readers with a novel that is much different from his earlier works -- a novel that has no heroes, no primary protagonist, and not even a single character that the reader is meant to relate with or to like. Grisham should be commended for his departure from his standard character formula. But unfortunately, Grisham's execution of the political-thriller aspects of The Bretheren is sorely lacking. For example, Grisham's Candidate Lake's speeches and advertisements are described as nothing short of outstanding. Rep. Lake is described as nothing short of "a winner" in his bid for the Presidency. Grisham is not, however, a political writer. Somewhere along the way, Grisham's discussion of the political machinations behind a race for the presidency fall flat. The speeches given by Lake are vapid, and are not the stuff from which dreams of the Presidency come true. The Bretheren just doesn't have what it takes to be a good political thriller. Grisham should stick to his traditional legal-thriller bread-and-butter. It is what he does best. And, Grisham's decision to depart from his standard protagonists would probably have been easier to appreciate if it were divorced from his effort to break new ground by writing a political, rather than a legal, thriller.
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Summary: Not his style but a change was good...
Review: This new book by John Grisham wasn't as good or powerful as A Time To Kill or The Firm,but it was a good page turner and it kept me interested until the end.Even though it wasn't his best I still enjoyed it,and It was a stylish change for Grisham you didn't really have a protagonist just a mix of characters,an excellent read.
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Summary: What a disapointment
Review: I am a new reader of Grishoms, and although I enjoyed the story line, I was very dissapointed with the ending.....Sean
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Summary: Good
Review: Anyone who is annoyed by corruption in Washington should like this book. It's an interesting tale, well told, with a good dose of suspense. The best thriller since "The Shape: A Novel of International Suspense," and another feather in Grisham's hat.
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