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Summary: Not a keeper.......
Review: This book fell completely flat for me. Not enough character or plot development. I was finished with the book way before I even cared about what was going on. JG has usually made me atleast want to know what's going to happen next. This time the only reason I finished the book was because it was a quick read and I had nothing better to do on a rainy day.
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Summary: Shadows of the Present
Review: An excellent read, easy to follow page turner that keeps the reader interested and in wonder of the freedoms granted to minimum security "camps." Is the moral, ethical and principal behavior of sitting judges and the "powers that be" fiction?
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Summary: Not his best.
Review: I have read all of Grisham's books to date and this was probably my least favorite. I felt the plot just sort of "ran off the page." The ending did not measure up to the rest of the book.Perhaps the author is trying to mass produce books, rather than write really well-thought out mysteries.
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Summary: It kept my attention
Review: I enjoyed The Brethren. It was not as powerful as A Time To Kill or some of JG's other novels. I don't think this book was meant to have that type of tone. I thought this book was really good and I enjoyed reading it.
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Summary: Short and not so sweet
Review: When I read "A Time to Kill", Grisham immediately became one of my favorite authors. "The Firm" was well done and fulfilling, as were one or two of his other early works. So after I read "The Testament" and this novel, I had to ask myself, "What happened? " It really seems like Mr. Grisham is now writing books just to get a book on the shelves. He spent little time developing the characters, and when the book was over I found myself not caring if every single person in the book dies. While the plot was interesting, the story around it was sparse. While not horrible, this was certainly not one of Grisham's better works. Perhaps for his next effort, he'll sit down at his word processor long enough to write something around 500 pages with a little more meat to it.
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Summary: The Brethren
Review: I've read all of John Grisham's works and this, while, not the very best, certainly ranks up there. I enjoyed it. I believe this an classic example of art imitating life.
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Summary: Dumb!
Review: The title of my review says it all. This book had a ridiculous plot, uninteresting characters, and no ending. I kept waiting for the two worlds in the book to collide (as I knew they would), and when they did it was like "so what?" No suspense, no plot twists, no surprises, no nothing! Don't waste your time or money.
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Summary: Different? So what!
Review: I've read all of John Grisham's books. At one point, I said, "If I read another Grisham book and they run off into the sunset in the witness protection program, I'll never read another one of his books again!" Then he came out with "The Partner" and I was wishing for that happy ending! I enjoyed this book. I liked how he brought the two different plot lines together. It may not have had the gripping, page-turning, up-all-night effect on me of, say, "The Firm," it was good nonetheless. For those who are disappointed because it is so different than his other books, I suggest you read Jonathan Kellerman. I was on bedrest for three weeks once, and read all of his books published up to that point (12 books) and I couldn't tell you what one book was about over another. All but two have the same characters and they all sort of meld together, for me at least. So if you like an author who sticks with a winning formula, try Kellerman! Personally, I like to be surprised.
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Summary: Not worth the paper or the ink . . .
Review: Not only is this book the poorest example of John Grisham's work, it is among the worst books I have ever forced myself to finish. Pass on this one and hope Grisham goes back to caring about his work.
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Summary: Get thee to a library and farewell!
Review: Fatal attraction meets the presidency (with a twist). Characters were shallow. Plot development and resolution seemed too forced and the ending, as has been of late with these novels, less than believable. Reminded me a bit of the infamous Freshman 500-word composition: fill up so many pages and then stop. Borrow it from the library (sorry Amazon!)
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